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A scene of utter devastation a few years earlier, this resilient Lizard Island reef is now on the way to recovery. Having experienced two good consecutive summers, the corals have been growing rapidly.

The publication of two scientific papers by Kwaio and AM scientists brings the 2018 ornithological expedition to completion. Their research showcases Malaita’s unique bird fauna, including the island’s first record of the elusive Solomons Nightjar!

What to do with such a large fish? The commencement of a 12 month project to preserve, mount and scan a Shortfin Mako.

What are the current applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in citizen science? What opportunities and risks are involved?

Did you know some Australian animals have developed a taste for toad?

Hold the past to account with Andrea Gaynor, University of Western Australia as she proposes `radical remembering’ to actively confront the challenges of the Anthropocene.

The culture and politics of ice. University of Oregon’s Mark Carey explores the fundamental role of glacial ice in global economics and politics, and within imaginative, historical and colonial narratives.

The year was 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa, Paul Keating was Australian Prime Minister and a remarkable association began in the Australian Museum Marine Invertebrates section.

When a frog calls out, what is it saying?

Lessons on resilience from a bamboo bridge Katherine Gibson and Juan Francisco Salazar (Western Sydney University) explore life within the rhythms of nature in resilient community economies.

In mid-September three AM scientists, Dr Rebecca Johnson, Dr Tim Flannery and Paul Flemons travelled to Honiara and Gala to participate in two workshops to mark 3 years of co-operation in environmental conservation between the Kwaio and the Australian Museum.

A formal introduction to a skink at home on a single range in inland NSW

How habitat disturbance impacts the diet of a forest-dependent frog species.

Currently, we know that Australian bloodworms, traditionally thought to be a single species, make up at least seven different species.

Gabi Hollows talks with Sandra Sully about the work of her late husband Fred and the Fred Hollows Foundation.