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Science
The Power of X-rays
Colleagues at the Smithsonian have just added a fantastic new online exhibition to their website. Called 'What You See When You Turn a Fish Inside Out' gives users the chance to strip away the exterior of a fish and take an x-ray peek at its insides. Great stuff!
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Science
Calling on Tongan Traditions: Ngatu
Lady Tunakaimanu Feilakepa is renowned and greatly respected for her traditional cultural knowledge in Tonga and across the Pacific. Here she kindly shares her knowledge on the creation and use of tapa cloth.
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At the Museum
Point and shoot #1 - Seeing is Believing
Museum photographers Carl Bento and James King on the power and practice of photography. This week, seeing is believing...
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Education
Liquid gold: save urine, save the planet?
Ancient cultures, from Greece to Asia, have used urine as a fertiliser to provide nutrients to their crops. Is recycling our urine a radical solution to global food security and saving our waterways?
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Museullaneous
Caring for Alfred North's original pictorial material
Archives volunteer, Ada Klinkhamer writes of her experience rehousing and documenting photographs and illustrations prepared for use in publications by Australian Museum ornithologist, Alfred John North.
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Science
Lizard Fish - The best part of every day
Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about the daily highlights.
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Museullaneous
Geological relief map of NSW
Constructing the geological relief map of NSW which hangs on the wall in the MIneral Gallery
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Science
Lizard Fish - Baitfish and a large shark
Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about her encounter with a large shark.
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At the Museum
Jurassic Lounge is a Big Winner
FBi Radio has declared our after-hours night the winner of the 'Remixing the City' category in this year's SMAC Awards. Ingrid Bennett from our Members team was there to collect the trophy...
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Science
Lizard Fish - In the beginning
Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about the research they are conducting.
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Museullaneous
Developing rich media for museums: a way forward?
Rich media (i.e. video) is fast becoming a key way to present museum content both onsite, online and via mobile. How can this work in a manageable and structured way?
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Science
Eagle rays in the shallows
This movie shows eagle rays (probably Southern Eagle Rays, Myliobatis australis) in very shallow water at Hopetoun, Western Australia.
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Science
Saddled Snake Eel, Leiuranus semicinctus
A Saddled Snake Eel at a depth of 1 m, New Caledonia, 2011.
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Science
Fish mimicking octopus mimicking fish!
The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) has been known for some years for its ability to mimic flatfish, lionfish and seasnakes. A recent discovery in Indonesia adds a whole new twist to this story. The Black-marble Jawfish (Stalix cf. histrio) mimics the Mimic Octopus.
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Education
Wave Energy Technology: Greek sea goddess CETO to the rescue
Named after a Greek sea goddess, CETO is a wave energy technology that converts ocean swells into zero-emission electricity and zero-emission desalinated freshwater.
