Blog archive: Science
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Frequent fires empty the honeypot
Honeyeater birds favour Blue Mountains heathlands with longer fire-free periods, but current fire frequencies tend to be much higher.
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Fruit Flies: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Have you ever left some ripe fruit on the kitchen bench overnight only to find a swarm of tiny flies hovering there the next morning?
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Life at Lizard: Impressions of a first-time visitor
Flying there was just as I expected: beautiful panoramas of jewel-coloured ocean with reefs and islands scattered throughout.
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Sneaky hoppers in the Australian tropics
Molecular genetics has revealed some unexpected hopping ability in a poorly known tropical kangaroo.
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Land snail radiation discovered in East Timor
The discovery of many new species of land snail sheds light on biodiversity patterns in East Timor
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Boat People: Mapping the Pacific 1769-70
Tupaia and Cook - navigators from different cultures.
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Breaking glass ceilings at the Australian Museum
Appointed in 1972, Dame Leonie Kramer AC, DBE, was the first female trustee of the Australian Museum.
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Australian summer – too hot to handle for flying-foxes?
Increasing heatwaves across Australia impact dramatically on flying-fox populations.
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What’s the difference between a frog and a toad?
As an amphibian biologist, it's the most common question people ask me, but the answer is more complicated than you'd think.
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Fascinating stories hidden amongst the Australian Museum’s most important records
The Australian Museum Trust Minutes reveals fascinating stories of the life of the museum.
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An Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity
Will the new Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services address all the values of biodiversity?
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19 New Long-legged Flies from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia
For such an arid region, the Pilbara supports a great diversity of long-legged flies.
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There’s no place like home for a potoroo
Genetic data reveal the secret world of one of Australia's more elusive marsupial species.
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World’s oldest fossil of the magpie family discovered in Queensland
A new genus and species of a songbird related to magpies and currawongs sheds light on the evolution of these birds in Australia.
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The ecology of Australian ‘Jewel Beetles’
Although famed for their beauty, we know surprisingly little about these beetle gems.
