Latest from the AM Blog
Writing from the frontiers of science, culture and education, as well as all the latest news from the Museum.
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The hunt for the not-so-elusive dung beetle
Last month, Dr Chris Reid and Aidan Runagall-McNaull arrived in Northeast NSW to determine the impacts of the 2019-20 bushfires on dung beetle populations. Now nearing the end of their fieldwork, there is some good news to report.
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Science
Beyond the recognition, securing a Eureka Prize can create a range of new opportunities
Beyond the recognition, securing a Eureka Prize can create a range of new opportunities
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A journey through time and place in search of a snake
How was the Australian Keelback snake (Tropidonophis mairii) named? A historical investigation has led to the identification of where the snake came from – but with a twist.
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Science
Preparing your Eureka Prizes submission: tips for entrants
Each year we receive hundreds of entries contributed to by thousands of individuals, which are put through a rigorous judging process to determine just one winner for each prize. We share our insights based on some of the most common mistakes and misconceptions.
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A new species of tiny horned frog found at the top of a mist-shrouded mountain
An international team from Vietnam, the UK and Australia set off on a mission to find Critically Endangered frog species in the Hoang Lien Range in northern Vietnam – and on the way, they found a species new to science!
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At The Museum
Vale Chief Jerry Taki Uminduru, southern Erromango, Vanuatu
The recent passing of Chief Jerry Taki Uminduru, (1942- 2021) a Vanuatu Cultural Centre Fieldworker from southern Erromango Island, has brought great sadness to everyone who had the privilege of knowing and working with him.
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Australian abyssal worms: research reveals the unnamed species living in our deep-sea environments
A recently published international study including 30 authors from 19 institutions, led by the Australian Museum, has indicated that over 50 new species of marine worm from the eastern Australian abyss await to be described and named.
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A tiny frog with tusks rediscovered on the New England Tablelands and North West Slopes of eastern Australia
All is not lost for an endangered population of frogs – the Tusked frog (Adelotus brevis) of the New England Tablelands and Nandewar regions has been rediscovered after fears of their extinction.
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At The Museum
Celebrating Women of the AM
Today is a significant day for the Australian Museum. On this International Women’s Day, the AM has announced the first Indigenous appointment to the AM’s executive leadership team, as we welcome Laura McBride as Director, First Nations.
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Drought, dung and destruction
Dung beetles may not be the first animals to come to mind when thinking about the organisms impacted by the 2019-20 intense bushfires - but perhaps they should. We were recently in Northeast NSW to determine the impacts on dung beetle populations.
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Lifting the shroud from the marsupials of Turin
Hidden for over a century, a significant historic collection of marsupials and monotremes has been unveiled in Turin, Italy.
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This month in Archaeology: The oldest archaeological evidence of insect foods on stone artefacts in the world
New evidence for the oldest insect foods on stone artefacts in the world found in Cloggs Cave in the lands of the Krauatungalung clan of the GunaiKurnai people, in the southern foothills of the Australian Alps
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Fairy Wrasses and Fairy Tales!
A recent study with Yi-Kai Tea and Joey DiBattista at the Australian Museum uncovers the evolutionary origins of the most species-rich wrasse lineage with the help of an integrative genome-wide dataset.
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Wombat pouch microbes: protecting the young?
Marsupials are born without a functioning immune system, yet they manage to survive, how?
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New insights into the pink cockatoo, an outback Australian icon
Scientists have undertaken the first genetic assessment of the pink cockatoo, providing insights into how the species has evolved in the harsh inland regions of Australia and how we can conserve this Australian icon.
