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As part of a broader project to investigate the diversity of land snails across the Pacific Islands, a team of four Australian Museum researchers set foot on Tetepare in the Solomon Islands.

What do you associate x-rays with? Medical or dental appointments? Long waits at airport security? It may be surprising to know that x-rays are vital in uncovering and examining the interior of objects and specimens in museums. Discover what secrets x-rays have revealed at the Australian Museum!

The sixth annual release of FrogID data is now published open-access and online to help inform frog ecology and conservation.

Marine turtles are iconic species, but their survival is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, fisheries bycatch, climate change and illegal wildlife trade. In a world first global program ShellBank is building a marine turtle traceability toolkit to detect populations needing greater protection.

Logan Metcalfe, Pasifika Collections Officer at the Australian Museum, reflects on Māori New Year celebration, Te wa hou o Matariki me Puanga that marks stellar renewal.

Genetic data has revealed that the endangered Booroolong Frog is breeding with a more common species, the Eastern Stony Creek Frog, and we must now consider the risks that hybrids may pose to our threatened species.

New research funded by the Australian Museum Foundation, and published in Nature Human Behaviour, indicates Dargan Shelter was occupied as early as the last Ice Age.

Sydney University students are the first to explore conservation pioneer David Fleay’s collections in the Australian Museum’s Archives. In this blog, they describe their project to solve a platypus mystery.

It’s been five years since Norfolk Island local, Mark Scott, showed Malacologists from the Australian Museum a small living population of a snail species previously feared to be extinct. After a successful ex situ captive breeding program, scientists are bringing their descendants back home.

The Hon Matt Kean, Chair of The Climate Change Authority, took to the stage as the 2025 Talbot Oration speaker, bringing his bold vision on climate action to the forefront.

Peruvian experts share their insights into archaeological discoveries, and their understanding of art, identity and spirituality.

Explore the relationship between the heavens and Earth with world-renowned astronomer, Professor Fred Watson AM, in this fascinating discussion hosted by Professor Anthony Burke.

Learn more about Peru's astounding biodiversity and how it informs our understanding of life, death and culture; in this discussion with experts in science and history.

Help us understand how Cane Toad calls differ across Australia and around the world. By studying these differences, we can learn more of how they have been able to spread so successfully!

AMRI researchers ran a two-day workshop (11–12 March 2025) at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, aimed to provide the skills required to recognise Australian polychaete families.