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What do a cat, a dingo, and a goanna have in common? It’s in the iDNA
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/its-in-the-idna/

A cat, dingo and goanna in Namadgi National Park were the latest animals recorded via DNA from an insect’s belly. Tim Cutajar at the Australian Museum and Dr Stephanie Pulsford tell us how!

Related species of skeleton shrimp from Australia and Far East Asia
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sibling-species-of-skeleton-shrimp/

An unusual find of thousands of skeleton shrimp on commercial fishing nets in the Gippsland Lakes, south-eastern Australia has led to the revision of a species from Far East Asia, review of previous records, and recognition of a new species.

What was Eric's last supper?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/what-was-erics-last-supper/

What did the most complete, opalised vertebrate fossil in Australia eat? In an Australian first, PhD candidate Joshua White & co-authors used a micro-CT scanner to examine the stomach contents of the Australian Museum’s ‘Eric the plesiosaur'. Learn how they reconstructed this unique reptile's diet.

The sea urchins of Sydney
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-sea-urchins-of-sydney/

Sydney sea urchins are diverse and live in a variety of habitats – you may find them in rockpools and kelp forests. They are also an important part of what makes our local biodiversity so special. Learn more about these Sydneysiders!

Collecting better biodiversity data through citizen science
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/collecting-better-biodiversity-data/

Will people record calling frogs, everywhere, all at once?

What you need to know about Australian coral reefs
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-australian-coral-reefs/

In their recently published essay collection, Dr Pat Hutchings (Australian Museum), Dr Sarah Hamylton (University of Wollongong) & Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (University of Queensland) delve deep into Australian coral reef history, ecology, management, First Nations cultural significance & future.

Frogs need your help again this winter
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/frogs-need-your-help-again-this-winter/

In winter 2021, Australia’s frogs suffered a mass mortality event. As temperatures drop, we are worried it might happen again – we need you to help monitor our frogs.

50 years of research on Lizard Island
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/50-years-of-research-on-lizard-island/

Founded in 1973, the Lizard Island Research Station has studied reef ecologies and the impacts of climate change for fifty years.

Choose your own adventure with FrogID
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/choose-your-own-adventure-with-frogid/

Fine-tuning citizen science to map frog species richness together.

From the Director: Coral reefs in hot water
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/coral-reefs-hot-water/

This year we celebrate 50 years of the AM’s LIRS, a globally-recognised research station devoted to understanding the incredible scale and structure of the Great Barrier Reef which can be seen from space.