Blog archive:
March 2014

A recreational angler was surprised to find worms in the ovaries of a Dusky Flathead; Fisheries Officer Martin Angle contacted me.

On Tuesday 18 March 2014, five Australian Museum divers took the plunge at Inscription Point in Botany Bay.

It's not every day that the Australian Museum is recognized as an institution working towards crime prevention in NSW.

Innovative fine-scale climate maps help explain the distribution of an endangered species.

The British punk band wipes the floor at the Australian Museum.

Our story begins with the finding of a strange bone on a bank of the Tweed River. A photo was sent to the Museum for identification...

Julie Lahn, an anthropologist, illuminates the significance and whereabouts of a mask from Aurid Island.

Celebrating women's role and achievements in science and museums -- with a special warning for women 'approaching their fiftieth year'.

Purple-spotted Bigeyes recorded for the first time swimming in schools before settling on the reef.

Unravelling the past, present and future of brush-tailed rock-wallabies.

Exposure to ultra-violet (UV) radiation is not only a problem for terrestrial organisms; it also affects marine plants and animals.

Director Charles Anderson (1921-1940) reflects on the selection processes for Director in 1921.

How is our Lizard Island Research Station attempting to keep these coral-eating animals under control?

"Goby garages" are the curious invention of scientist Jodie Rummer.

In a world-first, divers have captured video and images of the elusive Sydney Scorpionfish.