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Bloodlust for Conservation: iDNA an innovation in the search for elusive frogs
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/idna-search-for-frogs/

A new, DNA-based frog survey technique means bloodsucking insects can help scientists find and conserve threatened frog species.

Published 11 March 2020
The isolated Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby populations of today, were once connected
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/yellow-footed-rock-wallaby-once-connected/

Although populations of the threatened Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby are now patchily distributed across the mountain ranges of the southeastern Australian semi-arid zone, a new genetic study has revealed evidence of historic connectivity.

Published 03 March 2020
Weird and wonderful larva explained
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/weird-and-wonderful-larva-explained/

A strange beetle larva was brought to the Australian Museum. It turned out to be only the third collection of its family in Australia and a new species!

Published 31 March 2020
Raised from the dead: Species assumed extinct rediscovered on Norfolk Island
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/species-assumed-extinct-rediscovered-on-norfolk-island/

Introduced rats and chickens on Norfolk Island love to eat native animals as snacks, and were thought to have wiped out the endemic Campbell’s Keeled Glass Snail … until we recently found a few individuals alive.

Published 07 April 2020
Supporting young scientists across the nation
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/supporting-young-scientists-across-the-nation/

Now, more than ever, we must guide school students in developing a deeper understanding of STEM disciplines.

Published 21 April 2020

Eureka Prizes School Science Sleek Geeks
Hidden in plain sight: introducing the new subspecies of red-tailed black-cockatoo!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/hidden-in-plain-sight-new-subspecies-of-red-tailed-black-cockatoo/

Scientists from AMRI, University of Sydney, University of Edinburgh and CSIRO conducted the first comprehensive genetic assessment of the red-tailed black-cockatoo across its entire distribution. The result is a new subspecies!

Published 14 May 2020
Who am I? The larval sunfish mystery
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/who-am-i-the-larval-sunfish-mystery/

Isn’t this the cutest fish you have ever seen? At only 2 mm in length, this larval sunfish is one of three species of Mola found in Australian waters. The question is: which one is it?

Published 02 June 2020

Ichthyology Sunfish Fish Larval fishes
An unusual tree frog discovered in the mountains of Vietnam
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/new-tree-frog-vietnam/

New frogs, not summits, the aim of mountain-climbing biologists

Published 20 May 2020
Advertising the Australian Museum in the 1920's
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/museumadvertising1920/

Advertising the Australian Museum in the 1920's

Published 20 May 2020

marketing postcards advertising ephemera poster
A closer look at spectacular red-eyed forest frogs reveals a new species
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/new-species-red-eyed-leptobrachium/

A charismatic frog with bright red upper eyes emerges from the forests of Cambodia and Vietnam as new to science.

Published 21 May 2020

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special exhibition
Opening Saturday 10 May

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
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