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Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land

Almost two-thirds of Australia is privately owned. But most of our scientific understanding of how threatened species are faring comes from research done on public lands. Traditional biodiversity surveys by professional scientists are time and resource intensive and navigating access to private lands can be tricky.

The Conversation

You might think frogs never get enough water. Turns out, they can fare worse in floods than bushfires

Frogs need water. Almost all of the world’s 7,900 known frog species breed in fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls – croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows – to attract a mate.

The Conversation

Retired Australian teacher discovers the oldest fossil of its kind in southern hemisphere – and a new species

Robert Beattie, 82, has found specimens of a 151m-year-old midge that challenge what we know about how the insects evolved

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The great butterfly heist: how a gentleman collector stole thousands of butterflies from Australian museums

Scientists are still unravelling the thefts of Colin Wyatt, an English adventurer, artist and naturalist who charmed the entomological community

The Guardian - AU

Reader’s Vote: What Is The Scariest Animal In The World?

Reader's Vote: What Is The Scariest Animal In The World? Is it the spider, the mosquito, or something with sharp teeth and a huge mouth? Vote for the creepiest, most terrifying animal in the world!

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Australia helping Vanuatu with museum collection upkeep

The Australian Museum is hoping to attract funding to continue an outreach program supporting the safe storage of priceless collections held in Pacific museums.

AAP

'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest deadly funnel-web after surprise discovery

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

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A volcanic explosion every 15 minutes: how Australia’s museums are turning to tech to lure us in

Museums are using VR and immersive experiences to boost attendances – and, while it can provide an amazing spectacle, critics say it can be an expensive distraction

The Guardian - AU

Golden bling, ‘sex pot’ ceramics and superheroes: Peruvian empire treasures come to Sydney in new exhibition

The Australian Museum’s Machu Picchu exhibition brings ancient Andean societies to life – and features an extravagant collection of gold

The Guardian - AU

The home-grown Facebook fakes fighting disinformation

A Sydney researcher has created an algorithm that detects problematic online content based solely on how it spreads, boosting the fight against disinformation.

AAP

Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threatened species if we give them more direction

Across Australia and around the world, citizen scientists are protecting species by recording sightings, surveying landscapes and collecting samples. No job is too big or too small. As wildlife ecologists, we are indebted to this army of volunteers.

The Conversation

Mummy dearest: priceless Egyptian treasures go on display at Australian Museum in Sydney

Curated by Egypt’s self-styled Indiana Jones, Ramses & the Gold of the Pharoahs features sarcophagi, mummified crocodiles and a royal coffin that never left Egypt until this year

The Guardian - AU

Frog call database hopping towards million milestone

Scientists are calling on the public to hop on the bandwagon and help them leapfrog the one million frog calls as part of a one-of-a-kind research study.

AAP

Barkindji custodians near Broken Hill continue to care for ancestral dingo remains with help from archaeologists

Just as people bury their pets today, First Nations groups across south-eastern Australia often buried their companion dingos. These companion animals were given ancestral burials – similar to family members.

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Pasifika culture makes waves with landmark exhibition

Pacific Islands heritage is on display in a permanent gallery at the Australian Museum, called Wansolmoana or One Salt Ocean.

The Independent UK

Exceptionally well-preserved ‘giant’ spider fossil found in Australia

‘Megamonodontium mccluskyi’ is believed to be the largest spider fossil to be found in Australia

The Conversation

Our unsung farm dams provide vital habitat to threatened species of frogs

Frogs are in trouble. While many of the world’s animal species are now at risk from habitat loss, climate change and other human pressures, frogs are particularly at risk.

The Conversation

Birdwatching, immune responses and evolutionary mapping honoured at 2023 Eureka Prizes

Hundreds of scientists from across the country have gathered at the Australian Museum in Sydney for the presentation of the Eureka Prizes. Awarded annually since 1990, the prizes recognise outstanding contributions to science and the public understanding of science.

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From humble beginnings, tiny Lizard Island is a major player on the global research stage

It has been 50 years since a couple of tents were the humble beginnings of what's become an internationally renowned research station on one of Australia's most remote tropical, tiny islands in the Coral Sea.

ABC News

New species of skeleton shrimp identified after discovery on Gippsland Lakes

A new native "skeleton shrimp" species has been recognised by scientists after a fisherman caught thousands of the tiny invertebrates in the Gippsland Lakes.

Newcastle Herald

The colourful history of Port Stephens angling explained

Hunter Valley naturalist, the late Athel D'Ombrain, is credited with promoting the marlin tag and release idea.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney’s ‘absurd and wonderful’ Progress Shark becomes WorldPride icon

Australian Museum’s installation is 10 metres long, sports a rainbow Lycra swimsuit and has captured the hearts of many

The Guardian - AU

Frogs hopping to knock Taylor Swift and Paul Kelly from Aria chart

An album made up of sounds from more than 60 species of Australian frogs is hoping to bring attention to the plight of endangered amphibians

The Guardian - UK

Emeralds, elephants and Eric the opalised fossil: the 10 greatest stones in art

From a pliosaur skeleton now known to Australian museumgoers as Eric to the basalt that built Robert Smithson’s almighty Spiral Jetty, these are stones that really speak

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Australian Museum curator Gerard Krefft's ill-fated fight against the creationist establishment

When two burly blokes hustled the director of the Australian Museum down the front steps and out onto the street in 1874, it marked the end of a particularly spicy chapter of the institution's history.

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