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
Moana Toa: Pasifika female leadership series – The Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister of Sāmoa
The Moana Toa series celebrates International Women’s Day by highlighting a selection of Pasifika women leaders and recognising their contribution towards gender equality.
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AMRI
Conserving Australia’s Mahogany glider
Australian Museum scientist, Dr Stephen Jackson, leads the publication of the recovery plan for the endangered mahogany glider.
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Science
Patient Zero: stories of disease outbreaks
In conversation with Joel Werner and Olivia Willis, co-winners of the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Science Journalism.
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AMRI
Bone density in big cats: zoos vs. the wild
A recent study by an international team of scientists has tested the expectation that big cats in the wild exhibit greater skeletal density than their captive counterparts. The results of which affect future comparative studies and rewilding programs!
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AMRI
Creatures great and small: Origins of monotremes revealed
Monotremes are iconic Australasian species. But the origins of these species have continually raised questions for scientists; why aren’t they more present in the fossil record and why can we only find them in Australia and New Guinea? An international team with AM scientists find the answers!
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At the Museum
Moana Toa: Pasifika female leadership series – HRH Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Halaevalu Mata’aho Napua Okalani Tuku’aho
The Moana Toa series celebrates International Women’s Day by highlighting a selection of Pasifika women leaders and recognising their contribution towards gender equality.
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AMRI
Access all areas: Records joins influential global Open Access index
The Records of the Australian Museum has long followed the principles of free, accessible and timely scientific publication – now, these principles have been rewarded by the journal’s admission to a prestigious publishing index.
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Science
Advancing our understanding of blue carbon science
Kerrylee Rogers wears many hats. She’s a professor in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences at the University of Wollongong, a passionate advocate for environmental sustainability and the mum of two teenage boys.
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At the Museum
Moana Toa: Pasifika female leadership series – Professor Katerina Teaiwa
The Moana Toa series celebrates International Women’s Day by highlighting a selection of Pasifika women leaders and recognising their contribution towards gender equality.
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AMRI
News from LIRS: The functioning of future coral reefs: fishes, sediments and productivity
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. For this month, we feature: The functioning of future coral reefs.
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Science
Insights from a Eureka Prizes judge: Dr Erin Roger
We caught up with Dr Erin Roger to look inside the Eureka Prizes judging process, discuss why you should consider entering and reflect on the evolution of citizen science.
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At the Museum
Moana Toa: Pasifika female leadership series – Waskam Emelda Davis
The Moana Toa series celebrates International Women’s Day by highlighting a selection of Pasifika women leaders and recognising their contribution towards gender equality.
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AMRI
All wrapped up!
In Part 4 of this special Australian Museum blog series, Melissa Holt outlines the treatment of the final Egyptian cartonnage mask and wraps up the series!
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Science
Today, and every day, we celebrate women in science
This International Women’s Day, we reflect on some of the most recent Eureka Prize recipients, who include trailblazing leaders, an interdisciplinary team and two young filmmakers.
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At the Museum
International Women’s Day 2022
I am proud to lead an organisation that is working to build a sustainable future and break the bias, two themes for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD).
