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
Whose hoot? Identity of unknown owl revealed
Excitement stirred when a small unidentified owl was found dead on Lord Howe Island; Australian Museum scientists have now identified the wayward individual.
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Explore magazine
New acquisition: A rock that is 2.5 billion years old
A spectacular specimen has been acquired for the AM’s upcoming Minerals exhibition.
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At the Museum
Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Week: An interview with Emelda Davis and Dr Sonya Pearce
Last week the Pasifika team were fortunate enough to sit with Sydney City Councillor, Emelda Davis, and Dr Sonya Pearce to hear their stories and celebrate the Australian South Sea Islander story: 175 years ago, to now and well into the future.
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At the Museum
Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Week: An interview with Dylan Mooney
Alongside the Australian South Sea Islander community, the Australian Museum stand in solidarity with our Pasifika kinfolk in recognising 175 years of the Australian South Sea Island peoples and their stories.
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AMRI
Citizen science reveals the breeding seasons of frogs is longer in the city
Human activity is causing frogs to breed earlier and for longer. What does this mean for the future of frogs?
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At the Museum
It’s official – the Australian Museum has more visitors than ever before!
Ever since I became the Australian Museum’s (AM) Director and CEO, I’ve wanted to see the AM full of happy visitors bubbling with life - and it’s brilliant to have some good news to share.
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At the Museum
Youth Reconnection Project 2022
The Australian Museum's Pasifika team have re-trialed the Pacific Youth Reconnection Project to evaluate how we can develop and expand these cultural workshops for Pasifika youth today.
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At the Museum
An important update about the Australian Museum’s email marketing service provider
The Australian Museum has been advised by our email marketing service provider, WordFly, that it is currently experiencing a global network outage due to a recent cybersecurity incident.
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AMRI
News from LIRS: Octopus pair at Lizard Island
Each month, a selected blog from Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF) is featured at the AM. LIRRF supports scientific research & education at the AM’s Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef. This month, we feature: Octopus pair at Lizard Island.
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AMRI
New Guinean flightless mammals: Overlooked diversity
An international project combines community ecology, phylogenetics & morphology to uncover and describe the cryptic species of Mount Wilhelm, the highest mountain of Papua New Guinea. Hundreds of New Guinean flightless mammals have been sampled – visiting researcher František Vejmělka tells us more.
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At the Museum
Hard work paying off
The Australian Museum received four awards including the major overall award for Unsettled at the Australian Museum and Galleries Association (AMaGA) national conference.
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At the Museum
Happy Independence Day Kiribati
The Australian Museum celebrates alongside Kiribati as they celebrate Independence Day on 12 July.
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AMRI
A New South Wales first! New species of legless lizard discovered in the Hunter Valley
Found just two hours out of Sydney, a team of Australian Museum scientists have described the Hunter Valley Delma – the first legless lizard species endemic to NSW.
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At the Museum
Let’s learn in many ways
The Australian Museum's new multimillion state of the art Burra (eel) learning space aims to take children on a journey within many cultures and sciences to learn the stories, practices and goals we have of looking after this beautiful country we call home.
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AMRI
Australian Frog Atlas: Revealing the true distributions of Australia’s frogs with the help of citizen scientists
The most detailed maps of Australia’s frogs have now been produced and are open access for frog research and conservation.
