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Hydroides of the World: Book out now!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/hydroides-of-the-world-book-out-now/

The first ever fully illustrated guide to Hydroides is out now! This genus of calcareous worms is one of the largest and most ecologically and economically important group of marine invertebrates in the world.

Citizen scientists help date fossil sites
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/citizen-scientists-help-date-fossil-sites/

Date a Fossil allows you to be a palaeontologist from home! Scientists engaged 271 citizen scientists in the Date a Fossil project, and in doing so, uncovered hundreds of microfossils in a unique iron-rich fossil site located in McGraths Flat, central New South Wales, Australia.

Eureka Talks Series: Waste Not, Want Not
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/eureka-waste-not/

The 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners, Dr Jackson Ryan sits down with Professor Veena Sahajwalla to explore the science of decarbonising the world with a recycling revolution.

The ultimate hide & seek champion: Pygmy blue-tongues can stay hidden in flooded burrows
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-ultimate-hide-and-seek-champion/

Did you know that endangered pygmy blue-tongues are champions at holding their breath? These lizards can temporarily suspend their breathing for almost 40 minutes in rain flooded burrows. Kim Michael, recipient of the 2022/23 Peter Rankin Trust Fund for Herpetology, tells us more.

When an ancient amphibian fossil met a 12-year-old Palaeo-fan
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/when-an-ancient-amphibian-fossil-met-a-12-year-old-palaeo-fan/

Arenaerpeton supinatus was a predatory amphibian that lived over 240 million years ago – the fossil of which was found whilst building a retaining wall in 1996. A few months later, this impressive fossil inspired me, a budding 12-year-old palaeontologist.

Can farm dams help support frog conservation?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/can-farm-dams-help-support-frog-conservation/

With the help of tens of thousands of citizen scientists across Australia, scientists from Deakin University and the Australian Museum explored the value of farm dams to frogs and determined what features of dams support more frog species.

Critical minerals - rare gems
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/critical-minerals-rare-gems/

The Australian Museum has recently acquired two examples of rare mineral species faceted as gemstones, Stibiotanatalite, antimony, tantalum, niobium oxide, and Tantalite-(Mn), manganese, tantalum oxide.

Gerard Krefft: A Saga of Science and Scandal
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/gerard-krefft-saga-science-scandal/

On the 150th anniversary of his unceremonious ejection from the Australian Museum, Gerard Krefft's legacy is honoured in a fascinating discussion and hosted by renowned journalist and author Peter Fitzsimons.

Meet the new chief of the South African reefs: The Sodwana Pygmy Pipehorse
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sodwana-pygmy-pipehorse/

Scientists from the Australian Museum and Iziko South African Museum have identified a new species of pygmy pipehorse from subtropical South Africa, Cylix nkosi.

Understanding the relational nature of citizen science: Insights from FrogID
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/insights-from-frogid/

Agential realism explains how citizen science programs like FrogID go beyond data collection. It acknowledges the interconnectedness of all entities - human and non-human - and encourages a holistic approach to biodiversity conservation based on mutual accountability.