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Wonderful Worms around the World: Celebrating International Polychaete Day
Today is International Polychaete Day! On this day, we celebrate polychaetes for their extraordinary diversity, beauty, and the important role they play in marine and estuarine communities.
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Our tiny green hitchhiker: Citizen science reveals the frog popping up across eastern Australia
Thousands of people using the FrogID app have helped reveal just how much the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) is establishing populations outside its native range.
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At the Museum
The 1964 Australian-American meteorite expedition
Photographed by Robert ‘Oliver’ Chalmers and members from the Australian Museum, the 1964 Australian-American Meteorite Expedition captured on 35mm colour slides were recently discovered by the Photographic Archives Digitisation Project.
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The sea urchins of Sydney
Sydney sea urchins are diverse and live in a variety of habitats – you may find them in rockpools and kelp forests. They are also an important part of what makes our local biodiversity so special. Learn more about these Sydneysiders!
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Does the venue matter for a banjo frog gig?
Using FrogID citizen science data, we recently set out to discover if habitat can influence the advertisement calls of frogs!
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At the Museum
Celebrating the Australian Museum’s Archives
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the International Council on Archives - celebrations are in full swing for International Archives Week (5-9th June) and International Archives Day (9th June).
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Science
Developing ambassadors for behaviour change
In conversation with Dr Michelle Blewitt, co-winner of the 2021 Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science.
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The FrogID dataset 4.0: almost half a million frog records now online and open access
The fourth annual release of the FrogID dataset has just been released, ready to help inform conservation!
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From the Director: Coral reefs in hot water
This year we celebrate 50 years of the AM’s LIRS, a globally-recognised research station devoted to understanding the incredible scale and structure of the Great Barrier Reef which can be seen from space.
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At the Museum
The Talbot Oration: Coral Reefs in Hot Water
Dr Anne Hoggett AM explores the plight of our coral reefs and how we can help protect their future in the Australian Museum’s Talbot Oration.
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Choose your own adventure with FrogID
Fine-tuning citizen science to map frog species richness together.
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What you need to know about Australian coral reefs
In their recently published essay collection, Dr Pat Hutchings (Australian Museum), Dr Sarah Hamylton (University of Wollongong) & Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (University of Queensland) delve deep into Australian coral reef history, ecology, management, First Nations cultural significance & future.
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At the Museum
50 years of research on Lizard Island
Founded in 1973, the Lizard Island Research Station has studied reef ecologies and the impacts of climate change for fifty years.
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AMRI
Frogs need your help again this winter
In winter 2021, Australia’s frogs suffered a mass mortality event. As temperatures drop, we are worried it might happen again – we need you to help monitor our frogs.
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The beautiful birds of Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is home to many beautiful birds – however, Norfolk Island also has an unenviable extinction rate when it comes to its bird fauna. To understand more, our scientists studied the endemic and exotic birdlife of Norfolk Island during the recent Australian Museum-led expedition.