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Category Archives: Research
Solving the mystery of a metal-oxide coating threatening to cover Mi’kmaq Petroglyphs in Nova Scotia
Aaron Lussier reports on a high-tech effort to solve the mysterious origins of a metal-oxide coating threatening petroglyphs in Kejimkujik National Park. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Research, Rocks and minerals
Tagged Aaron Lussier, archaeology, Minerals, petroglyphs, rocks
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Women in Science: What’s Your Impression?
What’s women’s role in science today? Marisa Gilbert finds that museum visitors’ perception is sometimes far less than the reality. Continue reading
Living on the edge: the voles of Svalbard
The population of the sibling vole in the Norwegian Arctic island of Spitsbergen irregularly fluctuates from 200 individuals per hectare to almost none. Our research scientist, Dominique Fauteux tries to solve this mystery. Continue reading
Posted in Mammals, Research, Species Discovery and Change
Tagged Arctic, Dominique Fauteux, project population, voles
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Botanist reveals his favourite grass
While Canadian news stories swirl around weed, Jeff Saarela reveals his favourite grass. (Hint: It’s Canadian homegrown.) Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Botany, Collections, Research
Tagged Arctic, grasses, Jeff Saarela, project canadian arctic flora, project poaceae
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Is the world’s largest Triceratops skull sitting in our collection?
Alan McDonald wonders, and works to reveal, if the world’s largest Triceratops skull has been uncovered in the museum’s collection? Continue reading
Biting into the Past
Paleontologist Danielle Fraser blogs about why finding a fossil tooth always gives her a big smile. Continue reading
Discovering species on the shelves
What’s the best place for a paleontologist to discover a new species: Alberta; Mongolia; or the collections at the Canadian Museum of Nature? Museum paleontologist Danielle Fraser writes that there’s beauty, mystery and lots of scientific discoveries to be made on the shelves, and in the drawers and boxes, of the museum’s collection. Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Fossils, Research, Species Discovery and Change
Tagged Danielle Fraser
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Going digital: Putting the museum’s impressive library collection online
These beautiful books are scientific gems, and now they’re just a click away. The Canadian Museum of Nature’s library staff are digitizing the museum’s rare and unique publications to make them available online to Canadians, and visitors from around the world. Now you can check out amazing, colourful hand-drawings of Newfoundland insects, and the diversity of Churchill, Manitoba’s flowers, all from the comfort of your home (or on the bus on the way to work, or in a café, or….) Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Research, Tools of the trade
Tagged digitization, library, scientific publications
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Back into shape nature in 2018!
What’s your back-to-nature resolution for 2018? In the holiday instalment of the museum’s research and collections blog, the editorial staff share their New Year’s back-to-nature resolutions. From taking a dog’s lead and learning to love winter, to dreaming of new beautiful gems for the museum, staff share their boundless passion for nature. Read the resolutions here, and share yours! Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Nature Inspiration, Research
Tagged #NatureForAll, Museum workers, New Year's resolutions
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Two Rare Species, One Big Trip
As a member of the historic C3 voyage that circumnavigated Canada’s coastline in summer 2017, Paul Sokoloff writes about the search for two very special species of plants that exist only in one small area of the vast Canadian Arctic. Continue reading
