Blog archive: June 2023
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AMRI
Our tiny green hitchhiker: Citizen science reveals the frog popping up across eastern Australia
Thousands of people using the FrogID app have helped reveal just how much the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) is establishing populations outside its native range.
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At the Museum
The 1964 Australian-American meteorite expedition
Photographed by Robert ‘Oliver’ Chalmers and members from the Australian Museum, the 1964 Australian-American Meteorite Expedition captured on 35mm colour slides were recently discovered by the Photographic Archives Digitisation Project.
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AMRI
The sea urchins of Sydney
Sydney sea urchins are diverse and live in a variety of habitats – you may find them in rockpools and kelp forests. They are also an important part of what makes our local biodiversity so special. Learn more about these Sydneysiders!
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AMRI
Does the venue matter for a banjo frog gig?
Using FrogID citizen science data, we recently set out to discover if habitat can influence the advertisement calls of frogs!
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At the Museum
Celebrating the Australian Museum’s Archives
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the International Council on Archives - celebrations are in full swing for International Archives Week (5-9th June) and International Archives Day (9th June).
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Science
Developing ambassadors for behaviour change
In conversation with Dr Michelle Blewitt, co-winner of the 2021 Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science.
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AMRI
The FrogID dataset 4.0: almost half a million frog records now online and open access
The fourth annual release of the FrogID dataset has just been released, ready to help inform conservation!
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From the Director: Coral reefs in hot water
This year we celebrate 50 years of the AM’s LIRS, a globally-recognised research station devoted to understanding the incredible scale and structure of the Great Barrier Reef which can be seen from space.
