Category Archives: Museum Stuff
“The Oscars of Australian Science” – Eureka Awards Dinner 2010
From one madcap taxi ride to Randwick Pavilion to regrettable post drinks at an open-till-5am bar on Oxford Street, the Eureka Awards Dinner is pretty much one of the best parties in town. Established in 1990, the Australian Museum Eureka … Continue reading
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Science Week Begins With Melbourne Museum Stealing My Heart
Melbourne Museum – I could totally live in you. I know that sounds like something a psychopath would say, but there’s no other way to put it. And it doesn’t have to be the whole entire building, just the Science … Continue reading
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Running Ponies Declared Australia’s Best Science Blog!
So in what was a completely unexpected result to I’m sure many (including myself. Especially myself), this little blog won the Big Blog Theory Competition by popular vote, earning it the title of Best Australian Science Blog! It’s a wonderful … Continue reading
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That’s Just Gross, Leviathan melvillei.
The discovery of a giant sperm whale with 40 centimetre-long teeth has shed new light on the types of predators that once terrorised Miocene waters 12 million years ago. Named Leviathan melvillei, after Herman Melvill and his formidable white whale, … Continue reading
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Your Friends Aren’t Just Going To Forget You Envenomated Them, Sinornithosaurus.
According to a new paper coming from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a particular type of small feathered dromaeosaurid might have been armed with a venomous bite. The study, led by Enpu Gong, centers on an unusual 12mm-long anterior maxillary … Continue reading
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Oh My God, Whoever Invited the Tyrannosaurs Over is in SO MUCH TROUBLE…
Unusual lesions and puncture marks found on tyrannosaurid skulls have had a major impact on our understanding of the lives of the tyrannosaurs, as detailed by two recent studies coming out of the US. In a paper published in this … Continue reading
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