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Six new species of Western Australian trilobites
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/six-new-species-of-western-australian-trilobites/Six new species of trilobites have been found deep underground in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Dr Patrick Smith at the Australian Museum and Heidi Allen from Geological Survey of WA tell us how this discovery has reshaped our understanding of ancient life and geological time in the region.
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The Norfolk Island puzzle: Identifying new insect and spider species
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-norfolk-island-puzzle-identifying-new-insect-and-spider-species/The ongoing identification of insect and spider specimens collected during the Australian Museum-led Norfolk Island expedition is throwing up a host of new family and species records & plenty of puzzles. The AM Arachnology & Entomology team tell us about these exciting finds and the work ahead.
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Australia’s dazzling flasher wrasses!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/australias-dazzling-flasher-wrasses/Flasher wrasses are a group of dazzling, colourful little fishes. Of the twenty or so species found globally, three are known to occur in Australia – or so we thought! A new study re-examines this group, and includes a species new to science, named after an Australian Museum superstar.
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News from LIRS: Octopus pair at Lizard Island
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/news-from-lirs-octopus-pair-at-lizard-island/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: Octopus pair at Lizard Island.
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Citizen science reveals the breeding seasons of frogs is longer in the city
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/frog-breeding-longer-in-city/Human activity is causing frogs to breed earlier and for longer. What does this mean for the future of frogs?
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Hear the difference: Citizen science deciphers the distributions of the mysterious Green Stream Frogs
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/hear-the-difference/How have thousands of people eavesdropping on calling frogs revolutionised our understanding of some of our most cryptic frogs? Dr Jodi Rowley and Tim Cutajar at the Australian Museum find out.
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Working together to help our frogs
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/working-together-to-help-our-frogs/Frogs are still mysteriously dying across Australia. Thanks to hundreds of caring frog enthusiasts, we are working together to investigate the cause.
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New acquisition: A nest of new spider fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/New-acquisition-A-nest-of-new-spider-fossils/Only four fossil spiders had ever been found across the entire continent. Until now.
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Flying high on Bitcoin
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/Flying-high-on-Bitcoin/A new species of a long-legged fly from Papua New Guinea named after Bitcoin currency
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Watawieh (Hello)! AM visit to Norfolk Island ahead of expedition
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/watawieh-hello-am-visit-to-norfolk-island-ahead-of-expedition/In early September, Kim McKay AO, Professor Kristofer Helgen and Paul Flemons visited stunning Norfolk Island and met with the community. This trip was in preparation for Phase 1 of the Australian Museum led expedition to Norfolk Island, which is taking place in late October.
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