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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A virtual event to remember: The Whitley Awards 2020
Every year, The Royal Zoological Society of NSW acknowledges the outstanding publications that significantly increase our knowledge of the fauna of the Australasian region with particular emphasis on its conservation. This year was no exception; however, the awards were held online.
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Congratulations to Dr Jeff Leis; Ichthyologist, senior fellow and now honorary member of ISJ!
Dr Jeff Leis, Senior Fellow at the Australian Museum, has recently become an Honorary Member of the Ichthyological Society of Japan (ISJ).
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This month in Archaeology: Did Neanderthals bury their dead?
Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered a Neanderthal skeleton which appears to have been deliberately buried around 65,000 years ago; Dr Amy Way discusses this recent study.
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Sparkling Treasures: International coverage for Australian Museum Mineral Collection
The Australian Museum’s spectacular, gemmy Broken Hill rhodonite from the Albert Chapman collection has been featured on the front cover of Mineral Collections in Australia, the Sept/Oct Supplement to the renowned global publication, Mineralogical Record.
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2020 AM Eureka Prizes: Meet the journalists telling the forgotten stories of Australia's pioneering female computer scientists
How do they do it? Meet some of the 2020 AM Eureka Prizes finalists.
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2020 AM Eureka Prizes: Meet the innovator utilising diversity to achieve excellence
How do they do it? Meet some of the 2020 AM Eureka Prizes finalists.
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Frogs call at night, right?
Citizen scientists help us understand just how much Australian frogs call during the day.
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Frank Hurley's 'underwater' photography
In the 1920s there were no waterproof cameras. Instead, on his 1922 Torres Strait and Papua expedition, photographer Frank Hurley designed a mobile aquarium to create an illusion of colourful coral life.
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2020 AM Eureka Prizes: Meet the team behind a citizen science initiative unravelling the mysteries of galaxies
How do they do it? Meet some of the 2020 AM Eureka Prizes finalists.
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2020 AM Eureka Prizes: Meet the innovator, advocate and role model shaping the next generation of cancer research leaders
How do they do it? Meet some of the 2020 AM Eureka Prizes finalists.
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Picture perfect: Tim and kelp
Professor Tim Flannery has been featured in the 2020 Archibald Prize portrait, “Tim and kelp” by artist Tianli Zu, inspired by Professor Tim Flannery’s idea to use seaweed to combat climate change.
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Conservationists on the couch
Since COVID restrictions were announced, DigiVol has been catapulted to a whole new level. Two million transcriptions have been made over the last six months!
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Do frogs have accents?
Citizen scientists enable us to understand just how much frog calls change over time and space.
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Science
2020 AM Eureka Prizes: Meet the science educator who knows no bounds
How do they do it? Meet some of the 2020 AM Eureka Prizes finalists.
