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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Preserving Specimens That Bear Witness to Canada’s History
This summer is the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. In our blog, curator Kamal Khidas highlights the importance of this historic feat for Canada and for the museum’s collections. Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Collections, Fieldwork, History, Research
Tagged Arctic, Collections, history
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ANTology: Artists and Visitors Work Together Like Ants in a Colony
Artist Irina Lyubchenko created a stimulating experience with visitors last week to the Canadian Museum of Nature. Like a colony of ants, children and adults worked together to create a 16 mm animated film in the exhibition Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants. Continue reading
We’re Going to Need New Satellite Photos…
A green roof was recently installed on the museum’s research and collections facility. Botanist Paul Sokoloff describes the advantages and installation of this hidden garden. Continue reading
Mineral Exchange Collections: The “Trading Cards” of the Mineral World
Baseball cards, hockey cards and others have long been traded. But did you know that mineralogists have their own version of this activity? Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Research, Rocks and minerals, Tools of the trade
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The Natural History of Star Wars: Part II
If the museum’s scientists worked in the Star Wars galaxy, what would they be studying? Botanist Paul Sokoloff matches colleagues’ research interest to alien natural worlds. Continue reading
The Natural History of Star Wars: Part I
Have you noticed how the rich natural universe imagined in the Star Wars movies seems to be inspired by our own world? From animals to ecosystems, biologist Paul Sokoloff explores some similarities and differences. Continue reading