Queensland Museum media releases

Students discover three tonne wombats roamed Nebo

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:50:07 +1000

Wombat-like animals the size of small cars, the world's largest lizard and giant crocodiles were just some of the fossils local students came face to face with this week at a dig site near Nebo.

ENERGEX and Queensland Museum partnership rewarded

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:47:41 +1000

Do you have items that relate to the 2010 -2011 Queensland floods disaster and its aftermath?
Queensland Museum is collecting stories, objects and photographs that will preserve this significant historical event for future generations.

Queensland Museum launches online collection of festivals for Q150

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:13:53 +1000

From melons and pineapples to camp ovens, Captain Cook and country music, Queensland’s colourful regional festivals make up the newest collection launched by the Queensland Museum.

Queensland Museum science hits the Ekka

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:19:02 +1000

A 540 million year old fossil and new species of marine life from the Great Barrier Reef will be on show at this year’s Ekka when the Queensland Museum visits the National Science Week pavilion, 5-14 August.

Clever camouflage helps bearded fish avoid detection

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:18:23 +1000

Fish curators Sue Morrison from the Western Australian Museum and Jeff Johnson from the Queensland Museum have identified a new species of fish as a result of the recent field work they undertook in the far north Kimberley.

New snails guide assists conservation efforts

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:10:30 +1000

Environmental activist, Terri Irwin today urged people to reconnect with the snails, slugs and bugs in their gardens.

Flood objects and stories

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:18:58 +1000

New books uncover the wild side of Queensland's Scenic Rim

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:06:38 +1000

The Queensland Museum has focused its magnifying glass on the unique heritage, history, people, plants, animals and landscape of Queensland’s Scenic Rim region to produce two new publications in partnership with the Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Sir David Attenborough honoured by Qld Museum

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:20:12 +1000

Sir David Attenborough has been honoured with the Queensland Museum's highest award, Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones said.

World's largest living lizard revealed as Australian for first time

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:06:39 +1000

New scientific research reveals the world's largest living lizard species, Indonesia's Komodo dragon, most-likely evolved in Australia three to four million years ago.

Rare species discovery honours wildlife campaigner Steve Irwin

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:06:39 +1000

Queensland Museum scientist Dr John Stanisic has named a rare species of tree snail discovered in north Queensland in honour of wildlife advocate and conservationist Steve Irwin.

Queensland Museum secures majority of new funding for reef project

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:06:39 +1000

Queensland Museum scientists will be surveying and identifying new species of marine life on Australia's reefs for the next three years after securing three out of five new commonwealth research grants.

Mysterious shipwrecks come alive in new children’s picture book

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:06:38 +1000

Children will be able to dive into the wondrous underwater setting of a shipwreck without getting wet with the Queensland Museum’s new children’s book, Your Shipwreck Adventure.