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Old fossils reveal new surprises when we know what to look for

Linking Melanesian Art and Culture.

DNA sequences expose cryptic species of land snail on a remote Kimberley island

Rapid morphological adaptation has helped Australian land snails thrive despite an increasingly inhospitable climate

His eyes move up and down, left and right as the brave young warrior seeks his adversaries.

Identifying hidden frog species (that look like bird poo) using DNA

For some reason my family holidays always seem to include good beetle collecting localities, even in the most unlikely places.

Rock-wallabies teach us about evolution, as well as looking cute

Even foreigners know it as wayang kulit, literally shadow hide, puppet or shadow theatre.

A team of researchers celebrates the Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI) by naming a new species of calcareous tubeworm!

Deborah Smith, from UNSW's Faculty of Science, spoke to Alex Danilatos about careers in science communication.

An amazing 91 new species of seaworms from coral reefs off Lizard Island have just been described!

With three pairs of feeding legs instead of the standard two, the seldom found Endevourid amphipod Crustaceans, make you check thrice.

In the biological control of pests, how do we make sure the control agents won’t go AWOL?

A blog series investigating stories and images from the earliest collection of photographs in the Museum's history.