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New technology has shown the incision marks likely made by humans on the fossilised bone of an ancient kangaroo were in fact made after the bone was fossilised, not while the animal was alive.

A meteor that lit up Western Australia’s sky on Mother’s Day 2025 produced a rare scientific find and a piece of the meteorite that fell is now on display at the WA Museum Boola Bardip. 

Deep in the mangroves of Exmouth Gulf, scientists have identified a new species of crab: Parasesarma otiense.

The WA Maritime Museum is honoured to be recognised as the Major Tourist Attraction for 2025 at the Fremantle Business Awards, presented by the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce. 

Stuart is a PhD student from The University of Western Australia with a passion for carabid beetles — those speedy, ground-dwelling insects that scurry across the Pilbara and still hold plenty of secrets. His research is all about uncovering new species, mapping where they live, and figuring out how land use affects them. He’s even diving into how these beetles “talk” to each other using sound — a quirky behaviour that scientists are only just beginning to understand.

As part of the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours, former WA Museum Curator of Crustacea, Dr Raymond W. George, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to science and to the community of Albany.

They may be tiny, delicate crabs no bigger than a fingernail, but the discovery of two new porcelain crab species in Western Australian waters is a big win for science.

WA Maritime Museum opens the From Nonna with Love: Stories of Tradition and Triumph exhibition - on display from 27 September 2025 to 20 April 2026.

School holidays at the WA Museum are made for making – making art, making discoveries, making memories, and making time together.