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Despite its high biodiversity and biogeographical interest, the fauna of Coolah Tops and the surrounding area is not well known. A recent Australian Museum Expedition to Coolah Tops helped close this gap, as our scientists found a diverse and intriguing fauna.

Seahorse scientists have identified a new pygmy seahorse species in Sodwana Bay, South Africa, the first of its kind found in African waters and the Indian Ocean.

A charismatic frog with bright red upper eyes emerges from the forests of Cambodia and Vietnam as new to science.

New frogs, not summits, the aim of mountain-climbing biologists

Advertising the Australian Museum in the 1920's

The Royal Australian Mint recently released their commemorative coin series. One of the designs was based on this handsome devil, an Australian Museum specimen!

Scientists from AMRI, University of Sydney, University of Edinburgh and CSIRO conducted the first comprehensive genetic assessment of the red-tailed black-cockatoo across its entire distribution. The result is a new subspecies!

A small pamphlet from the Australian Museum Research Library reveals the public health response to the 1900 bubonic plague outbreak in Sydney.

Discover Neter-Nekhta's coffin and learn about his journey to the kingdom of god.

Is Australian Museum Ornithologist, Alfred John North's Thonet chair the only surviving example of this design in Australian asks Virginia Wright?

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding provides a new tool to monitor biodiversity in our oceans but the greatest challenge that it faces is a lack of DNA barcode reference libraries. Natural history museums are best placed to come to the rescue in the near future.

Dr Penny Berents and Amanda Hay recently embarked on a Coral Sea Voyage through the Coral Marine Park. Read more about their discoveries aboard the Iron Joy!

Genetic remote-sensing tools, such as environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, provide new opportunities for scientists to locate endangered and/or elusive marine fauna, and to set new biodiversity baselines on increasingly vulnerable coral reefs.

You are invited to browse the fantastic prizes on offer in our AM online Silent Auction!

During this holiday season, we thought that you may like to know more about Australia’s answer to the beloved ‘Easter bunny’… the Easter Bilby!