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Science

Honeyeater birds favour Blue Mountains heathlands with longer fire-free periods, but current fire frequencies tend to be much higher.

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?

Flying there was just as I expected: beautiful panoramas of jewel-coloured ocean with reefs and islands scattered throughout.

Molecular genetics has revealed some unexpected hopping ability in a poorly known tropical kangaroo.

The discovery of many new species of land snail sheds light on biodiversity patterns in East Timor

Tupaia and Cook - navigators from different cultures.

Appointed in 1972, Dame Leonie Kramer AC, DBE, was the first female trustee of the Australian Museum.

Increasing heatwaves across Australia impact dramatically on flying-fox populations.

As an amphibian biologist, it's the most common question people ask me, but the answer is more complicated than you'd think.

The Australian Museum Trust Minutes reveals fascinating stories of the life of the museum.

Will the new Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services address all the values of biodiversity?

For such an arid region, the Pilbara supports a great diversity of long-legged flies.

Genetic data reveal the secret world of one of Australia's more elusive marsupial species.

A new genus and species of a songbird related to magpies and currawongs sheds light on the evolution of these birds in Australia.

Although famed for their beauty, we know surprisingly little about these beetle gems.