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Exploring why, where and when lizard and snake species coexist.

A joint Ichthyology and Ornithology excursion to Coolah Tops helps fill in gaps in both collections.

In this podcast, Deborah Bird Rose (UNSW) examines how humans, animals and the landscape intersect in the face of environmental crisis.

What do frogs eat in the wild? Everything that moves? Or are they more picky?

In our final episode, Charles and Kim uncover the stories behind objects used in Sir Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expeditions.

It's taken some serious investigation across three countries to solve some 150 year old mysteries about two Australian frog species.

Citizen science data is valuable for assessing avian biodiversity metrics within urban greenspaces

Kim McKay and Charles Wooley ponder the beautiful platypus rug and what it tells us about the changing attitudes towards our native fauna.

Solving the mystery of the museum's moa.

The Antarctic bristle worms Ophryotrocha orensanzi, were shown to be circumpolar, thus challenging some generally held opinions.

The influence of this simple stone object stretched all the way to the Pacific, where this story takes a sudden, violent twist.

The identification of an unusual flying-fox found in Sydney raised more questions than answers

Charles Wooley reveals the tragic tale of the death of the last wild thylacine.

The AM team traversed 3000 kilometres in two weeks to bring science to 350 students from Dubbo to Broken Hill.

Despite their proven predilection for carbohydrates, when the weather changes so does the diet of inner-city ibis.