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AMRI

Fossicking among our collections often reaps intriguing rewards, as my colleague Dr Jan Strugnell from James Cook Uni and I have discovered

Knowledge from traditional owners and modern genetics has enabled improved management of the black-footed rock-wallaby in South Australia

Every day is Halloween for these tiny shrimp and visiting researcher Dr José Guerra Garcia loves to celebrate with those in the AMRI collection

And there is certainly no shortage of flies in Brazil - all needing to be studied!

New evidence suggests that a vegetarian diet promotes evolutionary diversity in crustaceans.

Discovering new species of horned frogs, after the fieldwork is done.

Did you know we have a newly-restored replica of the largest single mass of gold ever found?

On a mountain in China a giant panda spends hours sitting eating but there is no time for us to sit when trying to understand panda diet.

Patterns of genetic variation in the native Australian mussel Xenostrobus securis show that every estuary can be evolutionarily important.

Skilfully made obsidian replicas enable scientists and communities to benefit from and enjoy significant archaeological discoveries.

A new frog species with flashy red thighs has just been revealed from the rugged forests of northern Vietnam and southern China

Despite their reputation as urban hooligans, Cockatoos seldom vandalised their tags, allowing citizen scientists to study 100% of birds.

Staff from AMRI mammal collection published the first catalogue of mammal type specimens in the Collection since Krefft's list of 1864.

The Australian Museum's Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics (ACWG) has collaborated globally to develop an identification test for seized rhino horn.

Marsupial moles and bandicoots are related according to first genomic-scale data for Australian marsupials.