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
Epic Jurassic World LEGO brick creations roar into "the Dinosaur Museum"
With at least six million LEGO® bricks, these epic creations are sure to inspire new generations of new science communities of all ages and backgrounds. And, like museums, LEGO® is an excellent learning tool.
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At the Museum
Moana Toa: Pasifika female leadership series – Melissa Malu
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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Science
Preparing your Eureka Prizes submission: tips for entrants
Each year we receive hundreds of entries contributed to by thousands of individuals, which are put through a rigorous judging process to determine just one winner for each prize. We share our insights based on some of the most common mistakes and misconceptions.
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At the Museum
Vale Neil Balnaves
The Australian Museum honours the legacy of one of Australia’s leading arts philanthropists, Neil Balnaves.
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FrogID Week 2021 – over 37,000 frog records thanks to thousands of citizen scientists
Using the FrogID app is not just a joyful pastime. It is rapidly gathering the information we need to help understand and conserve Australia’s frogs.
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AMRI
To open a can of worms: the complications of hidden biodiversity
We are describing our biodiversity at a higher rate than we can teach the next generation of taxonomists – how can we tackle this problem? Dr Pat Hutchings in Australia and Dr Nicolas Lavesque in France show us how, in their experiences of describing Spaghetti worms!
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AMRI
A tribute to Ken Coles AM
Ken Coles AM was a Trustee of the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF) from 1991 to 2015 and Chair from 1994 to 2012. During this time he transformed the Foundation and the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station (LIRS). Charlie Shuetrim AM writes a tribute to Ken Coles AM.
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Science
Studying factors that keep Indigenous languages strong
In conversation with Lindell Bromham, Xia Hua, Felicity Meakins, and Cassandra Algy, winners of the 2021 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research.
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Science
Supporting young scientists across the nation
Now, more than ever, we must guide school students in developing a deeper understanding of STEM disciplines.
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That's the spirit: a short history of wet specimen storage at the Australian Museum
Glass jars containing translucent creatures are a common sight at any natural history museum. But the highly flammable ethanol that preserves the specimens inside must be carefully stored to prevent the collections going up in flames.
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AMRI
Drone vs. kayak: Jellyfish surveys take to the sky
Jellyfish are expanding their range world-wide, sometimes with negative ecological and economic consequences. A recent AMRI study examined if drones could provide a more cost effective, time efficient and precise monitoring tool of the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.).
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AMRI
Another piece of the Petrogale puzzle
Why are there so many species of rock-wallabies (Petrogale) in Australia? This question has puzzled and intrigued researchers for decades. Now a ground-breaking genomic study has provided some answers - and yet raised more questions.
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At the Museum
Nau mai Haere mai ki te maumahara koutou te ra o Waitangi
This Waitangi Day, the Australian Museum celebrates Maori culture and artistry by looking at some of the Aotearoan objects on display.
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AMRI
The FrogID dataset 3.0: over a quarter of a million frog records now online and open access
The third annual release of FrogID data is now available to advance frog ecology and conservation in Australia.
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AMRI
The before and after: from tip to toe!
In Part 3 of this special AM blog series, Melissa Holt outlines the treatment of two Egyptian cartonnage objects - with final before and after shots!
