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Passing on the key – making freshwater mollusc identification easier in Australia
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-passing-on-the-key/We're working on enabling everyone to identify the rich freshwater mollusc fauna of Australia.
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A frog that gives birth to tadpoles!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-a-frog-that-gives-birth-to-tadpoles/Unique in the frog world, a newly described frog from Indonesia lays tadpoles instead of eggs.
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Koala genes decoded!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-koala-genes-decoded/For the first time the genetic instruction manual, or blue-print, for this iconic Australian marsupial has been revealed.
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A new name and a new direction for our scientific research
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/new-name-new-direction/A wonderful speech by Professor Merlin Crossley capped off the official launch of the Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI) last week.
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Ancient Trade Ignores Modern Political Boundaries
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-ancient-trade-ignores-modern-political-boundaries/Obsidian artefacts reveal social relations between Russia and China about 20,000 years ago.
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Explore podcast episode 4: The discovery of new species
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/explore-podcast-ep-4-discovery-of-new-species/In the final episode of Explore season one, we head out into the field to discover how the Australian Museum’s Chief Scientist Professor Kris Helgen and palaeontologist Dr Patrick Smith identify new species, and what it means to add new branches to the Tree of Life.
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My time at the Australian Museum, what it was like and how I've grown
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/justine-charles-work-experience/In October 2023, Justine Charles joined the Marine Invertebrates Department for work experience. This is how she spent her week.
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How to know your worms: A workshop run by AM worm wizards
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/how-to-know-your-worms-a-workshop-run-by-am-worm-wizards/AMRI researchers ran a two-day workshop (11–12 March 2025) at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, aimed to provide the skills required to recognise Australian polychaete families.
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Current Research Volunteers
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/lirs/current-research-volunteers/Researchers - contact LIRS if you want to be put in touch with any of the people listed below.
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