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Australian Museum Curator William Sheridan Wall battled illness, poverty, poor equipment, dying animals, even bushrangers. 

Dark Emu author Bruce Pascoe deconstructs over-simplified portrayals of Indigenous life and the discoveries of this country's first people.

What are the symptoms and treatments for spider bites? Is our fear of spiders evolutionary or cultural? Can Arachnophobia be cured?

Once 'collector and preserver of specimens', the Museum's early taxidermist decided to branch out.

Citizen scientist and peacock spider enthusiast Stuart Harris latest find proves there's still a lot to learn about these tiny arachnids.

How 'Eric' the opalised pliosaur made his way into the Australian Museum hall of fame.

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

190 years ago the concept of a museum in Sydney was endorsed. It was to be Australia's first museum. 

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.