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Due to over exploitation for economic uses, stylasterids are considered threatened with extinction. After 33 dives to 29 sites around Lizard Island and the outer reef, Dr Daniela Pica preliminarily identified the presence of up to 11 species.

Acclaimed Australian Architect Glenn Murcutt discusses his life and work with Journalist and Broadcaster Sandra Sully.

Dr Terry Percival AM, representing CSIRO WLAN, discusses the invention of Wi-FI

Venture into the cacophonous space of the forest with Macarena Gómez-Barris of the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn USA, as she considers its contested conceptual, indigenous and potentially regenerative narratives

Surveying the “roof of Indochina” for two of Vietnam’s most threatened frogs.

Francheska Cubillo, Churchill Scholar and Senior Curator Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia, explores the life and work of iconic artist Albert Namatjira

An expedition linking scientific and traditional knowledge to document frog species in the mountains of Malaita, Solomon Islands.

Professor John Maynard discusses the life and work of Charles Perkins with Kim McKay.

Intern Ruby Bruce gives insight into her three weeks at the Australian Museum's innovative wildlife DNA laboratory.

Listen to the live recording of Schindler's Ark author Thomas Keneally in conversation with AM Director Kim McKay.

Read pioneering ecologist Professor Lesley Hughes's inspiring speech on the occasion of her acceptance of the 2019 AMRI Lifetime Achievement Award.

The AM is creating a renewed museum to match its world-class collection.

Over the past few years local leaders Chief Esau Kekeubata and Tommy Esau have worked with the AM to pioneer community-lead conservation in the heart of mountainous Malaita.

Scaly-footed snails from active black smoker chimneys hit the IUCN Red List of endangered species.

The bloodworm, Marphysa sanguinea, originally described from the UK was once thought to be found around the world. New evidence reveals this is not the case, it has a much narrower distribution and there are many more species than previously thought.