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  • DAW, Day 1: The Red-bellied Black Snake

    DAW? Dangerous Animals Week, of course! To celebrate our new Dangeroz app we're featuring an Aussie creature each day...

    At the Museum
    Jen Cork
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  • How do you rate danger?

    Over the past several months we've been developing DangerOz, an app about dangerous Australian animals. How did we work out the Danger rating for each one?

    At the Museum
    Lynda Kelly
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    Funnel-web spider - <i>Atrax robustus </i>(female)

  • Welcome to the Jungle - Day 7

    Mountains, monsoons and mosquitoes: highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam.

    Science
    Dr Jodi Rowley
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  • An Ode to the Scott Sisters

    The Museum's multi-talented Ukulele Group perform their ode to the art of scientific illustration...

    At the Museum
    Lynda Kelly
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    scott

  • Tech changes museums?

    What's the latest from Mashable on museums and technology?

    Museullaneous
    Lynda Kelly
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    Using Beacons at the Museum

  • DigiVol: Our first blog post

    The Rapid Digitisation Project (RDP), funded by the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), makes label data accessible without needing to go to the physical collection.

    Science
    Rhiannon Stephens
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    Achilus flammeus

  • Welcome to the Jungle - Day 6

    Mountains, monsoons and mosquitoes: highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam.

    Science
    Dr Jodi Rowley
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  • Welcome to the Jungle - Day 5

    Mountains, monsoons and mosquitoes: highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam. 

    Science
    Dr Jodi Rowley
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  • Unmasking Materials Conservation

    Our crack squad of conservators are busy preparing an amazing variety of masks for our upcoming display, Spirit Faces...

    At the Museum
    Sheldon Teare

  • Welcome to the Jungle - Day 4

    Mountains, monsoons and mosquitoes: highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam. 

    Science
    Dr Jodi Rowley
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  • Coral Biodiversity Expedition #1

    Monitoring the relationship between coral and fish biodiversity is the focus of Dr Zoe Richards latest expedition to beautiful Lizard Island.

    Science
    Zoe Richards
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    Coral diversity, Great Barrier Reef

  • Welcome to the Jungle - Day 3

    Mountains, monsoons and mosquitoes: highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam.

    Science
    Dr Jodi Rowley
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  • Welcome to the Jungle - Day 2

    Mountains, monsoons and mosquitoes: highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam.

    Science
    Dr Jodi Rowley
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  • Welcome to the Jungle - Day 1

    Mountains, monsoons and mosquitos: Highlights from amphibian biologist Dr Jodi Rowley's diary of her recent field trip to Central Vietnam.

    Science
    Dr Jodi Rowley
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    Vietnam Field Trip 2011 #1b

  • Eureka! Triumph for Carbon Neutral Events

    Events, whether large or small, impact the environment; they consume a lot of resources and produce excessive waste. You can make any event carbon neutral by measuring its footprint and offsetting the impact of this through the purchase of carbon offsets.

    Education
    Charlie Prell - Sheep Grazier and Energy Farmer