Author Archive: royal
Monthly Archive: December roya
From Meteorites to Slime- A Look at the ROMForYou “Space Day” at The Hospital For Sick Children
(written by Min Wong, member of ROMForYou, Friends of Earth and Space, Friends of Paleontology)
An Innovative Approach to A Puzzling Problem
Conserving an Indian Chintz Cope made in the Eighteenth Century for the Armenian Church
Here in the Textile Conservation department of the ROM, Senior Textile Conservator Chris Paulocik and I have begun preparing objects for display in the upcoming exhibition: “The Cloth that Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed Cottons”.
Safavid Tile Arch Project III: The Palace of the Stables
Written by Lisa Golombek, Curator Emeritus (Islamic Art)
The Healing Power of Dinosaurs: A look at Dinosaur Day at The Hospital for Sick Children
Written by Min Wong, Outreach Volunteer, Member of Friends of Palaeontology
The life cycle of a new fossil: Meet the ancient cousin of the earthworm
By Karma Nanglu
Habelia, a fossil predator with a “multi-tool” head
The Cambrian Burgess Shale arthropod Habelia optata illustrates the uncanny origin of horseshoe crabs, scorpions and spiders
There’s bones in them there hills: Fossil Finding in the Badlands
written by: Mary Paquet, Intern, ROM Paleontology
How do you go about finding a dinosaur? It’s the best kind of treasure hunt. The thrill, the satisfaction, the excitement of finding a fossil is something not everyone gets to experience.
World-renowned Nature Photography Competition Announces 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winner
South African photographer Brent Stirton was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year by a panel of international judges for his image Memorial to a Species. Mr. Stirton’s winning image of a black rhino, killed by poachers in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, was chosen from among almost 50,000 submissions from around the world.
Early Tourist Photography at Niagara Falls
By Victoria Abel, M.A.
Visiting Zuul
Team Zuul had a chance to go check out progress on the belly block at Research Casting International a few weeks ago.
