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An Australian origin story? Turning mammalian theory on its head
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/an-australian-origin-story/

It has long been asserted that ancestors of the placental and marsupial mammals originated in the northern hemisphere – but a new study by Prof Tim Flannery and Prof Kris Helgen at the Australian Museum has rewritten the origin story of modern mammals.

Published 16 December 2022
Five Things: How to create a thriving native garden
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/native-garden/

Listen to a Q&A with Clarence Slockee as he shares tips on how to make your garden a haven for native plants and wildlife.

Published 08 March 2023

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Reflections on Global Conferences: COP15 & COP27
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/cop15/

At the Australian Museum’s Climate Solutions Centre we are delighted by the historic outcome of the global summit for nature, Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) , just concluded in Montreal.

Published 21 December 2022

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Celebrating a decade of DigiVol!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/celebrating-a-decade-of-digivol/

DigiVol, the World’s first citizen science website for digitising museum collections, turns 10! Today we celebrate our volunteers, staff and all the brilliant collections that make this project so unique.

Published 09 December 2021
News from LIRS: Marine pollution research
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/news-from-lirs-marine-pollution-research/

Each month, a selected blog from Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF) is featured at the AM. LIRRF supports scientific research & education at the AM’s Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef. For this month, we feature: Marine pollution research.

Published 16 December 2021
The discovery of an exceptional new fossil site offers a glimpse into Australia’s ancient rainforests
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/discovery-of-new-Australian-fossil/

New fossil site offers unprecedented insight into Australian landscape, approximately 15 million years ago.

Published 10 January 2022
Truth-telling, as old as the hills
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/Truth-telling-as-old-as-the-hills/

Another ‘Australia Day’ will be celebrated by some on 26 January, and with it undoubtedly a polarising debate on Australia’s founding story.

Published 11 January 2022
A tribute to Ken Coles AM
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-tribute-to-ken-coles-am/

Ken Coles AM was a Trustee of the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF) from 1991 to 2015 and Chair from 1994 to 2012. During this time he transformed the Foundation and the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station (LIRS). Charlie Shuetrim AM writes a tribute to Ken Coles AM.

Published 18 February 2022
That's the spirit: a short history of wet specimen storage at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/wet-specimen-storage-spirit-house/

Glass jars containing translucent creatures are a common sight at any natural history museum. But the highly flammable ethanol that preserves the specimens inside must be carefully stored to prevent the collections going up in flames.

Published 16 February 2022

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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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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special exhibition
Opening Saturday 10 May

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
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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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