Blog archive:
September 2018

A short visit with the Australian Museum Herpetology team was the latest step in our long-term collaboration.

Listen to Sydney born Dick Smith, adventurer, businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, political activist and 1986 Australian of the Year, in conversation with our Director and CEO Kim McKay AO

The Australian Museum education team welcome more than 47,000 students through the door each year for self-guided and educator-led programs.

The Australian Museum's trailblazing digitisation program hits the 1 million-mark. 

Browse the interactive map showing the locations, species information and photographer statements for each of the 99 finalist images.

There’s a proverb about repairing lightbulbs that works well for rare beetles too: "many hands make light work".

Defining, grouping and naming stag beetle species has turned out to be difficult but fun.

Listen to legendary Australian editor and feminist icon Ita Buttrose in conversation with AM Director Kim McKay.

Alice Te Punga Somerville, University of Waikato, gives her talk, 'Taupata, taro, roots, earth: the (Indigenous) politics of gardening'.

The sheer number of frogs that live in healthy ecosystems- from wetlands to deserts- may surprise you!

Helicarion semislugs are abundant from Tasmania to mid-NSW, but how many species are there?

Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2018 finalist Justin Gilligan reveals his process and the stories behind the images.

August was a huge month for AMRI as science took centre stage at the museum.