Blog archive:
Science

DigiVol (formerly Rapid Digitisation Project): Check out some amazing pics of cicadas, tree hoppers, and hawk moths taken by our volunteers.

Hagfishes are incredible! They can stop a would-be predator within seconds with a mouthful of slime. Ichthyologists at the National Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa) have just published a fascinating paper on hagfish behaviour in the journal Nature.

A Microcosm of the Ubud Market.

Heaven and hell

About a tortoise and a moon of Pejeng

Good news about organic rice told by Wayan, one of the community leaders.

Rice farming is the basis of refined Balinese culture...

Why would our Materials Conservation team put a 14.5 metre canoe in a plastic bag?

Mythical themes and characters are omnipresent and mingle freely with daily life and modernity.

Ever wondered what a tiny pop-up squid looks like?

Ubud is an important cultural centre in Bali.

A Q&A with Technical Officer Michael Shea, co-winner of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales' Whitley Medal, the most sought after prize in Australian zoological publishing.

Just before sunset on the night of the new moon (27 September 2011) Mike Emslie, Lyle Vail and Anne Hoggett visited a known spawning aggregation site for coral trout not far from the research station.

Exploring classical Balinese paintings and the cultural practices behind this astonishing tradition.

To our great fortune the wind dropped slightly so we had the opportunity to survey the exposed South Eastern slope.