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Co-curation and the Public History of Science Workshop Part 1
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/co-curation-and-the-public-history-of-science-workshop-part-1/

Attending this workshop at the Science Museum, London. The aim is to create dialogue and debate and learn from each others' experience of co-curation as the Science Musuem moves into the next phase of gallery redevelopment. Here are my quick notes. There is also more on the workshop wiki:

First terrestrial mammal recorded from Lizard Island
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/first-terrestrial-mammal-recorded-from-lizard-island/

Tracks of a small mammal have been seen on several beaches at Lizard Island beaches since October 2009.

Developing Educational Strategies - some background stuff
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/developing-educational-strategies-some-background-stuff/

I'm currently attending a workshop on developing educational strategies for museums in a rapidly developing part of the world. Here's some resources for background reading.

What's in a name?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/whats-in-a-name/

Arggghhhh! Nothing gets my goat more than reading a novel or a report that shows a scientific name with both the genus and species names with upper case letters or neither word in italics.

Slingjaw Wrasse feeding
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/slingjaw-wrasse-feeding/

The Slingjaw Wrasse is aptly named. The video shows excellent slow-motion footage of the greatly protrusible mouth during feeding. Click on the link to the fact sheet for more information on this species.

Fish frontiers
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fish-frontiers/

Fish scientists find on average about one species per week previously unknown from Australian waters, yet there is still so much we don’t know, says Museum ichthyologist Dr Jeff Leis.

Dinosnore Feedback
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/dinosnore-feedback/

Here's what one of our Australian Museum Members had to say about their Dinosnore experience.

Point and Shoot #5 - What lens or focal length should I use
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/point-and-shoot-5-what-lens-should-i-use/

From the blog series 'Point and Shoot' by Museum photographers Carl Bento and James King

Sawfish saw in action
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sawfish-saw-in-action/

This movie clip shows a sawfish feeding. Sawfishes can slash from side to side with the rostrum to stun, impale or even cut prey fishes in half. The rostrum can also pin fishes to the substrate where they are ingested.

Deep Oceans – Viewed from the 'Globe'
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/deep-oceans-viewed-from-the-globe/

While building the Deep Oceans exhibition, we’ve had to come up with ways of effectively demonstrating the vastness, as well as the conditions of the Deep Oceans.