Blog archive:
July 2010

What is the Coalition of Knowledge Building Schools and how does the Museum work with them?

Finding a home on the reef can be a lethal time for baby fishes.

A Sixgill Shark has been caught on video attacking a bait near Osprey Reef, off north-eastern Australia.

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.

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.

Research Associate Ken Graham discovered a strange eel in the fish collection.

The Australian Museum launched an exhibition of amazing traditional and contemporary Indigenous Australian artworks.

Hagfishes can produce huge quantities of mucus!; A 50 cm long hagfish can fill an 8 litre bucket of water with slime in minutes.

The Australian Museums NAIDOC Week 2010 Celebrations were exciting and colourful!!! 

The 2010 national conference for the Australian Science Teachers Association held its welcome function at the Australian Museum.

After months at sea and dealing with all sorts of weather conditions the Plastiki and her crew arrived on our shores, in QLD, yesterday.

Did Madagascar's famous biodiversity evolve on the island itself or did it arrive from the African continent? Malacologist Frank Kohler reports.

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.

Fisheries authorities frequently ask the Australian Museum DNA Laboratory to provide forensic identification of illegally taken shark fins, says Museum geneticist Dr Rebecca Johnson.

You can use Twitter to find out about news and events for teachers and students at the Australian Museum.