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The Australian Museum helps the Balinese community of NSW celebrate its sacred day

A collaboration aiming to build a comprehensive picture of the hollow resources available for native wildlife across Sydney

Renewed hope that a mammal thought extinct on the mainland has been given a second chance.

The forests of central Vietnam adjacent Cambodia are home to five new frog species that have hopefully been discovered in the nick of time

From body decoration and charms to bitterly hard labour.

Read about their Eureka experience

IUCN Red List assessments of several hundred Australian land snail species are currently conducted by AMRI scientists.

Why is the recently discovered 1883 International Fisheries Exhibition diploma, designed by Linley Sambourne, unique?

Healthy frog populations may help keep disease-carrying mosquitos at bay, but not in the way you might expect.

Zircons are gemstones found along volcanic fields in eastern Australia, Asia and Russia. Research follows the trail of their origins.

Do fossil tetragonal Mesozoic tubes belong to the ancestors of the worms living in the deep sea today?

AMRI's Yanan Sun wins the Best Student Poster Award for her presentation on invasive calcareous tubeworms.

Will this be your Eureka year?

Greystanes High School attended the Youth Eco Summit to promote awareness of water quality in local creeks.

Fossils of treecreepers and a new species of a sittella add to the growing picture of Australia’s past songbird diversity.