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Honeyeater birds favour Blue Mountains heathlands with longer fire-free periods, but current fire frequencies tend to be much higher.

Recently, the Museum said a final goodbye to one of its best-known resident animals, Sparky.

Just like his namesake, the Australian Museum filmmaking pioneer, Howard Hughes, had a passion for film.

Have you ever left some ripe fruit on the kitchen bench overnight only to find a swarm of tiny flies hovering there the next morning?

Flying there was just as I expected: beautiful panoramas of jewel-coloured ocean with reefs and islands scattered throughout.

The Australian Museum Trust minutes are a continuing source of wonder.

Molecular genetics has revealed some unexpected hopping ability in a poorly known tropical kangaroo.

The discovery of many new species of land snail sheds light on biodiversity patterns in East Timor

Tupaia and Cook - navigators from different cultures.

A man with a passion for fish.

Our Science Communications team recently visited Manly to help out at the Ocean Care Day Festival, now in its 20th year.

Appointed in 1972, Dame Leonie Kramer AC, DBE, was the first female trustee of the Australian Museum.

Increasing heatwaves across Australia impact dramatically on flying-fox populations.

As an amphibian biologist, it's the most common question people ask me, but the answer is more complicated than you'd think.

The Australian Museum Trust Minutes reveals fascinating stories of the life of the museum.