Explore Magazine – Winter 2022

Explore, the news and events magazine of the Australian Museum and Australian Museum Members, is published biannually.

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Editor Alice Gage

Design Julie Stinson

Production Jenny Hooker

Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Museum.

4 - What’s on
5 - Welcome
Kim McKay AO
6 - Museum news
11 - New acquisition: A rock that is 2.5 billion years old
Ross Pogson
12 - Introducing the AM’s Climate Solutions Centre
Dr Jenny Newell and Dr Rebecca Huntley
16 - The ancestors of icons
Professor Tim Flannery and Meagan Warwick
20 - Kids’ feature: Burra
27 - New acquisition: Aoao Mo e Lōtaki ‘a Lātūfuipeka
Anaseini Ulakai
28 - Future-proofing the koala
Dr Matthew Lott, Dr Greta Frankham, Dr Mark Eldridge
30 - Photo gallery: The making of Sharks
38 - Celebrating 50 golden years of Australian Museum Members
Vanessa Finney
41 - New acquisition: A nest of new spider fossils
Dr Patrick Smith
42 - My Museum: Dr Val Attenbrow
Interview with Dr Amy Way
44 - Around the Museum
46 - Tributes