In the News: Beer for climate change and out of Africa

Fig.1. Papyrus before (left) and after (right) the Brooklyn Museum works its conservation magic. (Credit: The Brooklyn Museum)

From rock drawings preserved in place to the painstaking processes of lab-based specimen care, there’s lots to explore in this week’s round up of collections news:

• Drawing conclusions: Researchers survey more than 250 rock sites in Australia to determine human origins. Through studying more than 30,000 rock drawings, University of Western Australia professor Peter Veth and company learn more about the Balanggarra people. Kimberley’s hidden world of Indigenous rock art revealed by researchers, The Guardian (October 2, 2016)
• We love all types of collections, and we know there’s a lot that goes into maintenance of scientific collections. So how do you care for an art collection? How the Brooklyn Museum Cares for Its Collection, The Creators Project (October 4, 2016)
• Calling all citizen scientists! The Australian Museum explores how citizens can enhance its research and findings. Museums a natural leader in the citizen science movement, SBS (October 5, 2012)
• There’s always time for a good beer story. This time, a big-name outdoor company’s executive is exploring environmentally stable ingredients to brew in beer. Solving Climate Change With Beer From Patagonia’s Food Startup, Bloomberg (October 3, 2016)
• One big happy family: Through the study of genomic data, scientists have determined a single exodus from Africa contributes to modern-day human populations. We’re from one African region: research, Deccan Chronicle (October 5, 2016)