Blog archive:
Museullaneous

Australian Museum Principal Research Scientist, Dr Mark Eldridge, reveals things are not what they seem - they're far more sinister.

Pioneering aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is celebrated in Trailblazers: Australia's 50 greatest explorers

I wonder if the original owner of this bank note ever suspected that it would end up in a museum?

Find out more about why 2015 was a very good year for DigiVol

James 'Cas' Castrission and Justin 'Jonesy' Jones are adventurers celebrated in Trailblazers: Australia's 50 greatest explorers

A quick Q&A with the scientist they call #RhinoGuy

An excerpt from Tim Cope's book On the Trail Of Genghis Khan.

According to Gilbert Whitley '...surely the spirits of the Barrier Reef naturalists may haunt the heavenly air of Heron Island'

A blog series investigating stories and images from the earliest collection of photographs in the Museum's history.

Not much has been written about our oldest surviving mineral collection because for more than 150 years it’s been almost lost to sight.

Find out more here about two very different experiences shared by DigiVols outside of the lab.

The first expedition to the Simpson Desert by a member of the Museum staff.

Behind the recent announcement of the new NSW state fossil emblem the fossil fish Mandageria fairfaxi lies a truly remarkable story.

A blog series investigating stories and images from the earliest collection of photographs in the Museum's history.

Aboriginal communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait are taking the lead in dealing with ghost nets