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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At The Museum
Vale Chief Jerry Taki Uminduru, southern Erromango, Vanuatu
The recent passing of Chief Jerry Taki Uminduru, (1942- 2021) a Vanuatu Cultural Centre Fieldworker from southern Erromango Island, has brought great sadness to everyone who had the privilege of knowing and working with him.
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AMRI
Australian abyssal worms: research reveals the unnamed species living in our deep-sea environments
A recently published international study including 30 authors from 19 institutions, led by the Australian Museum, has indicated that over 50 new species of marine worm from the eastern Australian abyss await to be described and named.
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AMRI
A tiny frog with tusks rediscovered on the New England Tablelands and North West Slopes of eastern Australia
All is not lost for an endangered population of frogs – the Tusked frog (Adelotus brevis) of the New England Tablelands and Nandewar regions has been rediscovered after fears of their extinction.
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At The Museum
Celebrating Women of the AM
Today is a significant day for the Australian Museum. On this International Women’s Day, the AM has announced the first Indigenous appointment to the AM’s executive leadership team, as we welcome Laura McBride as Director, First Nations.
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AMRI
Drought, dung and destruction
Dung beetles may not be the first animals to come to mind when thinking about the organisms impacted by the 2019-20 intense bushfires - but perhaps they should. We were recently in Northeast NSW to determine the impacts on dung beetle populations.
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AMRI
Lifting the shroud from the marsupials of Turin
Hidden for over a century, a significant historic collection of marsupials and monotremes has been unveiled in Turin, Italy.
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AMRI
This month in Archaeology: The oldest archaeological evidence of insect foods on stone artefacts in the world
New evidence for the oldest insect foods on stone artefacts in the world found in Cloggs Cave in the lands of the Krauatungalung clan of the GunaiKurnai people, in the southern foothills of the Australian Alps
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AMRI
Fairy Wrasses and Fairy Tales!
A recent study with Yi-Kai Tea and Joey DiBattista at the Australian Museum uncovers the evolutionary origins of the most species-rich wrasse lineage with the help of an integrative genome-wide dataset.
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AMRI
Wombat pouch microbes: protecting the young?
Marsupials are born without a functioning immune system, yet they manage to survive, how?
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AMRI
New insights into the pink cockatoo, an outback Australian icon
Scientists have undertaken the first genetic assessment of the pink cockatoo, providing insights into how the species has evolved in the harsh inland regions of Australia and how we can conserve this Australian icon.
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AMRI
Does the Blue Mountains Tree Frog have really bad neighbours?
Neighbourly feuds are a universal problem – but for the Blue Mountains Tree Frog, could the other frog species they share a stream with, be deadly?
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AMRI
Celebrating AMRI Women in Science
To celebrate this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are profiling women from the Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI).
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At The Museum
Early Birds diary: A morning in January
The Australian Museum's Early Birds program provides a reduced sensory and supportive environment for visitors on the autism spectrum or those who have other access requirements.
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AMRI
Surrender Your Shell: Using DNA to protect the Hawksbill Turtle
Did you know that real tortoiseshell products are made from the shell of critically endangered Hawksbill turtles? This illegal trade has brought the species to the brink of extinction. To learn more, the Australian Museum, WWF-Australia and Royal Caribbean International launch Surrender Your Shell.
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AMRI
Recovery and discovery: rare snails on Lord Howe Island
After more than a year rodent-free, two of the Critically Endangered land snails on Lord Howe Island are showing strong signs of recovery – and a closely related mystery species has also reappeared!
