Australian Museum
News Stories
Read the latest news stories from the Australian Museum.
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The phantom snail
Perched on a hill of a Kimberley island lives Taiwanassiminea phantasma a newly described and rare species of land snail.
AMRI
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Win an Alaskan Adventure
Visit Wildlife Photographer of the Year for your chance to win
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Traffic jam INSIDE the Museum
Materials Conservation are at the epicentre of all collection movement across the Museum, and April is going to be a superhighway!
At the Museum
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Saving inbred plant and animal populations from extinction
Genetic rescue of small inbred populations by outcrossing
AMRI
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Our Global Neighbours: Erotic Life and Art
Triumph over the taboo images exposing what is hidden but desired in the Australian Museum collection.
Science
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Teaching entomology in Papua New Guinea
Capacity building and the neighbours: teaching insect identification in Papua New Guinea.
AMRI
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Rare and poorly-known, meet a new genus of long-legged flies
Flies from Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia show ancient Gondwanan connections.
AMRI
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Cyclone Nathan - Blog series
A blog series about our Lizard Island Research Station's recovery from 2015's Cyclone Nathan.
Science
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2015 Eureka Prizes: entries open!
There are countless reasons to enter for an Australian Museum Eureka Prize… what’s yours?
Science
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Cyclone Nathan: Part 2
The second in a blog series about our Lizard Island Research Station's recovery from 2015’s Cyclone Nathan.
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Cyclone Nathan: Part 1
A blog series about our Lizard Island Research Station's recovery from 2015’s Cyclone Nathan.
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Triple Beizam Hammerhead Shark Headdress: An interview with Ken Thaiday
Torres Strait artist Ken Thaiday talks about what his work and his totem, the hammerhead shark means to him.
Science
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Master Chef versus octopus: the ultimate challenge
With barbecue tongs blazing and hat askew, the Braveheart cook bags a beauty.
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Our Global Neighbours: Remembering Brigadier General Roth
Achievements and connections of progressive military medic.
Science