Turning those long walks along the beach into ‘science’ Posted on 12th May 2013 By Ian McDonald Have you ever wondered how the Atlas of Living Australia might be useful for you? Well a few years ago Libby Hepburn did just that. Ha…
Atlas of Living Australia visits Questacon Posted on 21st April 2013 QLab is a dynamic and experimental environment within the fabulous Questacon Science Centre in Canberra. It not only allows you to ask questions an…
Want to recieve the new & improved ALA ‘blog email alerts’ to your inbox? Posted on 16th April 2013 The Atlas of Living of Australia team have updated the look and layout of our blog and news ‘Email Alerts.’ If you’d like to re…
New version of ‘OzAtlas’ App available now for download on Android phones Posted on 21st March 2013 The Atlas of Living Australia team have just released a new and improved version of the OzAtlas mobile device App, available for download onto Andr…
Hunting the snark Posted on 19th March 2013 By Lee Belbin (Atlas of Living Australia) and Norm McKenzie (Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia) Mangroves are a much mali…
Connecting biodiversity collections in the pacific: digitatisation through DNA barcoding and informatics Posted on 5th March 2013 Reference collections in museums, herbaria, botanical gardens, zoos and other repositories are critical infrastructure for research, education, regula…
Atlas Science Symposium Posted on 1st March 2013 Dear colleagues, We would like to invite you to attend the Atlas of Living Australia Science Symposium to be held June 12-13 in Canberra. The Atlas …
So many fish, one great map – The Atlas launches FishMap Posted on 27th February 2013 By Andrea Wild From ugly ducklings like the Rough Dreamer to the kiss-me-I’m-really-a-prince Clown Triggerfish, Australia’s marine fishes are now …
Australian BHL volunteers receive award Posted on 15th January 2013 The BHL blog is a short article about a recognition award presented to BHL volunteers last year. The Arts Portfolio awards are held annually and are p…