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Science
New species of small, fat frog discovered on top of Indochina’s highest peak
Discovered in the cold, wet forest near the top of Mount Fansipan this little frog may already be in trouble.
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Exotic honeybees are the only effective pollinators of a temperate mangrove
Honeybees were introduced shortly after European settlement and now appear to be the only effective pollinators of a native plant species.
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Finding Land Fish in French Polynesia: The Mystical Mountains of Moorea
Our journey had a rocky start involving 5 airports, 7 busses and a ferry, so we arrived exhausted but relieved on the island of Moorea.
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Museullaneous
Feathers of the Gods: Deadly Syndrome
Among the marine invertebrate specimens in our collection are a number of Irukandji jellyfishes, a group of highly venomous sea creatures.
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Win: Make an app to remix and reinterpret our collection
Help make the world of scientific illustration accessible to a wider audience.
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At the Museum
Tyrannosaurs Timelapse: Articulation of a Dinosaur
A row of huge timber boxes from Canada, sitting at the back of our cavernous Gallery One, was the first sign that the beginning was nigh.
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Science
Poorly-known parasites threaten freshwater biodiversity
A new paper is calling for more attention to be paid to poorly-known micro-organisms capable of killing off amphibians and fishes.
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Science
Ghost Net art: Sea Blanket
The Museum has purchased Gur Atkamlu (Sea Blanket), a work by Indigenous artists from Darnley Island Arts Centre (Erub Erwer Meta).
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Our Global Neighbours: Story-tellers from Indonesia
Stories are shared and moulded to enrich people and collections.
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‘Paraphernalia, desiderata, impedimenta, etc.’
Which Museum scientists pack pistols, killing bottles and ear plugs for their expeditions?