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GBIF and ALA help map plants used in Aboriginal medicine

30th August 2011

The innovative use of data accessible through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) may help to identify areas of high cultural value, b…

ALA dives deeper into the marine realm

17th August 2011

The ALA is diving deeper into the marine realm with more than 900 new images of Australian coral species from ‘Charlie’ Veron. To see t…

IdentifyLife launched at the International Botanical Congress

Atlas of Living Australia Media Release “The beginning of wisdom is to call a thing by its right name.” Chinese proverb IdentifyLife was launched…

What’s living in your street? The Atlas of Living Australia will tell you.

Atlas of Living Australia Media Release What’s living in your street? The Atlas of Living Australia will tell you. Within 5 km of News Limited in Ho…

The Australian node of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is now live!

The ALA is proud to launch the Australian node of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), a web-based tool that gives researchers and others access …

Collecting expedition in the Simpson Desert Day 7

Camp Day 7 and travel days (July 8th to 11th) By Paul Flemons, Australian Museum Tip: Hover mouse over photo to see the caption. Click on photos to se…

Natural History Collections Register

The Natural History Collections (NHC) register is designed to provide information about the natural history collections held in Australian museums, he…

Collecting expedition in the Simpson Desert Day 6

Camp Day 6 (July 7th). Lat -23 .83292. Long 138.55421. Elev 91m. Time 6.36 pm. By Paul Flemons, Australian Museum Tip: Hover mouse over photo to s…

Collecting in the Simpson Desert by camel, Day 5

Camp Day 5 (July 6th). Lat -23 .88830. Long 138.60693. Time 7.37 pm. By Paul Flemons, Australian Museum Weather magnificent blue sky very light breeze…