Blog archive: Science
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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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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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New genomic methods will help assess the environmental status of marine waters
Will new technology allow accurate, rapid, and cost efficient observations of the marine environment?
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Who are the pollinators in Australia’s subtropical rainforests?
Pollination in Australia's subtropical rainforests seems to be carried out primarily by much smaller critters than bees, birds or bats.
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Our Global Neighbours: From the Papyrus Scroll to Codex
Public education and the origin of a book in antiquity.
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Ghost Net art: Sculptures now on display
Our amazing new ghost net sculptures, Dauma and Garom, are now on display in our Indigenous Australians gallery.
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Feathers of the Gods: Is it a Bird?
Is it a bat? Is it a plane? If you are an air traveller, you probably have more to do with museums, especially ours, than you think!
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Tadpoles Create International Research Collaborations
Tadpoles lure researcher Ronald Altig from Mississippi to the Australian Museum.
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Marine Fan Worms: More Diverse, Morphologically Variable (and Confusing) than Currently Thought
Only two marine fan worms from the genus Branchiomma are known from Australia, but new molecular data reveals many more.
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When the Frogs Go, the Snakes Follow
When the frogs disappear, there are dramatic consequences.
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Our Global Neighbors: In the Shadows of Aden's Butcher Shop
The 19th century discovery of stone tools – an early clue to our African origin.
