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Australian Goannas - Evolution and Radiation
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/australian-goannas-evolution-and-radiation/

Goannas, or monitors as they are known elsewhere in the world, are a very distinctive group of lizards. Goannas evolved in the northern hemisphere in the Upper Cretaceous Period about 90 million years ago.

Introduced snails in Australia
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/molluscs/introduced-snails-in-australia/

There are over 1000 species of native Australian snails and slugs. However, most of the snails and slugs we find in our gardens are not natives.

What are arthropods?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/what-are-arthropods/

Arthropods are invertebrates with jointed legs. They make up about 75% of all animals on Earth and have a major role in maintaining ecosystems as pollinators, recyclers of nutrients, scavengers and food for other animals.

Geoffrey Cunningham Papua New Guinea Photographs
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/photographic/geoffrey-cunningham-papua-new-guinea-photographs/

A collection of 243 photographs taken by Geoffrey Cunningham while working in Papua New Guinea from 1919 to 1924.

Amphipoda: Families and Subfamilies
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/crustaceans/amphipoda-families-subfamilies/

 Amphipods are extremly diverse, abundant and widespread crustaceans. They are found in nearly all marine and freshwater habitats. They are paticularly important as herbivores, detritivores, micropredators and scavengers in marine environments and they are almost always an important componen

Fiddling while the Reef dissolves….
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/fiddling-while-the-reef-dissolves/

An opinion piece by Australian Museum Director, Frank Howarth A lot has been said lately about the impact of sea level rise on coastal suburbs, and on low lying coral islands, but there is a more insidious threat to coral islands than rising oceans.

Decomposition - Body Changes
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/decomposition-body-changes/

Death begins when the heart stops beating. Deprived of oxygen, a cascade of cellular death commences.

Corpse fauna
https://australian.museum/learn/science/decomposition-corpse-fauna/

Many kinds of organisms live by feeding on dead bodies. In the process, their activities result in the decomposition of the body and the recycling of nutrients.

Burial, cremation or donation
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/burial-cremation-or-donation/

Bodies can be buried or cremated after death. Some people choose to be buried at sea, while others may donate their bodies to science. Find out the legal and other requirements for these different methods of body disposal.

Seed dispersal
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/seed-dispersal/

Some plants have developed relationships with animals to help them spread their seeds. Ants are the most commonly involved insect in seed dispersal. Seeds that are dispersed and buried by ants have a number of advantages that make seedling growth more likely.