Highlights from the twittersphere #alass13 Posted on 18th June 2013 By Ian McDonald – On Wednesday and Thursday last week, colleagues from all around Australia discussed the varying uses of the Atlas of Livin…
Citizen science comes under the spotlight at #bigsci13 Posted on 8th June 2013 By Ian McDonald Australia’s best and brightest science communicators came together for two days of workshops and discussions at the Big Science …
News from the community: Invasive Animals CRC releases ‘Field Guide to Pest Animals’ App Posted on 15th May 2013 This Australian produced App is definitely one worth promoting. If you have an Apple device, you can now access the latest information about Australi…
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…