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Glorious commander, foresighted commander, gallant commander! All supercilious names for William Blandowski from an 1857 expedition log.

Recent amphipod discoveries include a new genus and species named in honour of the Australian Museum's eminent former director Dr Des Griffin

The Australian Museum is unveiling our newest outreach initiative Museum on the Wall - Australian Museum takes flight.

A blog series with stories from the artists, designers & illustrators involved in the contemporary pop up gallery in the Aztecs exhibition.

Artist who "changed the face of Australia"

From the Mitchell Library collection is a fascinating insight into Museum Curator Gerard Krefft and the family he left behind.

Where are they now?

A blog series with stories from the artists, designers, illustrators involved in the contemporary pop up gallery in the Aztecs exhibition.

This fantastic footage of a Warty Prowfish blew me out of the water!

The Wadi el-Sheikh quarry complex extends for several kilometres - millions of flint blades and knives were produced in antiquity.

Healthy salamander populations on both sides of the planet may depend on controlling the international sale of Asian newts as pets

A blog series with stories from the artists, designers & illustrators involved in the contemporary pop up gallery in the Aztecs exhibition.

Rare Night Parrot feathers have been obtained by the Australian Museum through unsolved circumstances.

Suburban landscapes provide more consistent floral nectar than native bushland and support a greater abundance of large nectar-feeding birds

Learning as discovery and adventure.