Blog archive: Science
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Tips for looking after our oceans
Here is a short list of how we can all care for our oceans to protect the beautiful marine life that lives there.
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One Day Without Shoes
Thursday is ‘One Day Without Shoes’ day, a day to spread awareness about children developing preventable feet conditions. By not wearing shoes for one day gives you the opportunity to walk in the steps of these children in developing nations.
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Plastiki expedition update
The journey of Plastiki is well underway and things are looking positive!
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The breakdown of the world’s water content
Why is water so precious? Because only a small percentage, 0.08% of the world's water can be used for domestic use.
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Exciting new ways of exploring biodiversity
The Museum is developing new ways to explore and interpret images of biodiversity.
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Integrating taxonomy
Entomologist Dr Andrew Mitchell is looking to combine morphological and genetic approaches to taxonomy.
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Sand paintings from Enga
Traditional culture meets modernism in new artworks from the highlands of Papua New Guinea, writes Dr Robin Torrence.
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Trawling Antarctica for answers
An 8-week trip to Antarctica has returned excellent collections of bottom-dwelling invertebrate communities and valuable insights for sustainable fishing and conservation management of this vulnerable ecosystem, writes Museum Technical Officer Roger Springthorpe.
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Plastiki heads to Oz
Early this morning our time the Plastiki Expedition left San Francisco on its journey to Sydney.
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Barramundi mystery solved
The case of the mysterious appearance of Barramundi in Sydney Harbour has been solved.
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School Veggie Garden
How to support the less fortunate in our communities by growing fresh veggies for them.
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Plastiki – A solution to waste
One man’s environmental dream becomes a reality and he is educating the planet to consider waste as a resource. The Plastiki is history in the making!