Blog archive:
Science

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.

A fall of the last Balinese Kingdom: in painting and words.

Who doesn’t like a good mystery? Well, there are plenty to solve in the spider world!

The British exploration of the Australia-Pacific region in historical perspective.

Ten new species and one genus of land snail have been discovered in coastal areas and on the islands of the Western Australian Kimberley.

Will new technology allow accurate, rapid, and cost efficient observations of the marine environment?

Books, digital content and the future of libraries.

Pollination in Australia's subtropical rainforests seems to be carried out primarily by much smaller critters than bees, birds or bats.

Public education and the origin of a book in antiquity.

Our amazing new ghost net sculptures, Dauma and Garom, are now on display in our Indigenous Australians gallery.

Sacred textiles of Tenganan Village in Bali.

Is it a bat? Is it a plane? If you are an air traveller, you probably have more to do with museums, especially ours, than you think!

Was fish ever on the Australian Museum Curator's breakfast menu?