Science research at Queensland Museum

Vertebrate Zoologist Patrick Couper examining a snake specimen during National Science Week 2008.

Scientists today still use techniques similar to Darwin's to study plants and animals.

Queensland Museum scientists and curators manage a huge collection of biodiversity and geoscience specimens, and are continuously researching and collecting for their studies.

Most of the research carried out at Queensland Museum links closely to Darwin's work - from documenting natural history and describing species, to investigating their distribution and evolution, as well as other philosophical topics.

Explore science at Queensland Museum

• Queensland Museum Scientists and their projects.
• Online resources and games about science at Queensland Museum .
• Queensland Museum Research: an in-depth outline of departments, research fields, current projects and images.
• Museum popular publications and research journals.

Archaeology's early origins

Watch the webcast Archaeology's early origins to discover the significance of the Museum's Skertchly Collection, which consists of Palaeolithic artefacts, including Aboriginal stone artefacts, dating back to the Ice Age.

The talk was presented by Michael Westaway, Queensland Museum Curator - Archaeology, as part of Queensland Museum South Bank's 2009 Queensland Connections series.