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After a top effort by all, the restoration of our oldest display case (starring our reptilian friends) has finally been unveiled!

DigiVol (formerly Rapid Digitisation Project): Check out some amazing pics of cicadas, tree hoppers, and hawk moths taken by our volunteers.

Hagfishes are incredible! They can stop a would-be predator within seconds with a mouthful of slime. Ichthyologists at the National Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa) have just published a fascinating paper on hagfish behaviour in the journal Nature.

A Microcosm of the Ubud Market.

Scientists often need to be resourceful - sometimes with a hammer and saw!

'Curated' for you: the latest web, tech and museum news from across the net...

I went to the opening of "Outpost: Art from the Streets" last night on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour...

Heaven and hell

Much like the deep oceans themselves, the work we're discovering on the web is incredible.

About a tortoise and a moon of Pejeng

Water, water, everywhere and not a drop drink. poetic lines, but closer to the truth than you may think.

A few weeks ago I was standing in the ruins of Stari Bar, or the old town of Bar, in Montenegro. Its an eerie but beautiful place on the coast of Montenegro.

Good news about organic rice told by Wayan, one of the community leaders.

Notes from the Deep. A look inside the development of the Deep Oceans exhibition from a 3D Designers desk.

Been asked by Serena, our Manager of Members, if we have any data about use of social media by parents and kids. I've found a little but keen to hear of any more...