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Writing from the frontiers of science, culture and education, as well as all the latest news from the Museum. The Australian Museum is a place of exploration and discovery, inspiring responsibility for our world by promoting knowledge, understanding, and enjoyment of science, nature, and culture.
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The first new archaeological site excavated on Norfolk Island in almost 30 years expands our knowledge of local Polynesian settlement. Evidence from a recently excavated stone-working site has now been published in the journal ..read more
The Australian Museum Blog
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With seven new frog species described to science and over a million frog records at our fingertips, we revise and update the Australian Frog Atlas – the most detailed, up-to-date distribution maps of all Australia’s 254 frog species ..read more
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The culmination of a decade-long research study involving scientists from across the globe working on the Bird 10,000 Genomes Project (B10K), which aims to sequence the complete genomes of every living bird species ..read more
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Living among the seaweed of our temperate rocky reefs are fishes of the family Clinidae, aptly called Weedfish ..read more
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The Australian banjo frogs or ‘pobblebonks’ are a spectacular group of four medium to large (3–9 cm) burrowing frog species, recognisable by their distinctive ‘bonk’ and ‘tok’ mating calls (which sound similar to the pluck of a banjo string ..read more
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On International Women’s Day, we share a snapshot of some of the outstanding women who work in diverse areas, such as climate solutions, cultural collections, and science at the Australian Museum ..read more
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Tim Flannery discusses an exciting mineral, olivine and how it can be used to tackle climate change ..read more
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Local and international visitors have flocked to Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs , making it the most popular exhibition in the Australian Museum’s history, with more than 350,000 tickets sold ..read more
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Our new research published in the journal Evolutionary Ecology aimed to unravel the ways male frogs identify other males as territorial threats, the results surprised us ..read more
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In late August 2023 we sadly farewelled a former colleague, arachnologist Dr Michael Gray, who passed away at the end of July, age 81 years ..read more