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From humpback whales, to spectacular nudibranches and a bizarre sponge crab, the AM team updates us from the southwest Pacific expedition. 

AMRI played host to 50 young ladies as part of the UNSW STEM Career Week program, a fun and inspirational morning was had by all!

Our Palaeontology section has just received a very welcome Cultural Gifts Program donation of fossil fish from Blackwater, Queensland.

AMRI scientists show the power of bio-banking as yet another tool in the war against the illegal wildlife trade.

Male eastern grey kangaroos can move large distances, but their DNA suggests that sometimes they don't.

The tadpole of the rare and highly threatened Sterling's Toothed Toad has remained a mystery, until now.

AM scientists have discovered two new species of ant-mimic spiders that gain their ant-like appearance in a most unusual way.

Bush Blitz uncovers the remarkable diversity of amphibians and reptiles that call Bradshaw Field Training area home.

A small, zig-zag striped frog has just been discovered in Vietnam

Now that all of the AM's collections and research teams have safely arrived back home, what next? "Lots" is the answer!

We know that Australian White Ibis enjoy a sandwich in the park, but it's not just because sausages aren't on offer.

Genetic analysis of scats (faecal pellets) from a remnant rock-wallaby colony has revealed an unexpected evolutionary history.

Termites can be hard to identify, both in your floorboards and in the lab. But finding two new species of them might not be all bad news!

The science of the Great Australian Bight (GAB) is poorly known but the CSIRO GAB Deepwater Marine Program is hoping to change that.

Despite being away working hard in the field, AMRI staff weren't going to miss out on any of the AM's fun 190th birthday celebrations!