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Maybe my title is over the top, but identifying some pretty blue beetles proved quite a challenge.

A small but important change in Chinese law would help end the trade in Ivory.

Goodbye Sydney University - Gamelan orchestra finds a new home.

Seastars are beautiful and important animals. The Australian Museum collection is being used to help identify those of the Sydney region.

Among the most beautiful of all molluscs, what did we find in French Polynesia?

Can art animate children when children animate art? A new film from the Torres Strait shows it can.

A world record Lotoria armata — one of the rarest shells on earth.

Joining the 2015 commemorative Freedom Ride.

We're working on enabling everyone to identify the rich freshwater mollusc fauna of Australia.

Each 'Scientist For a Day' program has different themes, designed to show kids what it’s like to work in different areas of science.

Researching art at the Australian Museum.

Without taxonomists, we won't know what species we have and what species we're driving to extinction

Story embedded in Javanese tradition.

DigiVol volunteers help to advance science by digitising collections in preparation for study by researchers.

Putting heads together in the Japanese collection.