Blog archive: May 2021
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Science
How to judge a national science prize: inside the Eureka Prizes
Insider Professor Bryan Gaensler shares the process of judging a Eureka Prize.
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Science
Beyond the recognition, securing a Eureka Prize can create a range of new opportunities
For their extensive research and work with government to preserve the world’s largest coral reef system, Associate Professor Andrew Brooks and his team were awarded a Eureka Prize. But beyond the recognition, their win helped create a range of new opportunities.
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Science
Prized connections - combining Indigenous knowledge with Western science
Hear from Dr Emilie Ens, cross-cultural ecologist and co-winner of a Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science.
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AMRI
The curious tale of the Australian Museum Olm
Just how did Europe’s only blind, cave-dwelling salamander turn up in Sydney?
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Education
Primary school students go virtual to explore behind the scenes of Palaeontology
During their virtual journey students meet AM palaeontologists Dr Matt McCurry and Dr Patrick Smith, who both try to convince you to follow their preferred speciality – vertebrate versus invertebrate fossils!
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AMRI
It’s hard to live in the city: the decline of frog species from our urban areas
How are frogs faring across Australia, from bushland to your backyard? Are frogs persisting, even in the most built-up of areas? In a recent study, FrogID data helps us understand how frogs in Australia respond to urbanisation.
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Six surprising facts about the Australian Museum Research Library
Librarian Adria Castellucci lets us in on some of the Australian Museum Research Library’s best kept secrets.
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AMRI
Holt’s Long-eared Bat: A new cryptic species discovered in Western Australia
AMRI scientists recently collected DNA samples from bats at Coolah Tops, NSW – the results of which have led to the discovery of a new bat species, endemic to the forests of far south-west Western Australia.
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AMRI
Living on the edge! Molecular insight into Sydney’s endangered bandicoot population
An endangered population of long-nosed bandicoots are inhabiting an iconic Sydney headland – and molecular insights show that they are surviving on the edge.
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AMRI
From field to museum – studies from Melanesia in Honour of Robin Torrence
Dr Robin Torrence, Senior Fellow in Archaeology and Geosciences at the Australian Museum, is a giant in her field. Over the last 35 years, Robin has impacted so many – including the 32 authors who have contributed to the recent special edition of the Technical Records of the AM!
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AMRI
Fossil evidence sheds light on why whales and dolphins have large brains
An international team of palaeontologists, led by AMRI and UNSW’s Dr Matthew McCurry, shed light on why whales and dolphins have such large brains – with the help of Baleen Whale fossils.
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AMRI
Which frogs are best equipped to survive the human world?
We rank Australia’s frog species based on how likely they are to persist in human modified habitats – with some surprising results!
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AMRI
This month in Archaeology: 2020-21 AMF/AMRI Visiting Research Fellow on the Rock Art Recovery Project
Wayne Brennan, a 2020-21 AMF/AMRI Visiting Research Fellow, discusses how scientists and Aboriginal communities work together on the Rock Art Recovery Project - two ways walking together side by side.
