Herbaria provide a snapshot of biodiversity
We keep the N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium cool and dry to protect the 100,000 pressed and dried herbarium specimens safe from harsh environmental conditions...
24 April, 2017
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Botany at UNE
PhD Candidate George Plunkett talks about discovering a new species in Tasmania and the what it's like to work in the UNE Herbarium....
20 April, 2017
Aquatic Ecology at UNE
Aquatic Ecology and Management at UNE looks at the delicate ecosystems of swamps, lakes, rivers and estuaries. It incorporates a wide gamut of...
04 April, 2017
Australian Lungfish
The Neoceratodus forsteri Australian Lungfish 39 is one of only six lungfish species in the world, and exists amongst stagnant or slow moving...
03 April, 2017
Story of the horns
These animals were shot by George P Lyons in North Western Rhodesia (now Zambia) between 1899 and 1903. George Lyons was born in...
02 April, 2017
Stories from the collection – Lyons Family donations
In 1955 Mr R Lyons donated a collection of African curios to the Armidale Teachers College. These items included animal skulls, horns, tusks...
28 March, 2017
FEAR LAB: FUNCTION, EVOLUTION AND ANATOMY RESEARCH
The UNE FEAR Lab's aim is to improve our understanding of relationships between shape and function in living and fossil animals....
21 March, 2017
Southern Greater Glider
Petauroides volans Southern Greater Gliders are one of five gliding possum species found in the New England region; the other four are Petaurus...
20 March, 2017
The art of taxidermy
Taxidermy has had a revival of sorts in recent years. In the fine art world it has been popularized by artists such as...
15 March, 2017
The Noisy Minor – Underappreciated socialites
This Noisy Miner is part of a colour-banded population monitored by UNE researchers near Armidale. By using different combinations on individuals, researchers can...
13 March, 2017