Binge-worthy science videos

Watching these videos is the easiest way to gain superpowers since radioactive spiders. 

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Cicadas and the sound of summer

Join cicada expert and enthusiast, Dr Claire Keely, for a closer look at these fascinating insects.

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Is it cute? Lungfish, the fish that can breathe air

It’s the world’s oldest known living vertebrate, but is it cute?

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Triceratops: Dino experts review the Jurassic Park series

Two world leading dinosaur experts discuss how realistic the dinosaurs are in Jurassic Park?

Koolasuchus: Victoria's State Fossil Emblem
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Koolasuchus: Victoria's State Fossil Emblem

What was Koolasuchus? Tim Ziegler tells us all about Victoria's new State Fossil Emblem.

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How big is a virus?

We answer the big questions about little viruses.

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Unboxing the museum: Deinocheirus claws

The racks and collections in Museum stores contain many objects and memories, this is Tim's personal story of just one.

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Triceratops: Love at first sight

Psychologists believe that dinosaur obsessed children develop confidence, persistence and deeper information processing skills. 

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Can data be beautiful?

Discover how visualisations can display data in stunning ways that make climate change easy to understand.

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Triceratops: Drawing on the past

Discover how Paleoartists illustrate long lost animals and landscapes.

Finding Nemo the peacock spider
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Finding Nemo the peacock spider

It’s only about the size of a grain of rice, but this little guy is sure to make a big splash in the colourful world of Australian peacock spiders.

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What is colour?

Have you ever wondered..?

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How science works: Liquid nitrogen in action!

Watch as Marie experiments with liquid nitrogen, and see it boil even though it’s cold?

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Looking back in time: The Great Melbourne Telescope

The Great Melbourne Telescope signified a transition from a colonial outpost to a progressive city interested in science and astronomy.

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Is it cute? Shingleback Lizards

Our Shingleback Lizards, Ned and Tiliqua Sunrise have fallen in love!

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How did a tiny flightless bug traverse the Pacific?

Sometimes the smallest things have the largest stories to tell.

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What is a Fatberg?

Where are they found? What are they made of? What do Fatbergs say about us? Why would you want to put one in a museum? This video looks to answer those questions.

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What's involved in conservation?

From wedding dresses to meteorites, our Conservation team protect and preserve over 17 million objects! Discover how they do it!

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Wobbly buildings

Professor Sarah Maddison talks about how airflow around a building can have negative and positive effects.

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What is sound?

Watch to find out!

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Tiny bees and their big global impact

Dr. Ken Walker, an expert in native bees, explains how these tiny creatures have a major global impact.

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Listening out for the elusive Plains-wanderer

How do you search for one of Australia's rarest birds? When it comes to the elusive, ground-dwelling Plains-wanderer, listening is key.

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Last of their kind: Caring for the Tasmanian Tiger collection

How do you search for one of Australia's rarest birds? When it comes to the elusive, ground-dwelling Plains-wanderer, listening is key.

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Astounding discoveries from the deep sea

How do you search for one of Australia's rarest birds? When it comes to the elusive, ground-dwelling Plains-wanderer, listening is key.

The future's looking up - Dr Tanya Hill
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The future's looking up - Dr Tanya Hill

Dr Tanya Hill from the Melbourne Planetarium talks about how she became interested in astronomy and what it’s like to work in a planetarium.

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This spacecraft has a mom (Mission Operations Manager)

Mission Operations Manager Alice Bowman shares a dramatic moment in the mission with Museums Victoria.

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Is black a colour?

While we can make paints and dyes that are black, it is a little different to other colours. Learn about one of the darkest human-made materials and how animals use black to their advantage in nature.

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Can you read this secret message?

Can you hide a secret message using colour? In this video we illuminate the answer with some fun activities you can do at home.

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Why does your shadow change during the day?

Have you ever wondered why shadows can be different shapes or change size during the day?

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Can a pin hole camera explain how you see?

If there is no light, we have no sight, why is that?

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