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Museullaneous
Developing rich media for museums: a way forward?
Rich media (i.e. video) is fast becoming a key way to present museum content both onsite, online and via mobile. How can this work in a manageable and structured way?
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Science
Eagle rays in the shallows
This movie shows eagle rays (probably Southern Eagle Rays, Myliobatis australis) in very shallow water at Hopetoun, Western Australia.
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Science
Saddled Snake Eel, Leiuranus semicinctus
A Saddled Snake Eel at a depth of 1 m, New Caledonia, 2011.
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Science
Fish mimicking octopus mimicking fish!
The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) has been known for some years for its ability to mimic flatfish, lionfish and seasnakes. A recent discovery in Indonesia adds a whole new twist to this story. The Black-marble Jawfish (Stalix cf. histrio) mimics the Mimic Octopus.
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Education
Wave Energy Technology: Greek sea goddess CETO to the rescue
Named after a Greek sea goddess, CETO is a wave energy technology that converts ocean swells into zero-emission electricity and zero-emission desalinated freshwater.
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Museullaneous
Michael Sharland
We are about to start a project to digitise and transcribe the Nature Diaries of ornithologist, journalist and environmentalist Michael Sharland.
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Museullaneous
Should museums be more like magazines?
Is the magazine approach to content production a useful model for museums?
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Science
Balinese Women Artists: Collecting their Stories and Paintings
Balinese Paintings: collaborative research. Siobhan Campbell, Sydney University and Stan Florek - Australian Museum, October 2011.
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Museullaneous
Promos, exhibitions and happy holidays
We have been checking out some of the clever promos and e-cards from our colleagues. Here's a range of cool ones...
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Science
The Octopus and the 'Living Fossil': Closer Than We Thought
Q&A with the Museum biologist who helped answer an enduring question about the family tree of the second largest group of animals on earth: molluscs.
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At the Museum
Ask a curator: What's Yiwarra Kuju?
A Q&A with John Carty, anthropologist and co-curator of our new exhibition, Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route.
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Museullaneous
A Pride of Lions
A group of African lions first installed in the Museums entrance area in 1910 have recently made a spectacular comeback. Three of the original four have now been placed in the revamped atrium area - and look as arresting as they did back then.
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Museullaneous
Responsive Web Design and Museums
Is responsive design the next big thing for the web? What does this mean for museum websites and app development?
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Museullaneous
Indigenous Communities and the Digital Realm
What could the digital space do for Indigenous communities asks Phil Gordon?
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Science
Oceans: the litmus test
The oceans absorb much of the carbon dioxide we emit, but have they reached breaking point? asks ecologist Alan Jones.
