Blog archive: Science
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Getting to the core of things
Physically numbering objects with registration numbers is an important way of making sure we can identify the objects in our collection.
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Science and Art – a fruitful partnership
We help an artist use our mineral collection in new and exciting ways.
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Egyptian Past: Little Minions at Work
Cultivating a life of eternal bliss - leaving work to others.
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Meet a brand new family of microscopic snails
Sifting through mud has led to the discovery of a new group of gastropods.
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Discovering the biodiversity of the Greater Mekong
Much of the biodiversity of the Greater Mekong region in Southeast Asia remains undiscovered, but is already under great threat.
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Our Global Neighbours: King’s Misfortune and Devil
How sickness came to the world and how to remedy disorders.
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Food for the birds – pop-up restaurants on the Kurnell Peninsula
A study of the food supply of an endangered bird population in NSW turned up a surprising but short-lived foraging site.
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100,000 transcriptions and a roomful of molluscs
Our Digital Volunteers team (DigiVol) recently celebrated two incredible milestones.
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Australian dragonflies and people: now and in the future
With freshwater ecosystems under increasing threat, how will Australian dragonflies fare?
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Pitfalls in planning for biodiversity conservation
One of the ways that conservation areas are chosen may protect local biodiversity but fail at protecting regional biodiversity
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Koala genes decoded!
For the first time the genetic instruction manual, or blue-print, for this iconic Australian marsupial has been revealed.
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