Blog archive: Science
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New species of small, fat frog discovered on top of Indochina’s highest peak
Discovered in the cold, wet forest near the top of Mount Fansipan this little frog may already be in trouble.
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Exotic honeybees are the only effective pollinators of a temperate mangrove
Honeybees were introduced shortly after European settlement and now appear to be the only effective pollinators of a native plant species.
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Finding Land Fish in French Polynesia: The Mystical Mountains of Moorea
Our journey had a rocky start involving 5 airports, 7 busses and a ferry, so we arrived exhausted but relieved on the island of Moorea.
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Poorly-known parasites threaten freshwater biodiversity
A new paper is calling for more attention to be paid to poorly-known micro-organisms capable of killing off amphibians and fishes.
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Ghost Net art: Sea Blanket
The Museum has purchased Gur Atkamlu (Sea Blanket), a work by Indigenous artists from Darnley Island Arts Centre (Erub Erwer Meta).
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Our Global Neighbours: Story-tellers from Indonesia
Stories are shared and moulded to enrich people and collections.
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Ghost net art: Dauma and Garom wrapped for transport to Sydney
Our new ghost net pieces, Dauma the mud crab and Garom the rock cod, are now in Sydney!
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Our Global Neighbours: Noken from Papuan Highlands
The versatile native bag as a cultural heritage.
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Our Global Neighbours: Female Warrior Srikandi and Modernity
A role model for Indonesian women.
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Our Global Neighbours: Young Visitors from Indonesia
Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program.
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Redheads and insects
What do entomologists and phillumenists have in common? The appreciation of a good matchbox.
