What attracts museum research scientist Dr Nerida Wilson to the Scotia Arc, a series of islands linking South America to Antarctica?
By: Brendan Atkins, Category: Science, Date: 16 Apr 2013
Barkcloth paintings from the Museum’s collections highlight cultural tensions in West Papua, says Yvonne Carrillo-Huffman.
By: Brendan Atkins, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 20 Mar 2013
Who can a king trust? Elizabeth Baynham reveals who was closest to Alexander the Great.
Marine biologist Vanessa Messmer finds that the iconic coral trout may be reaching the limits of its tolerance to the warming oceans.
By: Brendan Atkins, Category: Science, Date: 18 Mar 2013
Biting your tongue takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to these parasites, says marine biologist Melissa Beata Martin.
Planet Earth has never before experienced anything quite like the age of humans, says Museum ecologist Alan Jones.
By: Brendan Atkins, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 12 Nov 2012
Two pieces of sandalwood from Vanuatu provide a key for understanding the cultural ties between indigenous people and their land.
By: Brendan Atkins, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 27 Sep 2012
Museum Director Frank Howarth asks "What is ‘culture’?" in this foreword to Explore magazine (summer 2011).
By: Brendan Atkins, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 15 Nov 2011
By enforcing a ban on kava, are we throwing out the baby with the bathwater? asks anthropologist Kirk Huffman.
By: Brendan Atkins, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 08 Nov 2011
The oceans absorb much of the carbon dioxide we emit, but have they reached breaking point? asks ecologist Alan Jones.
By: Brendan Atkins, Category: Science, Date: 07 Nov 2011
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