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Read the latest news stories from the Australian Museum.
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Australian Museum assists prosecution of illegal shark trafficking
Fisheries authorities frequently ask the Australian Museum DNA Laboratory to provide forensic identification of illegally taken shark fins, says Museum geneticist Dr Rebecca Johnson.
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Follow Education Services on Twitter
You can use Twitter to find out about news and events for teachers and students at the Australian Museum.
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Biological collections are ecological research tools
In an article in Biological Reviews, Australian Museum Senior Fellow Dr Graham Pyke and Stanford Universitys' Professor Paul Ehrlich, discuss the increasing use of biological collections in museums and herbaria to address environmental and ecological research issues.
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Au Revoir - Plastiki departs New Caledonia
After a few months at sea and one last stop in New Caledonia team Plastiki is making their way towards our shore – hooray!
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What is Foursquare?
A passing fad, yet another social networking site to annoy us or is there something to Foursquare?
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Smithsonian Commons Prototype
The Smithsonian Commons is doing more than "... enabling discoveries. It will make possible new fields of discovery". What is the Smithsonian Commons and how will this be made possible?
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Our first female Prime Minister
History has been made in Australian politics. Australia see’s the first female PM sworn in.
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Turning the Tide
The ocean gives us so much yet we continue to treat it with little respect.
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Kids and credibility in the online world
What do children think about the credibility of information they find online? A new report from MIT Press gives answers.
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The Plastiki Expedition sets off on their final leg to Sydney
The Plastiki left Samoa this morning (our time). The crew has been replaced, the Plastiki restocked, spirits are high and they will sail into the harbour in 30 to 40 days time – Good luck crew!!
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The BP oil spill in the US
There are many questions to be answered about how this oil spill in the USA happened. What policy and procedures were in place to ensure an environmental catastrophe would be avoided if something were to go wrong?
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Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
On the 1st of June in South Korea governments gave the go ahead for the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
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Museums and Wikipedia
Is there a place for museums and Wikipedia? Yes, according to the British Museum.
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The role of narrative in museum exhibitions
Just been reading a review of several museums in an article by Amanda Lohrey called The Absent Heart in The Monthly, June 2010. Got me inspired to re-visit the work I did on narrative in my doctoral thesis, and here's some thoughts.
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Update of The Plastiki Expedition
After nearly a couple of weeks on xmas island the Plastiki with new crew members set sail for Fiji – or say they thought!
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