Blog archive: Science
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10 April: The Straits of Magellan (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
We started the day with two muddy trawls. The ship came with some sieve tables, which are exactly as they sound: sieves as big as tables!
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9 April: Fishing at last! (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
This expedition has not had an easy birth, but we are finally out and have started sampling.
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Marine vandal has a gutful!
Emails from a research vessel in the middle of the Pacific tell of a small shark whose 'taste' for fresh sashimi led to its capture.
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Tanks for the Memories: A New Home for our Fish Collection
Sharks, crocs and even a baby rhino... thousands of our large 'wet specimens' were moved into new homes recently.
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8 April: Meet the team (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
Join us as we travel to the end of the earth to unravel some of nature’s mysteries!
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Disturbing the peace
Marine biologist Vanessa Messmer finds that the iconic coral trout may be reaching the limits of its tolerance to the warming oceans.
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Pacific Youth Reconnection Project: A New Reference Group
As custodians of one of the largest and most significant Pacific collections in the world, we're committed to engaging Pacific Communities.
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Sydney Harbour - 3000 species and counting!
Quick quiz ... how many species of animals live in Sydney Harbour? Do you know where those animals live?
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Natural science conservator, Silvia Da Rocha, awarded ICON internship
Australian Museum natural science conservator Silvia Da Rocha has been awarded the prestigious ICON internship for young conservators.
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Collections on the Move
We have a lot of big stuff at the Museum - finding a home for it has its problems.
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Pacific Youth Reconnection Project: 'Bring da family to Uni'
At an important pathways to higher education event, we presented objects from our Pacific Collection and talked with future students.
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