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Is responsive design the next big thing for the web? What does this mean for museum websites and app development?

The oceans absorb much of the carbon dioxide we emit, but have they reached breaking point? asks ecologist Alan Jones.  

By enforcing a ban on kava, are we throwing out the baby with the bathwater? asks anthropologist Kirk Huffman.

Museum Director Frank Howarth asks; What is culture in this foreword to Explore magazine (summer 2011).

Lady Tunakaimanu Feilakepa is renowned and greatly respected for her traditional cultural knowledge in Tonga and across the Pacific. For one week in November 2011 Mrs. Fielakepa visited the museum to share her memories, knowledge and passion for Tongan traditions.

The Australian Museum’s scientists are often asked to apply their expertise in unexpected ways.

J-Lounge is going 'For The Win' in FBi Radio's SMAC awards and we'd really appreciate your vote.  

The sacred and profane.

Who are these elusive people and why should museums care??

The Natural History Museum London and BBC Wildlife Magazine have announced Wagga Wagga's Jack Salzke as the winner of this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award, 15-17 years category.

Do you know, less than 1% of Museum’s collections are on display? 

Read here about two volunteers who work on the Digitisation Project

Solar power delivered from space! Science fact or science fiction?

The battle continues with the cane toads that will soon be reaching the Bungle Bungle range in the World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park in Western Australia.

Showcasing the research done by students associated with the Museum...