Blog archive:
September 2021

  • Out of the ashes: Post-bushfire lessons on how we can better manage our fauna

    In September 2021, the Royal Zoological Society of NSW held their annual forum online – receiving more registrations than ever before, with a tremendous range of talks focused on the impacts of the 2019-20 megafires and post-bushfire management.

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    Dr Pat Hutchings
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    This was the cover photo for the Royal Zoological Society of NSW forum flyer. Three months after extensive, high severity fire in Kiwarrack State Forest, near Taree. Most of these trees have subsequently resprouted via epicormic buds.

  • Russian dolls and shark snacks

    What are in shark guts? And what can the contents tell us? The results can be confusing – as we find prey, within prey. To decipher this ‘Russian doll effect’, scientists from the University of Sydney, Australian Museum and NSW Department of Primary Industries tell us more.

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    Dr Joseph DiBattista Dr. Mark de Bruyn, Dr. Matt Broadhurst
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    Russian Dolls

  • Abydos and its Relics

    Abydos in central Egypt is an important source of our knowledge of ancient history.

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    Dr Stan Florek
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    Cartonnage helmet mask (made of linen and covered with plaster) - part of a set. From Abydos.

  • News from LIRS: The rise and fall of turf-algae empires

    Each month, a selected blog from Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation is featured at the AM. For biodiversity month, we feature the rise and fall of turf-algae empires.

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    Small fish find shelter among the branches of live coral.

  • Demystifying COVID-19 vaccines and variants

    In conversation with Dr Jackson Ryan, finalist in the 2021 Finkel Foundation Eureka Prize for Long-Form Science Journalism and the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Science Journalism.

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    Kate Smith
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    Dr Jackson Ryan - Finalist, 2021 Finkel Foundation Eureka Prize for Long-Form Science Journalism

  • The diverse world of Annelida: an international consideration

    Annelida, a common and diverse group of marine invertebrates, populate habitats all over the world. However, many questions around their evolutionary relationships remain unanswered - AM scientists invited international colleagues to help!

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    Dr Pat Hutchings Dr Maria Capa, Meagan Warwick
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    Coloured plate showing the diversity of annelids

  • Connecting women in the health and medical research sector

    In conversation with Dr Melina Georgousakis, winner of the 2021 University of Technology Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers.

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    Kate Smith
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    Dr Melina Georgousakis - Winner, 2021 University of Technology Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers