Blog archive:
July 2025

The outstanding 59 finalists for the 2025 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes have been announced today and feature remarkable scientific endeavour and achievement from across the nation.

Introducing Version 3.0 of the Australian Frog Atlas – detailed distribution maps for all 257 of Australia’s native frog species, and the introduced Cane Toad.

As part of a broader project to investigate the diversity of land snails across the Pacific Islands, a team of four Australian Museum researchers set foot on Tetepare in the Solomon Islands.

What do you associate x-rays with? Medical or dental appointments? Long waits at airport security? It may be surprising to know that x-rays are vital in uncovering and examining the interior of objects and specimens in museums. Discover what secrets x-rays have revealed at the Australian Museum!

The sixth annual release of FrogID data is now published open-access and online to help inform frog ecology and conservation.

Marine turtles are iconic species, but their survival is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, fisheries bycatch, climate change and illegal wildlife trade. In a world first global program ShellBank is building a marine turtle traceability toolkit to detect populations needing greater protection.