Category Archives: Species Discovery and Change

Dendrites in rock: Getting a microscopic view

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Museum summer research intern Ann Presley says the experience made her realize that sometimes it’s the really, (really) small things that matter. Continue reading →

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Bees and Wasps: Providing Ecosystem Services with a Point

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

Thomas Onuferko says it’s high time to drop the fear and start spreading the buzz about wasps’ ecological importance. Continue reading →

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In Jassa mating: A thumb matters

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

Kathleen Conlan writes that after 30 years she’s still captivated by the role of male thumbs in a shrimp-like love story. Continue reading →

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A possible new species almost found — but lost

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

Brian Coad recounts the tale of a possibly new blind cave fish species that had him hooked, but sadly was lost. Continue reading →

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Champsosaurus: CT scanning reveals its ear openings really were on the bottom of its skull

Posted on February 6, 2019 by

Carleton University student Thomas Dudgeon gets into the heads of the museum’s Champsosaurus to solve a Cretaceous ear mystery. Continue reading →

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Triceratops skull delivers a Wow! of a Christmas gift

Posted on December 12, 2018 by

Alan McDonald reports that after almost 90 years in the museum’s collections, a Triceratops skull delivers a Wow! of a Christmas gift. Continue reading →

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Cruising the Globe Undetected

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

Kathy Conlan reports on the gooey voyages of a tiny global hitchhiker. Continue reading →

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Undiscovered backyard biodiversity: New lichen species discovered in Guelph, Canada

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

Troy McMullin’s inventory of the Arboretum at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, reveals that there is still lots of undiscovered biodiversity in our backyards. Continue reading →

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Finnish moth species is asexual with benefits

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Veronica Chevasco reports that a species of Finnish moth is asexual with benefits. Continue reading →

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Living on the edge: the voles of Svalbard

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

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 →

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