Blog archive: Science
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The Australian Museum Science Festival in Bathurst
After three hours we arrived at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst! Why you ask? To educate, engage and entertain school students.
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Ghost Net Art: Globally Connected - Plastics in the Marine Environment
Our backyard is all the oceans of the world, and it's filling up with junk.
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Feathers of the Gods: A spectacular case of mistaken identity
The curiosity some individuals have with diamonds can lead to obsession and even to crime.
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Goblin Spider Researchers Name 71 New Australian Species
Mini armoured goblin spiders are widespread but rarely noticed despite being orange!
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Keeping the Lid on the Can of Worms
Announcing our Invasive Polychaete Identifier: an Australian web application. Will it help us to ward off potential invaders?
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Our Global Neighbours: the Lesson from Falling Down
An ancient Javanese tale about a flying turtle.
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A new mammal species for Australia, already extinct?
It's only just been recognised, but has Australia already lost its newest mammal species?
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Sharing the harbour
What makes Sydney's harbour the most biodiverse in the world? Plunge beneath its murky waters with Museum scientists to find out.
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Ghost Net Art: Stopping the Slaughter
Imagine a mindless killing machine half the size of Botany Bay. It's not science fiction but reality for some places in the Torres Strait.
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Ghost Net Art: The Story of Dauma and Garom
The day had started normally enough, sitting around the artists table at the Erub Erwer Meta art centre on Darnley Island...
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A Tricky Question About Cicadas
Our collection managers can't know everything, but part of their job is knowing who to ask when they don't have the answer.
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Finding Land Fish in French Polynesia: Black sands, stormy seas and raining fish!
After a successful week of sampling blennies on Moorea, we gathered our gear and boarded the ferry bound for the island of Tahiti.
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Solar-powered Ibis
Satellite transmitters will reveal the inner-city eateries and vacation escapes of Ibis birds.
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Ancient ceremonial stone tool rescued from bulldozer in Papua New Guinea
A beautiful and expertly-flaked stone tool rescued from a house site opens up a world of meaning for a distant, poorly-known period.
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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.
