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The Octopus and Ice Sheet Team uncovered genetic evidence linking Antarctic octopus populations, pointing to a West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse 120,000 years ago.

We spoke to Professor Adrian Linacre about the work that won his team, Towards a Smart PCR Process, the inaugural Eureka Prize for Excellence in Forensic Science.

We spoke to Dr Sylvie Calligari from the PINK1 Parkinson’s Disease Research Team about the winning team’s findings on early onset Parkinson’s disease.

We spoke with Professor Karen Burke Da Silva about the success of Passport2Recovery, which unites 12 research programs into one website and app.

Science and Engineering Challenge empower 25,000 students annually through hands-on STEM outreach across Australia, with a focus on equity and inclusion.

First Nations leaders, scientists and researchers joined forces for a two-week Bush Blitz biodiversity survey on Gamilaraay, Gamilaroi and Gomeroi Countries in the Pilliga, NSW – the largest remnant semi-arid woodland in the state.

Hidden beneath farmland in the central tablelands of New South Wales lies one of Australia’s most remarkable fossil sites, McGraths Flat, which dates back 11–16 million years into the time of the Miocene.

An engaging discussion with a panel of experts about the Birds of Australia

Amphoton bicknelli is a newly described and unusually beautiful trilobite from the Tasman Formation in New Zealand, recently named in honour of Dr. Russell Bicknell (a researcher at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA).

How do you look for one of Australia’s underdog species? Dr Isabel Hyman from the Australian Museum tells us about this search, which has spanned 40 days and 13,500 km of driving all around Australia.

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.