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Will you answer the call? Help us understand how your local frogs are faring

In winter 2021, thousands of dead frogs were reported across Australia. To help us understand the impact of this event on our frogs, we need your help.

2 November 2022

Priceless archaeological artefacts found in Norfolk Island National Park by local citizen scientist

An archaeological dig on Norfolk Island has uncovered two Polynesian adzes (stone axes) and hundreds of flakes dating back to pre-European settlement.

29 October 2022

Sharks: The power of pure visual presence

Sharks are instant impact. They invoke an immediate projection of our senses. Often silence. Fear. Fierce, sleek, beautiful, myths, facts and stats. They are a dominant and diverse species for the power of the visual image.

14 October 2022

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Home sweet home: the creatures of ancient underwater volcanoes

PhD student, Beth Flaxman, who was recently onboard the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator, sampled the mysterious creatures of the deep sea. Find out more about how scientists sampled these creatures that call ancient underwater volcanoes home.

22 November 2022

University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize patrons Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer

Supporting young scientists across the nation

Now, more than ever, we must guide school students in developing a deeper appreciation and understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

14 November 2022

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ANSTO Eureka Prize finalist for Innovative Use of Technology, NanoMslide, La Trobe University; University of Melbourne; Garvan Institute of Medical Research; and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Transforming the humble glass microscope slide into a diagnostic lab

In conversation with NanoMslide, winner of the 2022 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology.

2 November 2022

There was one clear winner in Sydney’s battle of the museums The Sydney Morning Herald
28 Nov 2022
FrogID Week needs citizen scientists to record frog calls in the name of conservation ABC News
14 Nov 2022
Ancient stone tools uncovered on Norfolk Island by Australian archaeologists will rewrite history Australian Geographic
29 Oct 2022
Secrets of the Australian Museum ABC TV Catalyst
18 Oct 2022
On a remote Australian island, a small patch of reef is as good as scientists have ever seen it Brisbane Times
2 Oct 2022

Australian Museum Research Institute

Artist’s reconstruction of Eryops megacephalus (left) and Paracyclotosaurus davidi (right).

How do you weigh an extinct amphibian?

Estimating the mass of a long-extinct animal is a challenging endeavour – and there is often no “one best method” of doing so. But Australian Museum, UNSW and UNE scientists have just helped us answer the question, in a newly published case study: how do you weigh an extinct amphibian?

21 November 2022

Specimens of different species of the goby genus Eviota collected at Lizard Island. All are less than 3 cm long.

News from LIRS: Lizard Island’s smallest fish, and where to find them

Each month, a selected blog from Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF) is featured at the AM. LIRRF supports scientific research & education at the AM’s Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef. This month, we feature: Lizard Island’s smallest fish, and where to find them.

15 November 2022

Watanabe's Angelfish Genicanthus watanabei

The fish list: A decade in the making

Home to the billowing sails of the Opera House and the shimmering arches of the Harbour Bridge, Sydney is famed for its magnificent harbour – but what lies beneath the water’s surface? In a recent study, Australian Museum scientists delve into the remarkable biodiversity of Sydney harbour.

10 November 2022

Wap-hill in front of Indigenous Artworks in Windsor 2022

Papua New Guinea Independence Day: An Interview with Wap-hill Imbun

As an acknowledgement of Papua New Guinea's 47th year of Independence, we had the honour of interviewing Wap-hill Imbun, a Papua New Guinean- Australian.

21 September 2022

ASSI Recognition Day Video Recording 16 August 2022

Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Week: An interview with Emelda Davis and Dr Sonya Pearce

Last week the Pasifika team were fortunate enough to sit with Sydney City Councillor, Emelda Davis, and Dr Sonya Pearce to hear their stories and celebrate the Australian South Sea Islander story: 175 years ago, to now and well into the future.

25 August 2022

A First Nations lens on glass in Australia

As a Waanyi descendant, I am proud to be a part of the longest living cultures in Australia and have had the opportunity to highlight a small part of First Nations knowledges and their place in National Science Week 2022.

By Jesse King

Professor Veena Sahajwalla, UNSW, winner of the 2022 Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science

Professor Veena Sahajwalla: shifting the mindset of the nation

In conversation with Professor Veena Sahajwalla, winner of the 2022 Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science.

9 November 2022

Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Science Journalism winner, Dr Jackson Ryan, CNET

Exploring Antarctica through the lens of the climate crisis

In conversation with Dr Jackson Ryan, winner of the 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Science Journalism.

19 October 2022

Dr Rocky de Nys and Sam Elsom from Sea Forest

Explore podcast episode 3: Reasons for hope

Tune in to this episode as we look to science, innovation and First Nations knowledges to learn how one young Australian is detoxifying the ocean and atmosphere, and what the world’s oldest link between humans and the land can teach us about managing the environment.

26 May 2022

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