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Australian abyssal worms: research reveals the unnamed species living in our deep-sea environments
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/australian-abyssal-worms-research-reveals-the-unnamed-species-living-in-our-deep-sea-environments/

A recently published international study including 30 authors from 19 institutions, led by the Australian Museum, has indicated that over 50 new species of marine worm from the eastern Australian abyss await to be described and named.

Preparing your Eureka Prizes submission: tips for entrants
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/preparing-your-eureka-prizes-submission/

Each year we receive hundreds of entries contributed to by thousands of individuals, which are put through a rigorous judging process to determine just one winner for each prize. We share our insights based on some of the most common mistakes and misconceptions.

Which frogs are best equipped to survive the human world?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/which-frogs-are-best-equipped-to-survive-the-human-world/

We rank Australia’s frog species based on how likely they are to persist in human modified habitats – with some surprising results!

This month in Archaeology: 2020-21 AMF/AMRI Visiting Research Fellow on the Rock Art Recovery Project
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/this-month-in-archaeology-2020-21-amf-amri-visiting-research-fellow-on-the-rock-art-recovery-project/

Wayne Brennan, a 2020-21 AMF/AMRI Visiting Research Fellow, discusses how scientists and Aboriginal communities work together on the Rock Art Recovery Project - two ways walking together side by side.

Two new species of the world’s largest flying squirrels discovered in the Himalayas by Australian scientists
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/two-new-species-of-the-worlds-largest-flying-squirrels-discovered-in-the-himalayas-by-australian-scientists/

Australian scientists lead an international team that has described and named two new species of gigantic woolly flying squirrels from the Himalayas.

News from LIRS: a tale of two ichthyophiles: Simon & Chris’ story
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/news-from-lirs-a-tale-of-two-ichthyophiles-simon-and-chris-story/

Each month, a selected blog from Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation is featured at the AM. For this month, we feature a tale of two ichthyophiles.

Primary school students go virtual to explore behind the scenes of Palaeontology
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/Primary-school-students-go-virtual-to-explore-behind-the-scenes-of-Palaeontology/

During their virtual journey students meet AM palaeontologists Dr Matt McCurry and Dr Patrick Smith, who both try to convince you to follow their preferred speciality – vertebrate versus invertebrate fossils!

This month in Archaeology: Stone hatchets as nut-cracking tools
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/this-month-in-archaeology-stone-hatchets-as-nut-cracking-tools/

Why are there pits on ground stone hatchets? These are wood working tools, but could they have been used for cracking seeds and nuts as well? How to find out? Do experiments! For this month in archaeology, we discuss the recent experimental archaeology paper, led by Dr Nina Kononenko.

Crustacean research: New fauna of commensal mysids discovered in New South Wales
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/crustacean-research-new-fauna-of-commensal-mysids-discovered-in-new-south-wales/

In the new study exploring the Australian Museum Marine Invertebrate collections, a series of seven species of mysids associated with other marine invertebrates have been discovered in the coastal waters of NSW. Two species are new to science and are named after Stephen Keable and Anna Murray!

The Great Australian Trilobite
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-great-australian-trilobite/

A newly discovered trilobite species, found in the collections of the Australian Museum and Geoscience Australia, is the largest species ever unearthed in Australia. At almost double the size of the previous record holder, it is potentially the third largest trilobite species in the world.