Blog archive: January 2022
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AMRI
Waters of the deep past: the fossil aquatic insects of New South Wales
Insects are fragile creatures with little chance to fossilise. Where shells and bones weather the passage of time, insects crumble. But the New South Wales outback holds an amazing, and exceptional, treasure.
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Explore magazine
Coming soon: Burra
Burra – the AM’s upcoming, interactive children’s education space – is due to open in July 2022. Burra offers a ‘many-ways’ experience where First Nations and Pasifika knowledge systems and Western science are brought together in layers of learning.
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Explore magazine
Croaked: The 2021 frog die-off
With the help of citizen scientists, Dr Jodi Rowley and the AM Herpetology team are investigating the breadth and causes of a mass frog die-off, currently occurring on the east coast of Australia.
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AMRI
The world’s most colourful silverfish!
Australia has more described silverfish species than any other country, but even our entomologists were amazed when they discovered these species online – and were amazed at just how colourful these two new species are!
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AMRI
Head to toes: the treatment undergoes
In Part 2 of this special AM blog series, Melissa Holt tells us about the treatment process for two of the Egyptian cartonnage objects which includes x-ray analysis and tear repairs!
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At the Museum
Truth-telling, as old as the hills
Another ‘Australia Day’ will be celebrated by some on 26 January, and with it undoubtedly a polarising debate on Australia’s founding story.
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AMRI
The discovery of an exceptional new fossil site offers a glimpse into Australia’s ancient rainforests
New fossil site offers unprecedented insight into Australian landscape, approximately 15 million years ago.
