Blog archive:
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Eat your greens for evolutionary success
New evidence suggests that a vegetarian diet promotes evolutionary diversity in crustaceans.
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Same same but different: uncovering the cryptic diversity of Asian horned frogs
Discovering new species of horned frogs, after the fieldwork is done.
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Glitter restored – The Holtermann 'Nugget'
Did you know we have a newly-restored replica of the largest single mass of gold ever found?
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Searching for giant panda…..poo
On a mountain in China a giant panda spends hours sitting eating but there is no time for us to sit when trying to understand panda diet.
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Estuarine mussel species variation and management
Patterns of genetic variation in the native Australian mussel Xenostrobus securis show that every estuary can be evolutionarily important.
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Replicas share the sparkle of archaeological discoveries
Skilfully made obsidian replicas enable scientists and communities to benefit from and enjoy significant archaeological discoveries.
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New species of Horned Frog discovered
A new frog species with flashy red thighs has just been revealed from the rugged forests of northern Vietnam and southern China
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Wing tags stand the test of time
Despite their reputation as urban hooligans, Cockatoos seldom vandalised their tags, allowing citizen scientists to study 100% of birds.
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An important ‘type’ of specimen
Staff from AMRI mammal collection published the first catalogue of mammal type specimens in the Collection since Krefft's list of 1864.
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Global collaboration delivers new test to improve forensic identification of rhino horn
The Australian Museum's Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics (ACWG) has collaborated globally to develop an identification test for seized rhino horn.
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Aussie marsupial diggers united!
Marsupial moles and bandicoots are related according to first genomic-scale data for Australian marsupials.
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Something fishy is going on!
Australasian Fishes is the AM's latest foray into community driven citizen science and has already had an unprecedented impact.
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A tale of many tails!
On a seemingly unremarkable hill in north Queensland something remarkable appears to be happening to wallaby's tails.
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ForCyt: Collaborative development of a forensic database to aid in the global fight against the illegal wildlife trade
The AM's ACWG teams up with wildlife forensics labs around the world to develop a new database to promote improved forensic standards.
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