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We have accomplished a lot here at the Australian Museum Research Institute. And what better way to celebrate the end of a decade, and the start of a new one, than recount some of our highlights! Have a look at some of our discoveries, achievements and collaborations.

Decades of tension in Malaita were finally put to rest following an important and influential reconciliation involving the AM and the Kwaio in July 2018

Read how a spaghetti project, named after the buccal tentacles of the seaworm, has led to the description of nine new species of Trichobranchids. Pat Hutchings and Nicolas Lavesque discuss their findings and how this is rewriting the classical polychaete (seaworm) story.

Over 50 years in the field of evolutionary genetics and a leader in conservation genetics, we honour Professor Richard (Dick) Frankham, winner of the 2019 Whitley Special Commendation Certificate.

A scene of utter devastation a few years earlier, this resilient Lizard Island reef is now on the way to recovery. Having experienced two good consecutive summers, the corals have been growing rapidly.

What to do with such a large fish? The commencement of a 12 month project to preserve, mount and scan a Shortfin Mako.

What are the current applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in citizen science? What opportunities and risks are involved?

Did you know some Australian animals have developed a taste for toad?

The year was 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa, Paul Keating was Australian Prime Minister and a remarkable association began in the Australian Museum Marine Invertebrates section.

When a frog calls out, what is it saying?

In mid-September three AM scientists, Dr Rebecca Johnson, Dr Tim Flannery and Paul Flemons travelled to Honiara and Gala to participate in two workshops to mark 3 years of co-operation in environmental conservation between the Kwaio and the Australian Museum.

A formal introduction to a skink at home on a single range in inland NSW

How habitat disturbance impacts the diet of a forest-dependent frog species.

Currently, we know that Australian bloodworms, traditionally thought to be a single species, make up at least seven different species.

Due to over exploitation for economic uses, stylasterids are considered threatened with extinction. After 33 dives to 29 sites around Lizard Island and the outer reef, Dr Daniela Pica preliminarily identified the presence of up to 11 species.