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Another post from our intern
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/another-post-from-our-intern/

Intern Willy Kwong talks about why the Australian Museum needs and values the work of the Archives and Records section.

Fish in hot water
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fish-in-hot-water/

Last night we had a terrific talk in the beach house by Prof Phil Munday of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University: "Fish in hot water: how will climate change affect coral reef fishes?"

QR Codes at the Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/qr-codes/

This week at the Australian Museum we have decided to go down the QR Code lane and place some extra interaction on a few of the Museum's favourite specimens.

Welcome to the Lizard Island Research Station blog
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/welcome-to-the-lizard-island-research-station-blog/

Life at Lizard Island Research Station is never dull. Fabulous coral reef environment, exciting discoveries, interesting visitors, amazing natural events! This post includes giant clam spawning, just to get you started.

Quest for the perfect indoor pinhole camera
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/quest-for-the-perfect-indoor-pinhole-camera/

How do you create a pinhole camera that can be used inside a room with no windows or natural light and have the ability to demonstrate its own workings?

Developing Educational Strategies - some background stuff
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/developing-educational-strategies-some-background-stuff/

I'm currently attending a workshop on developing educational strategies for museums in a rapidly developing part of the world. Here's some resources for background reading.

A fish that suckles its young
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-fish-that-suckles-its-young/

I just read an amazing web page about a fish that suckles its young while they are still inside the female's body.

What's in a name?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/whats-in-a-name/

Arggghhhh! Nothing gets my goat more than reading a novel or a report that shows a scientific name with both the genus and species names with upper case letters or neither word in italics.

Natural history specimens as social media stars: Mr Blobby
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/natural-history-specimens-as-social-media-stars-mr-blobby/

Natural history specimens as social media stars? How (and why) did the Australian Museum get into the social media space and what are we doing there?

Slingjaw Wrasse feeding
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/slingjaw-wrasse-feeding/

The Slingjaw Wrasse is aptly named. The video shows excellent slow-motion footage of the greatly protrusible mouth during feeding. Click on the link to the fact sheet for more information on this species.