Blog archive: December 2013
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Museullaneous
Feathers of the Gods: The Art of the Collection
One of our Research Library's greatest treasures is a sketchbook containing original drawings by 18th century English artist Sarah Stone.
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Science
New genomic methods will help assess the environmental status of marine waters
Will new technology allow accurate, rapid, and cost efficient observations of the marine environment?
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DigiVol:Hub of activity
Productivity and interesting conversation between volunteers and colleagues go hand in hand in the DigiVol lab.
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Pacific Youth Reconnection Project: 'Pacific Youth at the Museum'
Earlier this year, we presented our first two Pacific Youth at the Museum events.
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Education
Spiders in your backyard
This is a great time of year to explore the diversity of spiders in your backyard.
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Science
Who are the pollinators in Australia’s subtropical rainforests?
Pollination in Australia's subtropical rainforests seems to be carried out primarily by much smaller critters than bees, birds or bats.
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: From the Papyrus Scroll to Codex
Public education and the origin of a book in antiquity.
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Science
Ghost Net art: Sculptures now on display
Our amazing new ghost net sculptures, Dauma and Garom, are now on display in our Indigenous Australians gallery.
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Museullaneous
Happy Sciencemas!
Festive season follies from all of us here at Australia's oldest Museum. Happy Sciencemas!
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Science
Feathers of the Gods: Is it a Bird?
Is it a bat? Is it a plane? If you are an air traveller, you probably have more to do with museums, especially ours, than you think!
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Science
Tadpoles Create International Research Collaborations
Tadpoles lure researcher Ronald Altig from Mississippi to the Australian Museum.
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Science
Marine Fan Worms: More Diverse, Morphologically Variable (and Confusing) than Currently Thought
Only two marine fan worms from the genus Branchiomma are known from Australia, but new molecular data reveals many more.
