Blog archive: Science
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Our Global Neighbours # 3: Frontiers of Archaeology
From the prehistory of primates to space.
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Balinese Expressions # 1: Reunion with the Forge Collection
Jane Hubert and Olivia Forge visit Australian Museum
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A Survey of our Surveyors (Timor-Leste Expedition)
After ten posts, you probably know what I thought of the trip ('twas great!), but what did our scientists make of their time in Timor?
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24 September: And That's A Wrap (Timor-Leste Expedition)
The collecting component of the Museum's biggest expedition in 100 years has come to an end. A look at the last day as well as a look back.
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23 September: It Started With A Catch (Timor-Leste Expedition)
Taking a sample is just the beginning and preserving and processing specimens requires more than just the e-word.
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22 September: Return Of The Pooter (Timor-Leste Expedition)
If you want to access the supralittoral zone, you must first master the pooter. Come on a search with senseis Jim and Rosemary...
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21 September: Collector Cam (Timor-Leste Expedition)
It's one thing to explain how fish collecting is done, it's another to see it in action... so I strapped a camera to a marine biologist.
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20 September: A Tour To Atauro (Timor-Leste Expedition)
In which our intrepid marine scientists spend the day due north, diving at Atauro Island, while our blogger takes photos and makes notes.
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19 September: The Rote Boat (Timor-Leste-Expedition)
With their equipment finally arriving this morning, the marine scientists were able to have their first dive.
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18 September: The Art Of Improvisation (Timor-Leste Expedition)
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. With their equipment still being processed by Customs, our marine scientists got inventive.
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17 September: Two Out Of Three Aint Bad (Timor-Leste Expedition)
Arrive in Dili? Check. Pick up the ethanol? Check. Collect freight? Not yet. What do scientists do when they can't do what they usually do?
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16 September: A Day in Darwin (Timor-Leste Expedition)
The marine stage of the Museum's expedition to Timor-Leste has begun, with the team arriving safely in Darwin.
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15 September: Why Is An Arts Grad Going On A Scientific Survey? (Timor-Leste Expedition)
With the terrestrial trip completed, the Museum is about to embark on the marine stage of its expedition to Timor-Leste.
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Our First Morning (Timor-Leste Expedition)
Boats in the bay, wrecks in the water and paperwork to process. Entomologist Jacquie Rescei recounts the very beginning of the Museum's terrestrial expedition to Timor-Leste.
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On And Off The Roads (Timor-Leste Expedition)
While the road conditions in Timor-Leste might be something to try and forget, the friendliness of the people lingers long in the mind. Entomologist Jean Weiner recalls some of the contrasts he noticed during the Museum's terrestrial expedition.
