Described as “cute and charismatic, and has no interest in going into people’s houses”, the Lord Howe Island wood-feeding cockroach has been rediscovered on the tropical paradise. But why is this a good thing?
Whether the value of Bitcoin cryptocurrency rises or falls, its legacy will now live on forever in the form of a newly discovered fly from Papua New Guinea named Chrysosoma bitcoin.
View the epic imagery of revered Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, which bears silent witness to the true cost of the creature comforts we take for granted in first world nations.
The most detailed maps of Australia’s frogs have now been produced and are open access for frog research and conservation.
As one of the last people to see a magnificent helicarionid land snail (Gudeoconcha sophiae magnifica) alive 20 years ago, the Australian Museum’s Dr Isabel Hyman feared the species was extinct. But on her latest expedition to the remote island, one was found among the rocks of Mt Gower summit.
The most comprehensive genetic assessment of Australia’s koala populations has revealed population clusters are hindering the genetic diversity needed for the species to survive.
Scientists have named over 50 new species of marine worm from the eastern Australian abyss.
Stay at home to prevent the spread of Covid-19, but also avoid boredom by diving into Australia’s vast natural history collections.
Miranda Massie is the Director of the Climate Museum in New York City and this week she visited the Australian Museum, giving her thoughts on the climate-change crisis, the role of museums and the work being done at the Museum.
