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News Stories
Read the latest news stories from the Australian Museum.
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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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Balinese Expressions # 3: Leo Haks Visit
Generous donor of Balinese Modernist Art visits Australian Museum.
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Balinese Expressions #2: “Balinese Art” Book Launch
Understand Balinese art – it’s easy with this new book.
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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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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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On the horizon
What kinds of temporary exhibitions should the Australian Museum be showing?
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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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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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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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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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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
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Making a Great exhibition
Putting together an exhibition takes staff with passion, creativity and vision, and a great selection of objects too!
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Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics has launched
Our new centre will answer questions about forensics, conservation and biodiversity.
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Museum Scientist wins 2012 Whitley Book Award
A book on squat lobsters co-edited by the Museum’s Dr Shane Ahyong has won the Whitley award for best invertebrate natural history book.
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Culture change
The 20th anniversary in June 2012 of the Mabo decision overturning terra nullius in Australia has justifiably been marked and celebrated.
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