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Kainake and the kamare – hot on the trail of Bougainville’s giant rats
Local knowledge, kastom and hard work leads to an unexpected find on Bougainville Island.
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A quest for endangered land snails on Lord Howe Island
As the date of the Lord Howe Island rodent eradication draws nearer, we have assessed the status of the islands endangered land snails.
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A new, brightly-coloured treefrog revealed in northern Australia
A green frog with orange hands and feet and purple thighs leaps into the spotlight.
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A threatening snapshot? The conservation status of Australian land snails
AMRI conservation assessment reveals worrying trend for Australian land snails, with several species threatened and one perhaps extinct.
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A view of Malaita from the clouds
The cloud forests at the top of Malaita Island are still, mossy and the perfect place to discover new species of mammals.
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Thai flies, not “time” flies!
No flies on him, as Australian Museum scientist Dan Bickel teaches a fly course to Asian students.
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Conserving koalas: using DNA to look at the big picture
Looking at koala DNA from across the country gives us insights into their past, to help conserve them for the future.
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Celebrating museum science
Without museums, we wouldn't have discovered a cute, furry critter called the Olinguito and so much more.
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Barcoding bollworms
Some of the worlds most destructive crop pests have been tagged and bagged at the Australian Museum.
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Through village gardens and into the mist
After months of planning, it's now time to begin the search for Malaita's unknown mammals in the mountains of East Kwaio.
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A curious case of the birds and the trees
Could some aspects of the urban environment actually benefit plants and animals?
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Welkam to Honiara
Honiara is gateway to almost 1,000 islands and a melting pot of people from across the Solomon Archipelago.
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Secrets of early Pacific tattooing tools
Specialised tools made of obsidian were used for tattooing c.3000 years ago by early Pacific societies.
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Travel the world on the back of a turtle
Hitchhiking on turtles and ship hulls, some species of Podocerus know how to travel while others have gone unsampled for 150 years.
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