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Beautiful Worms? Photographic display now open (Polychaetes Conference 2013)
Today we opened the first public event related to the International Polychaetes Conference.
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Digitising 40 years of the Australian Museum Magazine
We've unlocked the cabinet and are releasing free digital versions of our magazines to the public.
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Ghost net art: Work nears completion
Since our departure from Darnley Island in late May, the artists at Erub Erwer Meta have been busy making ghost net works for the museum.
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How it All Began (Polychaetes Conference 2013)
Thirty years ago, way back in 1983, 85 people from 15 countries gathered at the Australian Museum to spend a week talking about worms.
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SciFest 2013
The Australian Museum is participating in SciFest a video conferencing festival promoting science and technology.
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Notes from Nature - Digitising the Edgar Waite Diaries #2
In 1883, self-taught naturalist Edgar Waite was only 18 and already a confident and resourceful collector and networker.
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Our Global Neighbours: Contacts across Timor Sea
Smoking in Arnhem Land – culture with Asian flavour.
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Sydney over 100 million years ago
Crocodile-like creatures roam the streets of St Peters while a volcano erupts over Narrabeen - just another day in Sydney, a long time ago.
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Notes from Nature – Digitising the Edgar Waite Dairies #0
Edgar Waite began his life-long diary habit at the tender age of eight.
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Exploring DNA
What do you know about DNA? Find out how to use common household items to extract DNA from your next fruit salad.
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Our Global Neighbours: Pacific-culture ancestry in Formosa
Bark cloths, sailing with outrigger, headhunting and more.
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A Night at the Museum
Our Foundation Food for Thought gala dinner was a huge success, raising nearly $70,000 to support our research into wildlife genetics.
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Ghost net art: Great interest in Frank Hurley's photos of Darnley Island
News of the Hurley photos spread like wildfire through Darnley...
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