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News Stories
Read the latest news stories from the Australian Museum.
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Australian summer – too hot to handle for flying-foxes?
Increasing heatwaves across Australia impact dramatically on flying-fox populations.
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What’s the difference between a frog and a toad?
As an amphibian biologist, it's the most common question people ask me, but the answer is more complicated than you'd think.
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Fascinating stories hidden amongst the Australian Museum’s most important records
The Australian Museum Trust Minutes reveals fascinating stories of the life of the museum.
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An Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity
Will the new Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services address all the values of biodiversity?
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19 New Long-legged Flies from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia
For such an arid region, the Pilbara supports a great diversity of long-legged flies.
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Mr EJ Bryce came home with a sun god in his suitcase
75 years ago the Museum received an intriguing donation, a replica of the Aztec Calendar Stone.
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There’s no place like home for a potoroo
Genetic data reveal the secret world of one of Australia's more elusive marsupial species.
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World’s oldest fossil of the magpie family discovered in Queensland
A new genus and species of a songbird related to magpies and currawongs sheds light on the evolution of these birds in Australia.
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The ecology of Australian ‘Jewel Beetles’
Although famed for their beauty, we know surprisingly little about these beetle gems.
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Balinese Expressions: Depicting the Invasion of Klungkung
A fall of the last Balinese Kingdom: in painting and words.
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A Fishy Tale from 1926
In 1925, Museum staff were contracted to prepare fish exhibits for the Fijian Government. Unfortunately, all did not go to plan.
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Solving mysteries in the spider world
Who doesn’t like a good mystery? Well, there are plenty to solve in the spider world!
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Streamwatch 2013
It has been a huge year for the Streamwatch Team supporting volunteers and running events across Sydney.
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Boat People: Captain Cook in Context
The British exploration of the Australia-Pacific region in historical perspective.
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New land snail species discovered in northern Australia
Ten new species and one genus of land snail have been discovered in coastal areas and on the islands of the Western Australian Kimberley.
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