Blog archive: Science
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DigiVol: Volunteers have their say
Andrew and Duncan are volunteers on the digitisation project, called DigiVol, who both provide interesting commentary on life behind the scenes in the digitisation lab.
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Incredible Barreleye video
This incredible footage of a live Barreleye was taken by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. It has been viewed on YouTube over 3 million times.
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Calling on Tongan Traditions: Decline in Natural Resources
Lady Tunakaimanu Feilakepa is renowned and greatly respected for her traditional cultural knowledge in Tonga and across the Pacific. Here she discusses Tongan mats, a decline in natural materials and the value of viewing such a collection.
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Calling on Tongan Traditions: Handicrafts
Lady Tunakaimanu Feilakepa is renowned and greatly respected for her traditional cultural knowledge in Tonga and across the Pacific. Here she shares her knowledge on a variety of pandanus handicrafts.
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Lizard Fish - Shark Beaching
Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about an encounter at the beach.
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The Power of X-rays
Colleagues at the Smithsonian have just added a fantastic new online exhibition to their website. Called 'What You See When You Turn a Fish Inside Out' gives users the chance to strip away the exterior of a fish and take an x-ray peek at its insides. Great stuff!
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Calling on Tongan Traditions: Ngatu
Lady Tunakaimanu Feilakepa is renowned and greatly respected for her traditional cultural knowledge in Tonga and across the Pacific. Here she kindly shares her knowledge on the creation and use of tapa cloth.
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Lizard Fish - The best part of every day
Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about the daily highlights.
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Lizard Fish - Baitfish and a large shark
Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about her encounter with a large shark.
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Lizard Fish - In the beginning
Marine biologist Amanda Hay is on beautiful Lizard Island where she is conducting research into behaviour of larval fishes. Today, she writes about the research they are conducting.
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Eagle rays in the shallows
This movie shows eagle rays (probably Southern Eagle Rays, Myliobatis australis) in very shallow water at Hopetoun, Western Australia.
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Saddled Snake Eel, Leiuranus semicinctus
A Saddled Snake Eel at a depth of 1 m, New Caledonia, 2011.
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Fish mimicking octopus mimicking fish!
The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) has been known for some years for its ability to mimic flatfish, lionfish and seasnakes. A recent discovery in Indonesia adds a whole new twist to this story. The Black-marble Jawfish (Stalix cf. histrio) mimics the Mimic Octopus.
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Balinese Women Artists: Collecting their Stories and Paintings
Balinese Paintings: collaborative research. Siobhan Campbell, Sydney University and Stan Florek - Australian Museum, October 2011.
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The Octopus and the 'Living Fossil': Closer Than We Thought
Q&A with the Museum biologist who helped answer an enduring question about the family tree of the second largest group of animals on earth: molluscs.
