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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Moving south: how fishes are adapting to climate change
Moving south may be the best protection for marine fish in the face of rising ocean temperatures, but how far south can they go?
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Citizen scientists document frog species richness across Australia
FrogID data accurately predicts expert-derived frog species richness across Australia
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Lost and found, and lost again...
The Desert Bettong is one of Australia’s most amazing, but poorly understood, marsupials. The examination of a Desert Bettong skin in the Australian Museum’s collection has resulted in a rewriting of history.
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Bushfires and our changed country
The Australian Museum, through its research and engagement with Australia’s people and biodiversity, will be continuing to deepen understandings of how best to respond to the challenges of living with climate crisis.
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Silent nights: frogs, drought and fire
It’s now more important than ever to monitor Australia’s frogs.
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The end of a decade: AMRI highlights
We have accomplished a lot here at the Australian Museum Research Institute. And what better way to celebrate the end of a decade, and the start of a new one, than recount some of our highlights! Have a look at some of our discoveries, achievements and collaborations.
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Remarkable reconciliation ceremony in the Solomon Islands paves way for future partnerships
Decades of tension in Malaita were finally put to rest following an important and influential reconciliation involving the AM and the Kwaio in July 2018
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The spaghetti project in France: rewriting a classical polychaete tome
Read how a spaghetti project, named after the buccal tentacles of the seaworm, has led to the description of nine new species of Trichobranchids. Pat Hutchings and Nicolas Lavesque discuss their findings and how this is rewriting the classical polychaete (seaworm) story.
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Honouring Professor Richard Frankham: Winner of the 2019 Whitley Special Commendation Certificate
Over 50 years in the field of evolutionary genetics and a leader in conservation genetics, we honour Professor Richard (Dick) Frankham, winner of the 2019 Whitley Special Commendation Certificate.
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Deck the halls, the corals are spawning!
A scene of utter devastation a few years earlier, this resilient Lizard Island reef is now on the way to recovery. Having experienced two good consecutive summers, the corals have been growing rapidly.
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Kwaio and AM researchers jointly publish survey results from Malaita, Solomon Islands
The publication of two scientific papers by Kwaio and AM scientists brings the 2018 ornithological expedition to completion. Their research showcases Malaita’s unique bird fauna, including the island’s first record of the elusive Solomons Nightjar!
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Peeling away the prejudices: Shark scanning and taxidermy – first in Australia
What to do with such a large fish? The commencement of a 12 month project to preserve, mount and scan a Shortfin Mako.
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Is AI a threat to Citizen Science?
What are the current applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in citizen science? What opportunities and risks are involved?
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AMRI
Who’s eating Cane Toads and getting away with it?
Did you know some Australian animals have developed a taste for toad?
