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Art, culture and nature tours to thoroughly researched destinations throughout the world, accompanied by expert resource people.

Timeless Thailand and Cambodia’s Angkor Wat

Timeless Thailand and Cambodia’s Angkor Wat

Join ROMTravel and experience the allure of Thailand’s rich history and unique culture. The varied and well-planned itinerary will allow travellers to appreciate the history and culture of Thailand and to gain insight into current day. The exploration of Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s temple city and

Eternal Egypt and Jewels of Jordan

Eternal Egypt and Jewels of Jordan

The pyramids at Giza, Egypt. © Ricardo Liberato, Wikimedia Commons, 2006. SOLD OUT – Waiting list Available Explore the ancient cities of Amman, Jerash, Petra, Luxor, Aswan and Cairo as we journey through eternal Egypt and Jordan. Witness the dramatic scenery of Wadi Rum and Petra. Behold

Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life

On November 14, 2018, the ROM proudly announced that Toronto philanthropists Jeff Willner and Stacey Madge generously committed $5 million for the future Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life. This investment helped establish a new 10,000 square foot permanent gallery that explores the beginnings of

A mid-Silurian aquatic scorpion – one step closer to land?

A mid-Silurian aquatic scorpion – one step closer to land?

Rocks of the 430 million year old Eramosa Formation Konservat- Lagerstätte on the Bruce Peninsula have produced an amazing new species of aquatic fossil scorpions, Eramoscorpius brucensis, which contributes to our understanding of how scorpions may eventually have moved from the sea onto land. 

Habelia, a fossil predator with a “multi-tool” head

Habelia, a fossil predator with a “multi-tool” head

By Cédric Aria Post-doctoral researcher   The rare animal Habelia optata, which had originally been described in 1912, had remained one of the most problematic fossils from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale—the 508 million years old exceptional fossil deposit of British Columbia (see Habelia

 The life cycle of a new fossil: Meet the ancient cousin of the earthworm

The life cycle of a new fossil: Meet the ancient cousin of the earthworm

By Karma Nanglu Have you ever wondered how a new fossil is described? Or picked up an earthworm on a rainy day and thought to yourself “where do animals like these come from?” In this ROMblog post, I’ll walk you through the process of describing an exceptionally well-preserved new fossil

 Le cycle de vie d’un nouveau fossile. Venez rencontrer un ancien cousin du polychète.

Le cycle de vie d’un nouveau fossile. Venez rencontrer un ancien cousin du polychète.

Karma Nanglu Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé comment on en vient à décrire un nouveau fossile? Avez-vous déjà ramassé un ver de terre, un jour de pluie, en vous demandant d’où venait cet animal »? Dans ce blogue du ROM, je vous expliquerai petit à petit la description du fossile

Huge cache of fossils from the Burgess Shale reveal a new species of large predator

Huge cache of fossils from the Burgess Shale reveal a new species of large predator

Joe Moysiuk – Phd Student & Vanier Scholar, Royal Ontario Museum & University of Toronto We recently unveiled fossils of a new large predatory species in a paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. This animal had rake-like claws and a pineapple-slice-shaped mouth at the front of an

Découverte d'un grand prédateur dans un trésor fossilifère des schistes de Burgess

Découverte d'un grand prédateur dans un trésor fossilifère des schistes de Burgess

Joe Moysiuk, doctorant et récipiendaire de la bourse Vanier, Musée royal de l’Ontario et Université de Toronto Dans un article publié dans les Proceedings of the Royal Society B, nous dévoilions des fossiles d’une toute nouvelle espèce prédatrice aux dimensions impressionnantes. Cet