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Adventures at Big Fish River
This blog post was written by Dr. Kim Tait, Curator of Mineralogy at the ROM. As the new recipient of the YPC Research Fund, Kim has travelled to the northeastern corner of the Yukon—a remote region rich with minerals called Rapid Creek. Her work builds on the legacy of ROM research on phosphate
BioBlitz Bits- Elusive At-Risk Birds
Blog by ROM Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology Kevin Seymour This is the fourth installment of our "BioBlitz Bits" Series- ROM scientists share their favourite stories from past Ontario BioBlitz events The 2015 Ontario BioBlitz is this weekend, from June 13th to 14th, and our
Antonia and Deb’s top ten favourite things about Bioblitzes
On June 13, 14, 2015, the ROM Department of Natural History and other ROM staff participated in the Don River Watershed Bioblitz. It was the fourth annual Ontario Bioblitz. This is our personal short list and we are sure that other participants have their own favourite things about bioblitzing. We
L'image du passé!
Voici Danielle Dufault, l’illustratrice paléontologique du Musée royal de l’Ontario. Danielle utilise plusieurs techniques d’illustration pour reconstituer ou représenter la vie préhistorique en se basant sur le savoir actuel et des preuves scientifiques. Travaillant en étroite
Who is Dr. ROMulous?
Yesterday, we introduced you to, Dr. ROMulous, the host of the ROM’s March Break activitity, The Game Show at the End of the World. Not to leave you in the dark, we are pleased to give you the back story on our superhero of science and history! Dr. ROMulous was born in the back seat of his
From the Field: Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project 2011 – Visitors!
July 6-8: Visitors These past few days we have had some welcome visitors to Camp. First, some of our colleagues from the Montana State University and the Museum of the Rockies joined us for a day on July 6th. They are working the same series of rocks just a few kilometers south of us in Montana,
We’re More Ancient than We Think
We’re More Ancient than We Think: An afternoon with April Hawkins, New World Archaeology Collection Technician. They stand at attention, arranged in rows, mute and stationary. Each face is a cartoonish riot captured mid-contortion and yet so still as to appear serene. Even in this fluorescent
Rhinoceros Reminder that Conservation Requires Continued Commitment
A surge in the poaching of Southern White Rhinoceros made the ROM reconsider the presentation of our iconic specimen When the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity first opened to the public in the spring of 2009, the Royal Ontario Museum was excited to be able to lead into the gallery with
Forbidden City Preparations
Weston Exhibition hall is a hub of activity. Preparations for The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China's Emperors are well under way. In just one month and 2 day the wait will be over. It is amazing how a bit of paint will transform a room. Imagine what it does for Weston Exhibition Hall.
Life in Toronto – Rouge Bioblitz 2012
submitted by the ROM Bioblitz Team The term BioBlitz has been floating around since the late 1990’s. It was popularized by the US National Park Service and in 1998 by famous Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson. A BioBlitz is a survey of all life within a given area during an intense 24hr period.