Category Archives: Research

Plants 2 Papers: The Sequel

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

Our botanists have found that 300 species of vascular plants in the lower Coppermine River region of Nunavut. Fourteen species were observed for the first time in Nunavut. By publishing the results of this research, our botanists promote the advancement of Arctic knowledge. Continue reading →

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Pilgrim’s Progress: Sampling Diatoms in the Holy Land

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

A museum volunteer shares diatoms that he collected while travelling in Israel, Palestine and Egypt last autumn. Continue reading →

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Co-Extinction and the Case of American Chestnut and the Greater Chestnut Weevil (Curculio caryatrypes)

Posted on February 2, 2017 by

A problem to take seriously. Continue reading →

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“Skeletons Out of the Closet” at the Museum’s Research and Collections Facility

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

See what amazing things are stored and revealed in the Canadian Museum of Nature’s research and collections facility in Gatineau, Quebec. Continue reading →

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Arachnophilia: Spiders of the Museum Research Campus

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

Two students don’t have to wait for Halloween to get to know mysterious beasts. Continue reading →

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Where in the World Is Snow Grass? Part 2

Posted on September 19, 2016 by

Dogged searching to the ends of the Earth—Did the keen botany student find snow grass? Continue reading →

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Where in the World Is Snow Grass? Part 1

Posted on September 15, 2016 by

A passionate botany student tells of her adventures looking for the answer. Continue reading →

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How Did Those Mussels Get to the Museum’s Pond?

Posted on August 29, 2016 by

The surprising voyage taken by mussel larvae—which are attached to fish—to reach and colonize one of our ponds. Continue reading →

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“Royal Canadian” Diatoms from the Rideau Hall Pond in Ottawa

Posted on August 25, 2016 by

Museum volunteer Joe Holmes collects “Royal” diatoms from a pond on the grounds of the Governor General’s residence, Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario. Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name? A Year in Taxonomy at the Canadian Museum of Nature

Posted on July 28, 2016 by

A total of 34 new species were described by museum scientists in 2015, all with new scientific names. Some of our experts even had species named after them! Continue reading →

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