Latest from the AM Blog
Writing from the frontiers of science, culture and education, as well as all the latest news from the Museum.
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AMRI
This month in Australian Archaeology
Join us each month, as Dr Amy Way discusses new research in Australian Archaeology.
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AMRI
Islands in the sky: surveying the vertebrate fauna of Coolah Tops
Despite its high biodiversity and biogeographical interest, the fauna of Coolah Tops and the surrounding area is not well known. A recent Australian Museum Expedition to Coolah Tops helped close this gap, as our scientists found a diverse and intriguing fauna.
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AMRI
Meet Africa’s first pygmy seahorse, the Sodwana pygmy seahorse
Seahorse scientists have identified a new pygmy seahorse species in Sodwana Bay, South Africa, the first of its kind found in African waters and the Indian Ocean.
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AMRI
A closer look at spectacular red-eyed forest frogs reveals a new species
A charismatic frog with bright red upper eyes emerges from the forests of Cambodia and Vietnam as new to science.
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AMRI
An unusual tree frog discovered in the mountains of Vietnam
New frogs, not summits, the aim of mountain-climbing biologists
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Museullaneous
Advertising the Australian Museum in the 1920's
Advertising the Australian Museum in the 1920's
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AMRI
The Devil in the Detail
The Royal Australian Mint recently released their commemorative coin series. One of the designs was based on this handsome devil, an Australian Museum specimen!
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AMRI
Hidden in plain sight: introducing the new subspecies of red-tailed black-cockatoo!
Scientists from AMRI, University of Sydney, University of Edinburgh and CSIRO conducted the first comprehensive genetic assessment of the red-tailed black-cockatoo across its entire distribution. The result is a new subspecies!
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“Plague is present in Sydney” – How the 1900 bubonic plague outbreak compares to COVID-19
A small pamphlet from the Australian Museum Research Library reveals the public health response to the 1900 bubonic plague outbreak in Sydney.
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At The Museum
Afterlife: The coffin and spirit of Egyptian official Neter-nekhta
A rich man’s journey to the kingdom of god.
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Museullaneous
An Unusual Chair
Is Australian Museum Ornithologist, Alfred John North's Thonet chair the only surviving example of this design in Australian asks Virginia Wright?
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AMRI
Bridging the DNA barcode gap: field sampling of fishes in East Australia
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding provides a new tool to monitor biodiversity in our oceans but the greatest challenge that it faces is a lack of DNA barcode reference libraries. Natural history museums are best placed to come to the rescue in the near future.
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Science
Supporting young scientists across the nation
Now, more than ever, we must guide school students in developing a deeper understanding of STEM disciplines.
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AMRI
Dots on the map of the Coral Sea
Dr Penny Berents and Amanda Hay recently embarked on a Coral Sea Voyage through the Coral Marine Park. Read more about their discoveries aboard the Iron Joy!
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AMRI
Hide and seek: eDNA flushes out cryptic marine fauna and aids biomonitoring on coral reefs
Genetic remote-sensing tools, such as environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, provide new opportunities for scientists to locate endangered and/or elusive marine fauna, and to set new biodiversity baselines on increasingly vulnerable coral reefs.
