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Museullaneous
Portents and prophecies: Conrad Lycosthenes, 1557
In the wake of the end of the world, Mayan-style, let's look back at the history of humanity's fascination with portents and prophecies.
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At the Museum
Reflections on 2012 by Australian Museum Members
When we asked Members what they loved most about 2012 at the Australian Museum we were warmed by their lovely responses.
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Science
The Macquarie Street Lion
The King of the Jungle has made his way from an office in the heart of Sydney's CBD to a new 'den' in the Museum.
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Museullaneous
Let's Call It Museum Station
Archives' long-running volunteer project indexing our early Trust Minutes continues to throw up intriguing snippets of Museum history.
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Science
The strangest tadpole?
Bearing curved black 'fangs', the tadpole of the Vampire Flying Frog Rhacophorus vampyrus from Vietnam is one of the strangest.
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Science
Balinese Expressions # 3: Leo Haks Visit
Generous donor of Balinese Modernist Art visits Australian Museum.
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Science
Balinese Expressions #2: “Balinese Art” Book Launch
Understand Balinese art – it’s easy with this new book.
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Museullaneous
Thomas Whitelegge, a workingman naturalist
The lantern slide collection reminds me of the story of Thomas Whitelegge - factory hand, biologist, Darwin correspondent and single father.
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Museullaneous
The Anthropocene: what’s in a name?
Planet Earth has never before experienced anything quite like the age of humans, says Museum ecologist Alan Jones.
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Museullaneous
On the horizon
What kinds of temporary exhibitions should the Australian Museum be showing?
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Science
Interview with an Endangered Species (Timor-Leste Expedition)
What is taxonomy, why is it so important and what does the future hold for it?
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Science
What exactly is museum science and how does it help? (Timor-Leste Expedition)
As the second and final portion of our expedition to Timor-Leste wraps up we talk about what exactly museum science is and how valuable it can be today.
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Science
The Centenary of the 'Adelie Land' Meteorite
We are celebrating a very special Centenary: the finding of the first meteorite from Antarctica, on 5th December 1912.
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Science
Superstar sunfish seeks solace
After its starring role in the 2012 Deep Oceans exhibition, the large Ocean Sunfish is on its way back to the fish collection.
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Museullaneous
Communicators - get on, not under, the digital bus
Editor Deb White will discuss the recent adaptation of her skills in communicating via text to the world of video communication. She also offers links to a variety of short films that highlight the various ways that having a storytelling/communication background can stand you in good stead for a
