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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Unravelling the frog diversity of Gondwanan rainforests
Continuing research in rainforests of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland has recently resulted in the scientific description of two unique frog species.
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AMRI
It’s CSI – frogs edition and we need you!
Check your frog photos for frog-biting flies and submit them to our study to help us develop a new, DNA based frog detection method.
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News from LIRS: Learning from the cleaners and their clients
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: Learning from the cleaners and their clients.
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Bones of contention
In a fierce rivalry surpassed only by rugby players, Australian waters are home to creatures that are not seen in Aotearoa New Zealand. Or . . . are they? Cephalopod expert, Dr Mandy Reid at the Australian Museum, explores further.
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At the Museum
Samoa Day in Sydney 2022
Earlier this week, thousands of Sāmoan and Pacific Islander diaspora gather at Liverpool’s Whitlam Centre to celebrate 60 Years of Sāmoan Independence.
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At the Museum
The Talbot Oration: Inspiring Visions for a Climate Solution
Author and social researcher Rebecca Huntley explores how images can hold the solution to a better climate future in the Australian Museum’s Talbot Oration.
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Looking beyond the headlines: How did snails fare in the 2019-2020 bushfires?
A new study by Australian Museum researchers sheds light on the impacts of the 2019-2020 wildfires on land snails in north-eastern NSW.
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Socialising to survive
Earlier exits of H. sapiens from Africa were overprinted by the big exit around 60-70,000 years ago. Why was this exodus so successful when the earlier excursions were not? A new study by an international team of scientists confirm that social networking was key to this success.
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At the Museum
A Tribute to Sāmoan men and women of the Mau
In this tribute to Sāmoan men and women of the Mau, renowned Sāmoan ambassador Fa’agalu Dominic Taeoalii Fonoti shares highlights of his career.
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At the Museum
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Sāmoa’s Independence
The Australian Museum celebrates alongside Sāmoans as they celebrate 60 years of independence on the 1st of June 2022.
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Recording absence records on the FrogID app
The FrogID app now includes the ability to let us know when no frogs are calling - an ‘absence’ or ‘null’ record, adding scientific value to the FrogID dataset.
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Explore magazine
Explore podcast episode 1: Animal mysteries
In this episode, ancient creatures of Central Australia are unearthed by Australian Museum palaeontolgist Patrick Smith, while back in the present, frog expert Jodi Rowley hunts for answers to explain the mass frog die-off that plagues the eastern states.
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Explore magazine
Explore podcast episode 2: Unsettled - Our untold history revealed
In this episode, Laura McBride – Wailwan and Kooma woman, and Director, First Nations at the Australian Museum – shares three important pieces from the AM’s award-winning exhibition, Unsettled.
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Explore magazine
Explore podcast episode 3: Reasons for hope
Tune in to this episode as we look to science, innovation and First Nations knowledges to learn how one young Australian is detoxifying the ocean and atmosphere, and what the world’s oldest link between humans and the land can teach us about managing the environment.
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Explore magazine
Explore podcast episode 4: The discovery of new species
In the final episode of Explore season one, we head out into the field to discover how the Australian Museum’s Chief Scientist Professor Kris Helgen and palaeontologist Dr Patrick Smith identify new species, and what it means to add new branches to the Tree of Life.
