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The priceless collection will be protected in perpetuity in the recorded memory of humankind.

Monitoring the invasive upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea) in Lake Macquarie.

We are now closer to investigating this trade thanks to the first steps in developing a forensic DNA toolbox to determine the source country of short beaked echidnas.

Why do birds fly south? Well actually, it turns out they don’t much - in the case of the Common Myna . . .

Surveying frog species on the New England Tablelands to help understand how they are faring.

Grey-headed Flying-foxes feast on seasonally abundant cicadas.

A trip to Russia on a quest for a type of worm that is reported to be widely distributed.

Four scientists from the Australian Museum Research Institute joined a team of researchers from around Australasia on an expedition to explore the deep-sea marine life inhabiting seamounts south of Tasmania.

We used a novel method, integrating large datasets, to identify the ‘urbanness’ of Australian birds

Bruce Pascoe’s ground-breaking research completely reconsiders the notion of pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians as hunter-gatherers.

Surveying for the Peppered Tree Frog, we rediscovered the Endangered Booroolong Frog on the Northern Tablelands of NSW.

Environmental martyrs put their bodies and lives on the line. Some activists remain anonymous, while others gain posthumous fame and power, their deaths becoming a rallying call for others to join the cause.

Can DNA from the bellies of parasites lead us to rare frogs? We’ve been in the field to find out.

The Australian Museum joins a Bush Blitz team to discover the biodiversity of the ACT.

Do you love seafood? You're going to want to read this.