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Sea cucumber

Has the cucumber changed its spots?

Recent research indicates the presence of a new species of sea cucumber at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef.  

By: Category: Science, Date: 09 Dec 2009

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Myriad of amphipods on the GBR

A recent study has revealed hundreds of species of amphipods (shrimp-like creatures) living on the Great Barrier Reef, almost half of them new to science.

By: Rebecca Hancock, Category: Science, Date: 08 Dec 2009

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Trilobite translations

Find out why a new publication, the Trilobite Record of China, co-edited by Australian Museum palaeontologist Dr Yong Yi Zhen, has made life a lot easier for the world’s trilobite experts.

By: Rebecca Hancock, Category: Science, Date: 08 Dec 2009

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Copenhagen

The People’s Orb has arrived in Copenhagen.

By: Parrys Raines, Category: Science, Date: 08 Dec 2009

Halictus survey sites

How to detect newly introduced species

Museum scientists compared two strategies to predict the whereabouts of an introduced bee – one using climate suitability data and the other habitat preference. Find out which strategy worked best.
 

By: Dr John Gollan, Category: Science, Date: 03 Dec 2009

Isopod SEM

Micropredators lurk among the seaweed

Argentinean and Australian Museum scientists have discovered a guild of micropredators living on seaweeds in the coastal waters of southern New South Wales.

By: Dr George D. F. (Buz) Wilson, Category: Science, Date: 03 Dec 2009

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Australian Museum Members Survey Results

Results of two surveys of Austalian Museum Members - 1998 and 2001

By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 30 Nov 2009

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Museum education blogs

There are a range of other museums and cultural institutions that host blogs related to teachers and education. Here's a selection of some of them.

By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Lifelong Learning, Date: 27 Nov 2009

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What is the Teacher Talk Blog?

What is the Teacher Talk Blog and what might I find here?

By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Lifelong Learning, Date: 26 Nov 2009

Web to Classroom Workshop

Web to classroom workshops

On Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November 2009 we held web to classroom workshops with primary and secondary teachers. The aim was to find out how teachers are using the web in their classrooms and how we can work more closely with them via our own website.

By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 25 Nov 2009