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Museullaneous

Pacific Collection specialist Dr Jenny Newell joins the AM team fresh from her work with the American Museum of Natural History.

Australian Museum scientists are in the process of excavating three complete whale skeletons from Lord Howe Island.

Instrument Scientist extraordinaire Dr Helen Maynard-Casely talks planetary bodies and why she's a scientist!

Clinical psychologist Sophie Li gives us the lowdown on crippling fear of spiders.

From Scott Sisters to Ethel King, scientific illustration has allowed woman to shatter glass ceilings in the world of science.

We've seen their exquisite work, but who were the women behind some of Australia's most prominent natural history illustrations?

The Australian Museum's off-site storage finally finds a permanent home.

Today world-renowned naturalist and global treasure Sir David Attenborough paid a visit to the Australian Museum.

World-renowned naturalist. Living legend. Global treasure. How do you honour a man whose influence is so incomparable?

Executive Director and CEO Kim McKay in conversation with Sheldon Teare, Natural Sciences Conservator at the Australian Museum.

Egyptian artefact or plaster-covered tin can? AM's Materials Conservation team uncovers an elaborate fake.

Discovering the little known story of the historic gem, the Former National School Building.

AM CEO and Director Kim McKay AO in conversation with explorer, scientist and 2007 Australian of the Year, Professor Tim Flannery.

Surprising spiders from our Rare Books collection.

AM Anthropologist Dr Robin Torrence chats with Kim McKay about her research on the function of ancient material on peoples’ daily lives.