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Museullaneous
Treasures podcast ep 6: The pestle that changed the world
The influence of this simple stone object stretched all the way to the Pacific, where this story takes a sudden, violent twist.
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AMRI
What bat is that?
The identification of an unusual flying-fox found in Sydney raised more questions than answers
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Museullaneous
Treasures podcast ep 5: The last tiger
Charles Wooley reveals the tragic tale of the death of the last wild thylacine.
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Education
Science on the Road – Far West Tour
The AM team traversed 3000 kilometres in two weeks to bring science to 350 students from Dubbo to Broken Hill.
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AMRI
How the urban bird gets the worm
Despite their proven predilection for carbohydrates, when the weather changes so does the diet of inner-city ibis.
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AMRI
Sandy beach ecology Q & A: More Q than A!
Sandy beaches are a great ecological unknown. Who knew?
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AMRI
Where did all the tiny brown frogs come from?
How small brown frogs are helping us understand the drivers of biodiversity in Asia.
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Museullaneous
Treasures podcast ep 4: The strange obsessions of Australia’s greatest crab collector
In the 1940s, naturalist Mel Ward created the Gallery of Natural History and Native Art in the Blue Mountains, exhibiting some 25,000 crabs.
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Museullaneous
Treasures podcast ep 3: Charles Darwin and the curator’s chair
In 1874, Museum Curator Gerard Krefft espoused Darwin's theory of evolution. The Board of Trustees were less than impressed.
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AMRI
How sheep poo can help defend threatened native plants
Are Australia's sheep eating threatened plants? Turns out they've been "dropping" hints...
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Education
Hissing and Hopping through the Australian Museum
Work experience at the museum is one of the best things any aspiring scientist could do.
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AMRI
Nemo won’t find home in an acidified ocean
As oceans become more acid, senses larval fishes need to navigate will become dysfunctional.
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AMRI
Cosmopolitan species: do they exist?
Cosmopolitan species are reported to occur globally in most habitats from the intertidal to abyssal depths, but can the records be trusted?
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Museullaneous
Treasures podcast ep 2: The great gold nugget and the cricket stumps
In the early 1800s, Sydney was the kind of town where you might win and lose your fortune in a single day.
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Museullaneous
Treasures podcast ep 1: The first and finest gallery in the land
Step inside the Westpac Long Gallery - home of 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum.
