Blog archive: Science
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Trilobite translations
Find out why a new publication, the Trilobite Record of China, co-edited by Australian Museum palaeontologist Dr Yong Yi Zhen, has made life a lot easier for the world’s trilobite experts.
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Has the cucumber changed its spots?
Recent research indicates the presence of a new species of sea cucumber at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Myriad of amphipods on the GBR
A recent study has revealed hundreds of species of amphipods (shrimp-like creatures) living on the Great Barrier Reef, almost half of them new to science.
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From the archives: 2009 climate change exhibition awarded
As the AM prepares to launch new exhibitions on climate change in 2020, we look back on our 2009 exhibition, 'Climate change: our future, your choice'.
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How to detect newly introduced species
Museum scientists compared two strategies to predict the whereabouts of an introduced bee – one using climate suitability data and the other habitat preference.
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Micropredators lurk among the seaweed
Argentinean and Australian Museum scientists have discovered a guild of micropredators living on seaweeds in the coastal waters of southern New South Wales.
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The price of overconsumption and the lack of recycling plastics has created The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a soupy mix of plastics floating around in the Pacific Ocean.
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International Day of Climate Change
Saturday the 24th October was the International Day of Climate change and the United Nations Day.
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Sydney dust storm analysed by Museum mineralogist
Australian Museum mineralogist Ross Pogson took no time at all to analyse the mineral content of the dust that swept across Sydney this morning, enveloping the city in an eerie red blanket.
