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Cosmopolitan species are reported to occur globally in most habitats from the intertidal to abyssal depths, but can the records be trusted?

In the early 1800s, Sydney was the kind of town where you might win and lose your fortune in a single day.

Step inside the Westpac Long Gallery - home of 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum.

You probably know how to say "hello" in French – but do you know the word in Sydney language?

There's no such thing as a bad crustacean isopod, not even those parasitic sea lice!

How DigiVol is encouraging citizen scientists to participate in digitising natural history collections.

Native Legends is considered the earliest published piece of writing by an Aboriginal author.

A new IUCN report reveals that nearly every second freshwater species on some of the islands off East Africa are threatened with extinction.

West Pacific Collection Manager Michael Mel takes Kim McKay back to his homeland in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Our knowledge of amphibians is changing so fast, understanding just how threatened they are is proving a challenge.

Australasian bryozoologists meet in Sydney for the first time.

A recent adventure to Werrikimbe National Park was an eye-opening field trip for AMRI Research Associate, Dr Geoff Williams OAM.

Birdwatchers flock to see a Black-backed Oriole in Pennsylvania, USA, generating significant economic impact in the process.

Sorting out some overlooked skink lizards using museum collections.

Fossicking among our collections often reaps intriguing rewards, as my colleague Dr Jan Strugnell from James Cook Uni and I have discovered