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Good news for one of the most threatened frogs in the world
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/good-news-for-one-of-the-most-threatened-frogs/

No longer known from just a single mountain top: expeditions in the mountains of northern Vietnam discover new locations for a rare frog.

Published 13 July 2020
Hopping to it: 200,000 frog records in three years of FrogID
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/hopping-to-it-200000-frog-records-in-three-years-of-frogid/

With the help of citizen scientists, a 3 cm-sized threatened Sydney frog has been verified as the 200,000th record for the Australian Museum’s national FrogID project.

Published 25 August 2020
Frogs surviving the flames: Citizen scientists reveal frogs calling across the fire zone
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/frogs-surviving-the-flames/

We have made a big leap in our understanding of how frogs respond to fire, thanks to citizen scientists across Australia!

Published 28 September 2020
2020 AM Eureka Prizes: Meet the sister-brother Sleek Geeks team taking on the world of water
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/eureka-prizes-jessica-zacharie-sleek-geeks/

How do they do it? Meet some of the 2020 AM Eureka Prizes finalists.

Published 29 September 2020

Eureka Eureka prizes
Congratulations to Dr Jeff Leis; Ichthyologist, senior fellow and now honorary member of ISJ!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/congratulations-to-dr-jeff-leis/

Dr Jeff Leis, Senior Fellow at the Australian Museum, has recently become an Honorary Member of the Ichthyological Society of Japan (ISJ).

Published 03 November 2020
Scraps of Coptic Culture
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/scraps-of-coptic-culture/

Symbols and identity in complex Egyptian history.

Published 15 October 2020

Anthropology textile blog Ancient Egypt
Frank Hurley's 'underwater' photography
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/frank-hurley-underwater/

In the 1920s there were no waterproof cameras. Instead, on his 1922 Torres Strait and Papua expedition, photographer Frank Hurley designed a mobile aquarium to create an illusion of colourful coral life.

Published 15 October 2020
A virtual event to remember: The Whitley Awards 2020
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-virtual-event-to-remember-the-whitley-awards-2020/

Every year, The Royal Zoological Society of NSW acknowledges the outstanding publications that significantly increase our knowledge of the fauna of the Australasian region with particular emphasis on its conservation. This year was no exception; however, the awards were held online.

Published 10 November 2020
Meet the spectacular Red Wide-bodied Pipefish: Australia's newest endemic fish species
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/meet-the-spectacular-red-wide-bodied-pipefish-australias-newest-endemic-fish-species/

Australian Museum scientists have identified a new pipefish species under the waves of our biggest city. Australia’s newest endemic fish species was found hiding in plain sight at a popular Sydney dive spot!

Published 20 November 2020
The lives of creatures obscure, misunderstood, and wonderful: A volume in honour of Ken Aplin 1958–2019
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-lives-of-creatures-obscure-misunderstood-and-wonderful-a-volume-in-honour-of-ken-aplin-1958-2019/

Kenneth Peter Aplin (1958–2019) was one of Australia’s leading vertebrate systematists, well known as an anatomist, mammalogist, herpetologist, palaeontologist, and archaeologist – he was an altogether unique and admired man.

Published 25 November 2020

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Future Now

Step into <i>Future Now</i>, an Australian Museum exhibition about sustainability and be inspired by practical and innovative ways to build a more sustainable future.

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

Permanent education space
10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
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