Blog archive: October 2022
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Science
Dr Tess Reynolds: improving the view for surgeons
In conversation with Dr Tess Reynolds, winner of the 2022 Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher.
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AMRI
Catching Lizards to stop Lizard catchers: New genetic tools to prevent shingleback poaching
In a world first, PhD candidate Amber Brown with supervising scientists have developed and validated a fit-for-purpose mitochondrial DNA kit to identify shingleback DNA – and created one of the only phylogeographic genetic databases to track the genetic lineage of confiscated shingleback lizards.
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Science
Exploring Antarctica through the lens of the climate crisis
In conversation with Dr Jackson Ryan, winner of the 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Science Journalism.
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Science
Yellow coffin from Akhmim
A mummy, well wrapped in bandages in a painted coffin without a lid from Thebes in Egypt, was gifted to the Museum in 1912 by brewer, politician, and philanthropist, Robert Lucas-Tooth.
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AMRI
Watawieh (Hello)! AM visit to Norfolk Island ahead of expedition
In early September, Kim McKay AO, Professor Kristofer Helgen and Paul Flemons visited stunning Norfolk Island and met with the community. This trip was in preparation for Phase 1 of the Australian Museum led expedition to Norfolk Island, which is taking place in late October.
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AMRI
It’s a date: Citizen science data reveals what triggers frogs to breed
How do frogs know when to breed? Frogs tune into their environment, which holds important clues as to when the conditions are suitable for breeding. But what clues exactly?
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AMRI
Flying without wings
Out in the open ocean, the sky’s the limit. Out on the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator, critters of fin and scale take to the air. Chadwick Biodiversity Research Fellow, Yi-Kai Tea, describes his time on deck, spotting flying fishes.
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At the Museum
Sharks: The power of pure visual presence
Sharks are instant impact. They invoke an immediate projection of our senses. Often silence. Fear. Fierce, sleek, beautiful, myths, facts and stats. They are a dominant and diverse species for the power of the visual image.
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AMRI
Hear the difference: Citizen science deciphers the distributions of the mysterious Green Stream Frogs
How have thousands of people eavesdropping on calling frogs revolutionised our understanding of some of our most cryptic frogs? Dr Jodi Rowley and Tim Cutajar at the Australian Museum find out.
