Blog archive: September 2014
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Science
Food for the birds – pop-up restaurants on the Kurnell Peninsula
A study of the food supply of an endangered bird population in NSW turned up a surprising but short-lived foraging site.
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Education
Aztecs Teachers Preview
Before school holidays began 145 teachers had a sneak peak into the new and exciting Aztecs Exhibition.
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Science
100,000 transcriptions and a roomful of molluscs
Our Digital Volunteers team (DigiVol) recently celebrated two incredible milestones.
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Explore magazine
Science on the eve of war
Not even the outbreak of war could stop more than 300 scientists from completing their mission to Australia in 1914.
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Science
Australian dragonflies and people: now and in the future
With freshwater ecosystems under increasing threat, how will Australian dragonflies fare?
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Science
Pitfalls in planning for biodiversity conservation
One of the ways that conservation areas are chosen may protect local biodiversity but fail at protecting regional biodiversity
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Science
Koala genes decoded!
For the first time the genetic instruction manual, or blue-print, for this iconic Australian marsupial has been revealed.
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Museullaneous
DigiVol: Where in the World Is DigiVol?
Find out more about what inspired DigiVol volunteers at the Australian Museum to become DigiVollys.
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Explore magazine
White’s True-blue Green Tree Frog
Why did early scientists give the Green Tree Frog a Latin name that means "blue"?
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Science
Food Culture: How do you have your Cacahuatl?
Evolution of hot chocolate from spicy and bitter to sweet.
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Science
The time of sands may be running out
If we want Australia's beaches to persist as living ecosystems, we need to develop a way of checking beach health.
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: People from Aztlan
A short and sweet summary of the culture that pioneered chocolate.
