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Restoring a Rebel Pharaoh’s Kingdom: In the field with Prof. Barry Kemp

Restoring a Rebel Pharaoh’s Kingdom: In the field with Prof. Barry Kemp

By Laura Ranieri Tell el Amarna is a remote desert outpost in the centre of Egypt between Cairo and Luxor on the east bank of the River Nile. Arriving here is like landing on the moon – a desolate and vast expanse of hills and red, cratered sand. There is little human settlement for miles, save a

Un petit poisson plein d’avenir

Un petit poisson plein d’avenir

Les fossiles témoignent de la diversité des premières formes de vie et des étonnantes transformations évolutives de la vie sur Terre. Ces changements se sont produits sur des périodes incommensurables pouvant dépasser des centaines de millions d’années. L’une des histoires les plus

National Volunteer Week: David Grafstein

National Volunteer Week: David Grafstein

National Volunteer Week (April 6-12, 2014) is a time to recognize, celebrate and thank Canada’s 13.3 million volunteers. Volunteers play an essential role in any organizational plan-- The willingness of individuals to work keenly in a collaborative environment for the betterment of their

Road Ecology in Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Recently, I visited Presqu'ile Provincial Park to get a better understanding of Road Ecology- a fairly new science in Canada. I met Sean Boyle- full disclosure- my son, to find out what his PhD project entailed in the park. First, I would like to say that it is quite a beautiful park with

My Experience as a Web Intern at the ROM

My Experience as a Web Intern at the ROM

A year ago this August, after uprooting my life in Victoria, British Columbia, I relocated to Toronto. It was a pretty intense transition, since I grew up in a coastal city of less than 350,000 people. I've dreamed of working in a museum for many years, so when I was accepted into the  Master

#ROMSriLanka Kicks off Month-long Expedition

#ROMSriLanka Kicks off Month-long Expedition

Guest blog written by #ROMSriLanka Communication team member Deirdre Leowinata If the words “adventure”, “exploration”, and “travel” come to mind when you hear the word “science”, then you watch a lot of David Attenborough, you’re a shark week fanatic, you’re a field biologist,

CANADA 150 – Ontario – Crokinole Board

CANADA 150 – Ontario – Crokinole Board

One of my favourite objects in the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection is the crokinole board. The board at the ROM dates from 1890-1910 and was made by the Schultz Brothers in Brantford, Ontario.  It is oak, with painted wood details.  The set contains all 24 pieces.  The board was donated by

The Journey of the Lost Water Bottle

The Journey of the Lost Water Bottle

Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Cristina Bergman I will travel the ocean for hundreds of years. I will see more wildlife and more extinction in my lifetime than any human that has ever walked the earth. I fit in your hand, but can be more powerful than a blue

Back in the lab – trying to make heads or tails of it all.

After three days of successful fieldwork on the chilly Grand Rapids Uplands, we return – toting a fresh batch of fossils – to The Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. This is the home turf of my colleague, Graham Young, and almost a second home for me. Graham’s lab in the Museum’s Geology and

The secret of Oesia: a Burgess Shale mystery, by Karma Nanglu

My name is Karma Nanglu and I’m a PhD student at the University of Toronto, but on a day-to-day basis I do my research at the Royal Ontario Museum. I’ve recently co-authored a research paper, Cambrian suspension-feeding tubicolous hemichordates, with Jean-Bernard Caron, Curator, Invertebrate