Blog archive: Science
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The People We Met (Timor-Leste Expedition)
Working with local guides, our scientists were also helped by passers-by, especially curious kids. Entomologist Jacquie Rescei recalls some of her encounters with the people of Timor-Leste during the Museum's terrestrial expedition.
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Exploring The Almost Unknown: Land Snail Fauna (Timor-Leste Expedition)
The humble land snail can be an important environmental indicator. Malacologist Dr Frank Kohler reports on the first ever land snail survey in Timor-Leste, conducted during the Museum's terrestrial expedition.
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Collecting In The Clouds (Timor-Leste Expedition)
Mountains are always exciting places for zoologists. Entomologist Dr Chris Reid revisits his climb up Mt Tatamailau during the Museum's terrestrial expedition to Timor-Leste.
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Death's-Head Hawkmoth (Timor-Leste Expedition)
Somewhat notorious due to their sinister appearance, it's a mystery why death's-head hawkmoths do not occur in Australia. Entomologist Dr Dave Britton discusses the specimens he found during the Museum's terrestrial expedition to Timor-Leste.
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The Act Of Butterfly Collecting (Timor-Leste Expedition)
Catching butterflies hasn't changed much in a hundred years: you still need a good net, keen eyes and quick reflexes. Entomologist Dr Dave Britton describes one of the amazing catches he made during the Museum's terrestrial expedition to Timor-Leste.
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This fortnight in Fish
We didn't do a summary post last Friday, so this 'week' is a double-whammy. There is some brilliant new content, the highlight for me was the underwater footage of Orange Roughy. Fantastic stuff! Thank you as always to all contributors.
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DigiVol: Digitising molluscs
This year, DigiVol has been digitising the Malacology Collection which is one of the largest Collections in the Australian Museum. Read Dr Mandy Reid's account of her experience with the project.
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A Grasshopper Leaps Out From the Pages of History
When Technical Officer Jacquie Resci asked Research Associate Jean Weiner to relocate the foreign grasshoppers inside the Museum's Entomology Collection, she didn't expect him to find an unusual specimen with a very unusual history. Jacquie explains...
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Boat People # 2
From Headhunting to the Festival of Arts: War canoe from the Solomon Islands: E23373
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Dissecting Microscope donated to Marine Invertebrates
Thanks to the generosity of a donor to the Australian Museum Foundation, the Marine Invertebrates group has been able to upgrade equipment by purchasing two new dissecting microscopes.
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Timor-Leste Expedition 2012
We are conducting an expedition to study the land and marine fauna of Timor Leste.
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From the Collection: Bigeye Sixgill shark
An interview with Dr Sally Reader about this Bigeye Sixgill Shark which was recently added to the collection.
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Reflections on Madagascar
Australian Museum Members and conservation biologist, Dr Steven Goodman set off to Madagascar to discover the rare flora and fauna of this island nation.
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Barramundi finds two new siblings
Two new species of Barramundi have recently been named by Australian Museum Research Associates Rohan Pethiyagoda and Anthony Gill.
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Niue's Only Endemic Butterfly Discovered by Museum Researcher
A Q & A with Australian Museum research associate, Rob Lachlan, the discoverer of a very rare species that will soon be the national butterfly of Niue, and feature on a special run of postage stamps.
