Blog archive:
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Collecting in collections
A new technique developed at the Australian Museum allows us to make better use of historical insect collections for DNA barcoding.
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Disentangling a taxonomic nightmare?
Maybe my title is over the top, but identifying some pretty blue beetles proved quite a challenge.
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Law and the illegal wildlife trade in China
A small but important change in Chinese law would help end the trade in Ivory.
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Passing on the key – making freshwater mollusc identification easier in Australia
We're working on enabling everyone to identify the rich freshwater mollusc fauna of Australia.
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Why it matters that marine taxonomists are becoming an “endangered species”
Without taxonomists, we won't know what species we have and what species we're driving to extinction
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The past, present and future of Australia’s mammals
What makes Australian mammals so interesting?
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Finding needles in a haystack
Detecting tiny exotic flies just got easier thanks to DNA barcoding, and now we also know where they came from.
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All credit to Krefft: Gerard Krefft’s invisible new species of dunnart
150 years later, we set a naming record straight!
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Natural glass used for chopping tools in ancient Papua New Guinea
Axes made of glass were used to chop wood over 3000 years ago in Papua New Guinea.
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Silverfish: poor cousins or a remarkable success story?
Silverfish have survived the challenges of a drying climate and are well represented but poorly known in Australia.
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A frog that gives birth to tadpoles!
Unique in the frog world, a newly described frog from Indonesia lays tadpoles instead of eggs.
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