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AMRI
'A rose is a rose is a rose'... but is a city-bird a city-bird?
A new tool for monitoring the “urbanness” of bird communities reveals that some birds are more equal than others.
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At the Museum
New installation in the First Australians Galleries: The Purple House
The Purple House is a home away from home for First Nations dialysis patients.
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AMRI
The remarkable tale of Bathurst’s unique Grassland Dragon
In 1966 two Bathurst naturalists sent some lizards to the Australian Museum. Fifty years later it’s been recognised as a distinct species, and the hunt is on to find it again.
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AMRI
Recent decades have transformed our understanding of marsupial evolution
To celebrate the centenary of the American Mammal Society, we were invited to summarise the major advances in our understanding of marsupial classification and evolution over the last 25 years.
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Science
Tim Flannery on changing the world this World Environment Day
Here's how Australian Museum Distinguished Fellow Tim Flannery believes we can turn around a dystopian vision of the future and change our fate.
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AMRI
A look to the past to predict the future
Jellyfish, anemones and corals can be an oracle for the oceans!
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AMRI
Expedition to Malaita: The return from searching for the island’s smaller fauna
This most recent expedition was invaluable not only for our understanding of the diversity of the island’s smaller fauna, but to further foster Kwaio community conservation areas.
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AMRI
Opening a can of worms
Stemborer moths damage cereal and sugarcane crops globally. Identifying the major pest species is surprisingly difficult.
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AMRI
Economic benefits of rare birds: a case of economic and ecotourism TERNover
Australian birdwatchers generated between $199,000 and $363,000 AUD of economic activity by viewing rare Aleutian Terns at Old Bar, NSW.
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AMRI
Environmental DNA improves the monitoring of coastal wetlands of international importance in South America
Joey Di Battista travelled to Chile to help colleagues determine traces of vertebrate eDNA for ongoing monitoring of invasive species.
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At the Museum
The weird and wonderful secrets of the Australian Museum’s collections
From the discovery of sucking lice species to the creation of a chemical ‘e-nose’ to detect illegal wildlife trade, the AM’s collections contain limitless potential.
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Museullaneous
Live at the AM podcast: HumanNature 2019 – Tony Birch
Listen to Aboriginal poet and novelist Tony Birch as he explores how First Nations ecological knowledge could help mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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AMRI
Oman coral reef diversity illuminated by collaborative sampling expedition
A sampling voyage to the extraordinary marine reefs of Oman serves not only to reveal incredible fish diversity, but also to strengthen our ties with Oman’s research institutions.
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Explore magazine
When photography came to the Museum
Curator Vanessa Finney describes how Capturing Nature reveals the pioneering art and science of photography at the Australian Museum.
