Blog archive:
June 2017

Chinese students explain the elements of Chinese culture in our collection.

AMRI scientists show the power of bio-banking as yet another tool in the war against the illegal wildlife trade.

On his recruitment application for war service in 1918 the only address that 32 year-old Allan McCulloch cited was the 'Australian Museum'.

It's never easy being the (really, really old) new guy, but 'Darren' our new fossilised Diprotodon already feels like part of the family.

Male eastern grey kangaroos can move large distances, but their DNA suggests that sometimes they don't.

Learning by inquisitive exploration.

When entering the recently refurbished Australian Museum in 1910, even the seasoned visitor might have stopped in their tracks.

Is Daddy-long-legs really the most venomous spiders in the world? Are spiders faster than humans? Do all spiders bite? Let's find out.

The tadpole of the rare and highly threatened Sterling's Toothed Toad has remained a mystery, until now.

AM scientists have discovered two new species of ant-mimic spiders that gain their ant-like appearance in a most unusual way.

Bush Blitz uncovers the remarkable diversity of amphibians and reptiles that call Bradshaw Field Training area home.

It could have all gone horribly wrong....

Another bizarre creature identified by our experts in Search and Discover.

A small, zig-zag striped frog has just been discovered in Vietnam