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Saving inbred plant and animal populations from extinction

Genetic rescue of small inbred populations by outcrossing

Written by Emeritus Professor Richard Frankham / Category AMRI / Published 31 March 2015

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Our Global Neighbours: Erotic Life and Art

Triumph over the taboo images exposing what is hidden but desired in the Australian Museum collection.

Written by Dr Stan Florek / Category Science / Published 31 March 2015

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Teaching entomology in Papua New Guinea

Capacity building and the neighbours: teaching insect identification in Papua New Guinea.

Written by Chris Reid / Category AMRI / Published 31 March 2015

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Rare and poorly-known, meet a new genus of long-legged flies

Flies from Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia show ancient Gondwanan connections.

Written by Dan Bickel / Category AMRI / Published 24 March 2015

flies blog

Science

Cyclone Nathan - Blog series

A blog series about our Lizard Island Research Station's recovery from 2015's Cyclone Nathan.

Category Science / Published 24 March 2015

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Cyclone Nathan: Part 3

The recovery begins.

Written by Steve Doo (PhD student University of Sydney) Cassy Thompson (LIRS staff) / Category Science / Published 23 March 2015

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2015 Eureka Prizes: entries open!

There are countless reasons to enter for an Australian Museum Eureka Prize… what’s yours?

Written by Ingrid Potts / Category Science / Published 23 March 2015

Eureka Prizes blog

Science

Cyclone Nathan: Part 2

The second in a blog series about our Lizard Island Research Station's recovery from 2015’s Cyclone Nathan.

Written by Steve Doo (PhD student University of Sydney), Cassy Thompson (LIRS staff) / Category Science / Published 21 March 2015

Science

Cyclone Nathan: Part 1

A blog series about our Lizard Island Research Station's recovery from 2015’s Cyclone Nathan.

Written by Steve Doo (PhD student University of Sydney) Cassy Thompson (LIRS staff) Paloma Matis (PhD student University of Technology Sydney) / Category Science / Published 20 March 2015

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Triple Beizam Hammerhead Shark Headdress: An interview with Ken Thaiday

Torres Strait artist Ken Thaiday talks about what his work and his totem, the hammerhead shark means to him.

Written by Scott Mitchell / Category Science / Published 20 March 2015

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Master Chef versus octopus: the ultimate challenge

With barbecue tongs blazing and hat askew, the Braveheart cook bags a beauty.

Written by Mandy Reid / Category Science / Published 20 March 2015

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Our Global Neighbours: Remembering Brigadier General Roth

Achievements and connections of progressive military medic.

Written by Dr Stan Florek / Category Science / Published 19 March 2015

military blog Anthropology

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Conservation of Australian Snails

Conservation programs tend to overlook some of the most important and most diverse groups of animals – the invertebrates.

Written by Catherine Beehag / Category Science / Published 19 March 2015

snail Invertebrates blog

AMRI

A new, fire-eyed, frog discovered in the forests of Vietnam

A small frog with bright orange eyes has just been discovered from the forested mountains of Vietnam

Written by Dr Jodi Rowley / Category AMRI / Published 13 March 2015

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Say hello to the Eastern Tadpole Coffinfish

A pudgy little coffinfish that lives over a kilometre below the surface has just been named.

Written by Mark McGrouther / Category AMRI / Published 12 March 2015

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