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Hurley and the Torres Strait Diver
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/hurley-and-the-torres-strait-diver/

New research by art historian Ann Elias in her book Coral Empires uncovers the full story behind photographer Frank Hurley's iconic images of pearl diving in the Torres Strait in the 1920s.

The FrogID dataset: over 126,000 FrogID open-access records now online!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/frogid-data-dataset-2/

Just in time for FrogID Week 2020, the second annual release of FrogID data is now available to advance frog ecology and conservation in Australia.

This month in Archaeology: Did Neanderthals bury their dead?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/this-month-in-archaeology-did-neanderthals-bury-their-dead/

Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered a Neanderthal skeleton which appears to have been deliberately buried around 65,000 years ago; Dr Amy Way discusses this recent study.

The importance of museums in species discovery: five newly described species
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-importance-of-museums-in-species-discovery-five-newly-described-species/

How is a new species described? And what role do museums play? As highlighted by the recent discovery of the Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa), Natural History Museums are essential in species discovery: find out how, and more about our newly described species by AM scientists and associates.

Welcome new fanged friend: A new species of Fanged Frog discovered in Cambodia
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/new-species-of-fanged-frog/

From the forests of northeastern Cambodia, another frog species new to science is scientifically named!

Rare snail species found alive on Norfolk Island after 130 years
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/rare-snail-species-found-alive-on-norfolk-island-after-130-years/

The tiny, enigmatic snail was last collected in 1889 and is currently listed as extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). So, we were very excited to find Nancibella quintalae alive on Norfolk Island!

Why we need to get taxonomy right
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/why-we-need-to-get-taxonomy-right/

Taxonomy and systematics comprise the describing, naming and classifying the natural world. By classifying the natural world, we can understand a species origins and interrelationships. So how do we get it right, and how do we get it wrong? We explore the world of marine invertebrates for more.

Australia: home of the (prehistoric) crocs
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/australia-home-of-the-prehistoric-crocs/

Opalised fossils help tell the story of a small crocodile that lived among the dinosaurs.

A rainforest tree by the sea — Who are the pollinators?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-rainforest-tree-by-the-sea-who-are-the-pollinators/

In Australia there are over 40 species of mangroves; despite their key role in coastal ecosystem function, we know relatively little about their reproductive ecology. Learn more about the pollinators involved, in this recent and pivotal study.

Is a deadly disease impacting amphibians on Vietnam’s highest mountains?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/deadly-disease-impacting-amphibians/

Scientists from the Australian Museum, Indo-Myanmar Conservation and ZSL London Zoo search for frogs and the world’s worst wildlife disease in the mountains of northern Vietnam.