Blog archive: November 2013
-
Science
Finding Land Fish in French Polynesia: The Mystical Mountains of Moorea
Our journey had a rocky start involving 5 airports, 7 busses and a ferry, so we arrived exhausted but relieved on the island of Moorea.
-
Museullaneous
Feathers of the Gods: Deadly Syndrome
Among the marine invertebrate specimens in our collection are a number of Irukandji jellyfishes, a group of highly venomous sea creatures.
-
-
Museullaneous
Win: Make an app to remix and reinterpret our collection
Help make the world of scientific illustration accessible to a wider audience.
-
-
-
-
At the Museum
Tyrannosaurs Timelapse: Articulation of a Dinosaur
A row of huge timber boxes from Canada, sitting at the back of our cavernous Gallery One, was the first sign that the beginning was nigh.
-
Science
Poorly-known parasites threaten freshwater biodiversity
A new paper is calling for more attention to be paid to poorly-known micro-organisms capable of killing off amphibians and fishes.
-
Science
Ghost Net art: Sea Blanket
The Museum has purchased Gur Atkamlu (Sea Blanket), a work by Indigenous artists from Darnley Island Arts Centre (Erub Erwer Meta).
-
Science
Our Global Neighbours: Story-tellers from Indonesia
Stories are shared and moulded to enrich people and collections.
-
