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A new Australian visitor is not likely to be welcome in the Netherlands

In a world-first, two divers have filmed Sydney's Pygmy Pipehorse mating.

Professor Ronn Altig visited the Museum to describe tadpole specimens collected by Dr Jodi Rowley in Vietnam.

Two new books provide the keys to help scientists unlock Australia's most diverse group of organisms: the beetles.

Outgoing Director Frank Howarth takes a look back at his time leading Australia’s first museum.

Museum natural history collections can help answer many questions, but how do we ensure they continue to be relevant?

Incoming Australian Museum Director Kim McKay is set to bring her unique style and experience to the role.

Our very first Collector was on top of his job from day one.

Why are reef fish so bright and beautiful? Why do they have such bold and seemingly conspicuous colour patterns?

Coral bleaching isn't just about the colour of the coral - it can have very dramatic impacts on the reef.

Our first Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI) seminar: "What can museum collections reveal about climate change?"

The brilliant career of the South American sweet potato in Oceania.

A recreational angler was surprised to find worms in the ovaries of a Dusky Flathead; Fisheries Officer Martin Angle contacted me.

On Tuesday 18 March 2014, five Australian Museum divers took the plunge at Inscription Point in Botany Bay.

It's not every day that the Australian Museum is recognized as an institution working towards crime prevention in NSW.