Blog archive: Science
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Sandtiger Shark Ultrasound
This clip from the BBC shows a Sandtiger Shark being given an ultrasound.
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Dangerous times for Stripey Snappers
Finding a home on the reef can be a lethal time for baby fishes.
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Sixgill Shark attacks bait
A Sixgill Shark has been caught on video attacking a bait near Osprey Reef, off north-eastern Australia.
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Come welcome Plastiki
The day has finally come. The Plastiki will sail in through our heads and into our beautiful harbour tomorrow – Monday, 26th of July at approximately midday.
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Fantastic fish links from Pelagos
Ichthyologist, Adrian Flynn coordinates the Pelagos Email Group. His emails contain a variety of really interesting ocean realted news. He has kindly allowed me to repost this content. Some of the material presented is incredible! Thank very much you Adrian.
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Strange eel from the collection
Research Associate Ken Graham discovered a strange eel in the fish collection.
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Who's the slimiest fish of all?
Hagfishes can produce huge quantities of mucus!; A 50 cm long hagfish can fill an 8 litre bucket of water with slime in minutes.
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Gidday Plastiki and Welcome to Australia!
After months at sea and dealing with all sorts of weather conditions the Plastiki and her crew arrived on our shores, in QLD, yesterday.
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A radiation of river snails in Madagascar
Did Madagascar's famous biodiversity evolve on the island itself or did it arrive from the African continent? Malacologist Frank Kohler reports.
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Challenging what it is to be a 'warrior'
A new partnership between Juvenile Justice and the Australian Museum is helping young people from Pacific communities build self-esteem by reconnecting with culturally significant artefacts.
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Australian Museum assists prosecution of illegal shark trafficking
Fisheries authorities frequently ask the Australian Museum DNA Laboratory to provide forensic identification of illegally taken shark fins, says Museum geneticist Dr Rebecca Johnson.
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Biological collections are ecological research tools
In an article in Biological Reviews, Australian Museum Senior Fellow Dr Graham Pyke and Stanford Universitys' Professor Paul Ehrlich, discuss the increasing use of biological collections in museums and herbaria to address environmental and ecological research issues.
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Au Revoir - Plastiki departs New Caledonia
After a few months at sea and one last stop in New Caledonia team Plastiki is making their way towards our shore – hooray!
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Our first female Prime Minister
History has been made in Australian politics. Australia see’s the first female PM sworn in.
