Blog archive: May 2013
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At the Museum
Grey-headed Flying Foxes in peril
The poor Grey-headed Flying Fox has been much maligned...
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At the Museum
Why do we collect?
Why do Museums have natural history collections? What would happen if we didn’t have them?
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At the Museum
Wildlife detectives
How does Australia protect its biodiversity from the illegal import of exotic species?
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Museullaneous
DigiVol - Mel Ward's Crustaceans
Come crabbing with us on an expedition through Fiji, Hawaii, Cuba and the Atlantic coast of the USA…. all from the comfort of your couch!
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Science
Controlling Crown of Thorns
Some ground-breaking trials have recently been performed at our Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Science
Cultural Collections at the Contemporary Pacific Arts Festival
In April, we attended the CPAF in Melbourne to explore new Pacifica social and cultural initiatives being championed in the state.
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Education
World Migratory Bird Day 2013
To recognise World Migratory Bird Day Australian Museum Streamwatch volunteers participated in a wetlands day at Bicentennial Park.
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Science
Balinese Expressions: Paintings in the Temple
Ceremonies at Pura Bale Batur - four decades apart.
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Science
7 May: Busting the bank (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
We have now been trawling at Burdwood Bank for over three days.
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Science
3 May: Answers for class (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
We had a fifth grade science class at Heritage Elementary, Escondido, California send us questions about our work.
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Science
2 May: Breaking up is hard to do (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
After sampling at the eastern side of the Falklands/Malvinas, we went north and took some samples off the side of the continental shelf.
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Science
28 April: Better living through Chemistry (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
At the moment, we are sampling near the Falkland islands (or Malvinas).
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Science
27 April: Green flashes (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
Today we went for the deepest and steepest.
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Science
26 April: Sea chickens (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
We are still doing some deep trawls, which take up a lot of time, but it is fascinating to see different animals. And speaking of which...