Blog archive: AMRI
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Frogs are Hitchhiking Around Australia
Citizen scientists have discovered frog species hundreds of kilometres from their native range using the free FrogID app
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Expedition to Malaita: The secret world of insects and snails in the remote forests of the Solomon Islands
Abundant varieties of moths, snails and insects lie awaiting discovery in the beautiful tropical forests of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Read about the AM expedition to work with the local community to collect and describe the islands smaller fauna.
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Conservation in the heart of the Solomon Islands
A great deal has been achieved in the three years since the AM and Solomon Island Kwaio community embarked on a collaborative journey to classify and conserve the ecological richness of this extraordinary environment.
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Collection specimens sparkle at the MCA
Installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney showcases pieces from our collection
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Chapman Minerals on the move once more
After being on display for two decades at the AM, the Chapman Collection is about to embark on a journey to regional NSW. The Collection is home to hundreds of perfectly formed and beautiful crystals; delightful displays of light, colour and chemical diversity.
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Seeking sun-baking, bottom-dwelling, upside-down jellyfish
Monitoring the invasive upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea) in Lake Macquarie.
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Echidnas in the illegal wildlife trade
We are now closer to investigating this trade thanks to the first steps in developing a forensic DNA toolbox to determine the source country of short beaked echidnas.
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Why do birds fly south? Well actually, it turns out they don’t much - in the case of the Common Myna . . .
Why do birds fly south? Well actually, it turns out they don’t much - in the case of the Common Myna . . .
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Hopping to it in the New England Tablelands
Surveying frog species on the New England Tablelands to help understand how they are faring.
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Battle against cosmopolitanism
A trip to Russia on a quest for a type of worm that is reported to be widely distributed.
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Exploring the Deep-sea Life Living on Underwater Mountains
Four scientists from the Australian Museum Research Institute joined a team of researchers from around Australasia on an expedition to explore the deep-sea marine life inhabiting seamounts south of Tasmania.
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Generalists are the most urban-tolerant birds
We used a novel method, integrating large datasets, to identify the ‘urbanness’ of Australian birds
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Missing frog rediscovered on the New England Tablelands of NSW after more than 40 years
Surveying for the Peppered Tree Frog, we rediscovered the Endangered Booroolong Frog on the Northern Tablelands of NSW.
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Surveying Frogs with the Help of Mosquitos
Can DNA from the bellies of parasites lead us to rare frogs? We’ve been in the field to find out.
