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Edward Pierson Ramsay was only in his thirties when he became the first Australian-born curator of the AM on 22 September, 1874.

Now that all of the AM's collections and research teams have safely arrived back home, what next? "Lots" is the answer!

We know that Australian White Ibis enjoy a sandwich in the park, but it's not just because sausages aren't on offer.

The South Lawson Bushcare group has been working to control weeds and rejuvenate natural bushland for 20 years.

Genetic analysis of scats (faecal pellets) from a remnant rock-wallaby colony has revealed an unexpected evolutionary history.

The World Science Festival is an annual weeklong celebration and exploration of science, with events held in Brisbane and New York.

From goannas and sparrows to quolls and kangaroos, citizen scientists play a key role in identifying animals from camera trap footage.

Introducing a Very Important Phasmid, now rehoused at Melbourne Zoo thanks to the efforts on an AM led expedition to Balls Pyramid.

Termites can be hard to identify, both in your floorboards and in the lab. But finding two new species of them might not be all bad news!

Throughout the 1860s the Australian Museum was led by its formidable, but ill-fated German born curator — Gerard Krefft.

Show and Tell: Paintings in ceremonial cycle.

A live panel discussion with former Eureka Prize winners, hosted by Robyn Williams.

Australian Museum Curator William Sheridan Wall battled illness, poverty, poor equipment, dying animals, even bushrangers. 

Dark Emu author Bruce Pascoe deconstructs over-simplified portrayals of Indigenous life and the discoveries of this country's first people.

The science of the Great Australian Bight (GAB) is poorly known but the CSIRO GAB Deepwater Marine Program is hoping to change that.