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Faded out: What environments did Australian frog populations disappear from due to disease?
By looking at historical and recent frog records across Australia, including from FrogID, we reveal how Australian frog distributions have changed in response to the introduction of a deadly pathogen.
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The ultimate hide & seek champion: Pygmy blue-tongues can stay hidden in flooded burrows
Did you know that endangered pygmy blue-tongues are champions at holding their breath? These lizards can temporarily suspend their breathing for almost 40 minutes in rain flooded burrows. Kim Michael, recipient of the 2022/23 Peter Rankin Trust Fund for Herpetology, tells us more.
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Citizen scientists help date fossil sites
Date a Fossil allows you to be a palaeontologist from home! Scientists engaged 271 citizen scientists in the Date a Fossil project, and in doing so, uncovered hundreds of microfossils in a unique iron-rich fossil site located in McGraths Flat, central New South Wales, Australia.
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Mammalian milestone reached
A major update to THE reference book for Australian mammals is out now! “Strahan’s Mammals of Australia” provides accessible and up-to-date information on our unique mammal fauna.
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Bats, rats and cats – oh my!
To gain a holistic biological and historical picture of an area, both native and introduced species should be studied over time. Recently, our mammalogy team surveyed bats, rats and cats on the Australian Museum-led expedition to Norfolk Island.
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At the Museum
From the Director: Let’s celebrate beautiful Bilas body adornment
The Australian Museum's exhibition Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea is woven straight from the spirit of a community’s lore and showcased by way of physical adornment.
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Rock-wallabies star in new musical creation
Australia’s rock-wallabies are world famous for their variation. Now, rock-wallabies take centre stage in a major new oratorio: Origins – of the Universe, of Life, of Species, of Humanity.
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What We Can Learn from Nature: Australian Museum x Vivid Ideas
Hear from Leila Jeffreys, Tim Low and David Gandelman, as they explore how improving your relationship with nature can improve your relationship with yourself.
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Eureka Talks Series: Waste Not, Want Not
The 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners, Dr Jackson Ryan sits down with Professor Veena Sahajwalla to explore the science of decarbonising the world with a recycling revolution.
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At the Museum
Eureka Talks Series: Zoonotic Diseases
Delve into the complex world of zoonosis and virus evolution in the second instalment of our Eureka Talks Series.
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Hydroides of the World: Book out now!
The first ever fully illustrated guide to Hydroides is out now! This genus of calcareous worms is one of the largest and most ecologically and economically important group of marine invertebrates in the world.
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Wonderful Worms around the World: Celebrating International Polychaete Day
Today is International Polychaete Day! On this day, we celebrate polychaetes for their extraordinary diversity, beauty, and the important role they play in marine and estuarine communities.
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Our tiny green hitchhiker: Citizen science reveals the frog popping up across eastern Australia
Thousands of people using the FrogID app have helped reveal just how much the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) is establishing populations outside its native range.
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At the Museum
The 1964 Australian-American meteorite expedition
Photographed by Robert ‘Oliver’ Chalmers and members from the Australian Museum, the 1964 Australian-American Meteorite Expedition captured on 35mm colour slides were recently discovered by the Photographic Archives Digitisation Project.
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The sea urchins of Sydney
Sydney sea urchins are diverse and live in a variety of habitats – you may find them in rockpools and kelp forests. They are also an important part of what makes our local biodiversity so special. Learn more about these Sydneysiders!