Blog archive: March 2016
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AMRI
Coral bleaching on Lizard Island: Update
A severe bleaching event continues around the AM's Lizard Island Research Station, with hopes falling temperatures will bring reprieve
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AMRI
Molecular support for Hydroides amri and the discovery of its mysterious twin
A study not only confirms that Hydroides amri is distinct from Hydroides brachyacantha, but also includes a cryptic species Hydroides nikae.
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At the Museum
AMplify: Episode 1, Dr Rebecca Johnson
For the debut episode, Kim McKay talks to Dr Rebecca Johnson, Director of AMRI, about what motivated her to become a wildlife geneticist.
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: Buckjumping that Never Happened
The comedy of errors in the 'Red Indian Show' in Australia.
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Education
World Science Festival 2016
In early March, our Science Festival team travelled to Brisbane for the World Science Festival Street Science event.
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AMRI
A lioness, a seamount and a king: the creativity behind naming three new genera of small crustaceans
Three new genera, 17 new species and records on a further 35 known species, this is not the last word on Maerid Crustaceans
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: Galmarra’s Breast Plate
Silver Plate Purportedly Given to Aboriginal Hero.
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Science
Q and A with 2015 Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize winners Gigi and Ella
Read about their Eureka experience
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AMRI
Lost and found: a Rapa Nui stone tool finds its real home
Geochemical analysis of an obsidian tool mistakenly attributed to Rapa Nui challenges current views about societies in the ancient Pacific.
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AMRI
Coral bleaching on the doorstep of Lizard Island
The Australian Museum's research station on the Great Barrier Reef witnesses the devastating effects of climate change
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At the Museum
International Women's Day podcast: Kim McKay and Rebecca Johnson
Pioneers of science, environmentalism and business in conversation to celebrate International Women's Day.
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AMRI
Eyes peeled for the elusive Blind Snake
Serendipity, morphology and museum collections combine to determine a new species of blind snake from the southern Northern Territory.
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: Kuningan Day in Sydney, February 2016
The Australian Museum helps the Balinese community of NSW celebrate its sacred day
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Science
Hollows as Homes citizen science project
A collaboration aiming to build a comprehensive picture of the hollow resources available for native wildlife across Sydney
