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The tadpole of the rare and highly threatened Sterling's Toothed Toad has remained a mystery, until now.

AM scientists have discovered two new species of ant-mimic spiders that gain their ant-like appearance in a most unusual way.

Bush Blitz uncovers the remarkable diversity of amphibians and reptiles that call Bradshaw Field Training area home.

It could have all gone horribly wrong....

Another bizarre creature identified by our experts in Search and Discover.

A small, zig-zag striped frog has just been discovered in Vietnam

Dreading winter? Just be glad you're not a spider.

CEO Kim McKay chats Egyptology, spiders and traveling the world with Gillian Scott, AM's Manager, Exhibitions.

In 2017, Museum scientists revisted the site where its first scientific field survey was conducted 130 years ago - Lord Howe Island.

Beyond racial classification and exclusion.

Edward Pierson Ramsay was only in his thirties when he became the first Australian-born curator of the AM on 22 September, 1874.

Now that all of the AM's collections and research teams have safely arrived back home, what next? "Lots" is the answer!

We know that Australian White Ibis enjoy a sandwich in the park, but it's not just because sausages aren't on offer.

The South Lawson Bushcare group has been working to control weeds and rejuvenate natural bushland for 20 years.

Genetic analysis of scats (faecal pellets) from a remnant rock-wallaby colony has revealed an unexpected evolutionary history.