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?
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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.
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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.
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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?