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An update on the Plastiki expedition

Thursday is ‘One Day Without Shoes’ day, a day to spread awareness about children developing preventable feet conditions. By not wearing shoes for one day gives you the opportunity to walk in the steps of these children in developing nations.

The journey of Plastiki is well underway and things are looking positive!

Why is water so precious? Because only a small percentage, 0.08% of the world's water can be used for domestic use.

The Museum is developing new ways to explore and interpret images of biodiversity.

What is the truth behind bottled water?

Entomologist Dr Andrew Mitchell is looking to combine morphological and genetic approaches to taxonomy.

Traditional culture meets modernism in new artworks from the highlands of Papua New Guinea, writes Dr Robin Torrence.

An 8-week trip to Antarctica has returned excellent collections of bottom-dwelling invertebrate communities and valuable insights for sustainable fishing and conservation management of this vulnerable ecosystem, writes Museum Technical Officer Roger Springthorpe.

Early this morning our time the Plastiki Expedition left San Francisco on its journey to Sydney.

The case of the mysterious appearance of Barramundi in Sydney Harbour has been solved.

How to support the less fortunate in our communities by growing fresh veggies for them.

One man’s environmental dream becomes a reality and he is educating the planet to consider waste as a resource. The Plastiki is history in the making!

Renewable energy has to be part of the solution in combating climate change and wave energy conversion is a fantastic technology using waves to produce clean electricity.

During his recent visit to Sydney His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales examined specimens from the Australian Museum collection aboard RV Southern Surveyor.