Blog archive: Science
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Obsidian artefacts from Papua New Guinea: major new publication
A major new reference work to assist archaeologists interpret use-wear marks on obsidian artefacts has been published by the Australian Museum.
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Lizard Island and Cyclone Yasi
Several people have asked about Lizard Island and Cyclone Yasi, expected to hit Queensland tonight. Here is what we know at present.
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Know your product
Dr Shane Ahyong is the Museum's go-to guy for crabs (or anything else with ten legs).
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Nudibranchs in Antarctica
Meet Dr Nerida Wilson, one of several new recruits who are boosting the Museum's research capability. Nerida specialises in sea slugs and sea snails.
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Two bark paintings on loan at MCA exhibition
Two bark paintings from the Australian Museum’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection are currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay in Sydney at the overview exhibition of work by Bardayal ‘Lofty’ Nadjamerrek AO.
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Fabulous Fijian singers visit the Pacific collections
On December 7th a group of young Fijians came to visit our Fijian collections, and as a thank-you this group, The Redemption Singers, performed for everyone in the museum's Atrium where their amazing voices filled the whole museum!
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Green Turtle demolishes BBQ area
A Green Turtle has laid her eggs in the middle of the Research Station's beach barbecue area.
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Welcome to Peoples' Place
The Cultural Collections team here at the museum looks after both ethnographical and archaeological material from cultures all over the world. Our Indigenous Australian collection holds approximately 40,000 ethnographic objects and one million archaeological artefacts representing the c
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Early coral spawning this year
Most Acropora species at Lizard Island spawned on the night of 25 November this year, the third night after the full moon. On the following night, many goniasterid and favid corals spawned, and on the night after that it was the turn of Porites corals.
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Fish Collection tour
Join Fish Collection Manager Mark McGrouther on a quick tour through some of the Fish Collection at the Australian Museum.
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Tasmania bans plastic bags
After seven years and tri-partisan support the plastic bag will be banned in Tasmania within 12 months.
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Fish in hot water
Last night we had a terrific talk in the beach house by Prof Phil Munday of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University: "Fish in hot water: how will climate change affect coral reef fishes?"
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More on that amazing discovery
Volunteer Science Writer, Stephanie Guzik, tells us more about the "Overdue Family Reunion".
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GBROOS comes to Lizard Island
Lizard Island is now a node for the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System (GBROOS). Solar and wind-powered sensors in the lagoon relay water and weather data continuously.
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Where have all the Turtles Gone?
Sea Turtle numbers are diminishing but stealing their eggs is a sure way of speeding up the extinction of turtle species.
