Collection Stories will be the South Australian Museum’s first ever podcast series featuring stories about our collections. Over the course of four episodes listeners will hear firsthand from museum professionals about why museums keep things, what types of things we collect, what do we learn from them, how do we care from them, and how…
Topic: Archaeology and Antiquity
The Great South Australian Fossil Debate
South Australia is home to a rich fossil heritage, from the earliest big life found anywhere in the world, to the giant wombats and kangaroos that roamed the Adelaide Plains… From the extraordinary predators of the Cambrian oceans, to the plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs that swam in the Eromanga Sea. But which of them is the…
Paradoxical Objects: online project at MOD.
Have you ever stopped to contemplate the objects around you? From clothes you wear, the cutlery you eat with, to the device you’re reading this on – our everyday objects slice through time to the origins of our universe, emerge from all continents across our globe, and are extracted, manufactured and transported by many human…
French Science on the High Seas: Voyages of exploration and discovery
Could Australia ever have been French? The English certainly thought so. Through revolution, empire and restoration, late 18th and early 19th century France maintained an unwavering commitment to research and discovery in the Pacific region and in Australia. More interested in science than in new colonies, these early French voyages, led by commanders like Bougainville,…
CSIRO National Science Week Challenge
To celebrate National Science Week, we’re challenging all Australians to find out what connects them to the ocean, wherever they live. From taking photos of local waterways to designing and building a water filter, you can explore your connection to the ocean as deeply as you’d like. Head to our National Science Week Challenge website to learn…
Roxby’s Virtual Science Week
Roxby’s Virtual Mad Science Week is a free, virtual, hands-on event designed to inspire the children and youth of the Roxby Downs community. The week will feature instructional content for experiments to do at home with activity packs, as well as local knowledge Scientist’s from the Roxby Downs and surrounding areas including from BHP, Arid…
Stories of Research Impact
The Centre for Social Impact at UNSW is exploring how Australian adults have been influenced by research. Have you come across some research that changed the way you thought or acted? Would you like to share what research impacted you and how, so we can get a picture of what types of influence science can…