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For once, let's talk about the elephant in the room.

Scientists worldwide can access the Museum’s collections through specimen loans.

La Perouse Aboriginal shell artists Esme Timbey and Marylin Russel keep alive a contemporary craft.

Feather stars are beautiful marine animals that may be under threat. A recent AMRI Fellowship study sheds new light on this enigmatic group.

Unknown diversity of tiny brown frogs just discovered, but some undiscovered species may already be extinct.

The 2015 Australian Museum Science Festival seeks volunteers for an explosive week of interactive science!

Limestone caves are a great natural laboratory for observing how geological processes work.

Four new and five known species mark the beginning of research into the Amphipod Crustaceans of Timor-Leste.

The recipe for seed beetle diversity is a mixture of co-evolution and adaptation, with time stirred in.

Our ability to detect the illegal trade in a threatened Australian snake species has just increased.

The double life of wooden bow habou-numa from Lake Kopiago.

Experiments reveal that endangered White-fronted Chats will accept nest-cages, giving Sydney's population a last hurrah.

Researching stone technology in the villages of Papua New Guinea.

For stage three of the museum beacon strategy we have developed an application with beacon interactions at the core.

A new series of stamps features museum treasures, including Turtle, a ghost net sculpture by Indigenous artist Ellarose Savage.