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  • Mammalian milestone reached

    A major update to THE reference book for Australian mammals is out now! “Strahan’s Mammals of Australia” provides accessible and up-to-date information on our unique mammal fauna.

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    Dr Mark Eldridge
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    Book cover of Strahan's Mammals of Australia, Fourth Edition.

  • Bats, rats and cats – oh my!

    To gain a holistic biological and historical picture of an area, both native and introduced species should be studied over time. Recently, our mammalogy team surveyed bats, rats and cats on the Australian Museum-led expedition to Norfolk Island.

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    Dr Mark Eldridge, Dr Sandy Ingleby, Professor Kristofer Helgen, Dr Harry Parnaby, Meagan Warwick
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    Scientists on Phillip Island in the morning

  • Rock-wallabies star in new musical creation

    Australia’s rock-wallabies are world famous for their variation. Now, rock-wallabies take centre stage in a major new oratorio: Origins – of the Universe, of Life, of Species, of Humanity.

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    Dr Mark Eldridge Professor Jenny Graves, FAA, AC
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    A yellow-footed rock wallaby

  • Hydroides of the World: Book out now!

    The first ever fully illustrated guide to Hydroides is out now! This genus of calcareous worms is one of the largest and most ecologically and economically important group of marine invertebrates in the world.

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    Dr Elena Kupriyanova
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    Live Hydroides dirampha in tube.

  • Wonderful Worms around the World: Celebrating International Polychaete Day

    Today is International Polychaete Day! On this day, we celebrate polychaetes for their extraordinary diversity, beauty, and the important role they play in marine and estuarine communities.

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    Dr Elena Kupriyanova, Dr Pat Hutchings
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    Tube worm

  • Our tiny green hitchhiker: Citizen science reveals the frog popping up across eastern Australia

    Thousands of people using the FrogID app have helped reveal just how much the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) is establishing populations outside its native range.

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    Dr Jodi Rowley
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    The Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) often sits on vegetation in the sun during the day.

  • The sea urchins of Sydney

    Sydney sea urchins are diverse and live in a variety of habitats – you may find them in rockpools and kelp forests. They are also an important part of what makes our local biodiversity so special. Learn more about these Sydneysiders!

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    Emily McLaren
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    The red sea urchin

  • Does the venue matter for a banjo frog gig?

    Using FrogID citizen science data, we recently set out to discover if habitat can influence the advertisement calls of frogs!

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    Grace Gillard, Dr Jodi Rowley
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    An Eastern Banjo Frog (<i>Limnodynastes dumerilii</i>) calling.

  • The FrogID dataset 4.0: almost half a million frog records now online and open access

    The fourth annual release of the FrogID dataset has just been released, ready to help inform conservation!

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    Dr Jodi Rowley
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    The Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera) is the frog species with the most records in the FrogID database.

  • Choose your own adventure with FrogID

    Fine-tuning citizen science to map frog species richness together.

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    Maureen Thompson
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    The small and cryptic Red-backed toadlet (Pseudophryne coriacea) near Kiwarrak State Forest, New South Wales.

  • What you need to know about Australian coral reefs

    In their recently published essay collection, Dr Pat Hutchings (Australian Museum), Dr Sarah Hamylton (University of Wollongong) & Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (University of Queensland) delve deep into Australian coral reef history, ecology, management, First Nations cultural significance & future.

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    Dr Pat Hutchings, Dr Sarah Hamylton, Meagan Warwick
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    The reef at Lord Howe Island

  • Frogs need your help again this winter

    In winter 2021, Australia’s frogs suffered a mass mortality event. As temperatures drop, we are worried it might happen again – we need you to help monitor our frogs.

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    Dr Jodi Rowley
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    Sick Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea). In winter 2021, sick frogs were often lethargic, sitting out in the open during the day, and had dark, patchy skin.

  • The beautiful birds of Norfolk Island

    Norfolk Island is home to many beautiful birds – however, Norfolk Island also has an unenviable extinction rate when it comes to its bird fauna. To understand more, our scientists studied the endemic and exotic birdlife of Norfolk Island during the recent Australian Museum-led expedition.

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    Meagan Warwick Emily Cave
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    Dr Richard Major and Emily Cave on Norfolk Island expedition

  • Related species of skeleton shrimp from Australia and Far East Asia

    An unusual find of thousands of skeleton shrimp on commercial fishing nets in the Gippsland Lakes, south-eastern Australia has led to the revision of a species from Far East Asia, review of previous records, and recognition of a new species.

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    Professor Ichiro Takeuchi, Dr Stephen Keable
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    P83424 Caprellidae dorsal

  • Collecting better biodiversity data through citizen science

    Will people record calling frogs, everywhere, all at once?

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    Maureen Thompson
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    FrogID users out at night to record frogs, including the Endangered Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) with the FrogID app.