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Monday’s Massive Migration

Posted: April 17, 2012 - 14:10 , by ROM
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For some more info on the butterfly migration see Antonia’s blog plost from May 4, 2012.

“A Rolling Stone Gathers no Moss” but the stories they can tell…

Posted: April 3, 2012 - 09:51 , by royal
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Submitted by Vincent Vertolli, Assistant Curator Geology

A Magical Place named Wide Waters

Posted: April 2, 2012 - 09:18 , by ROM

On a chilly February evening, Dr. David Stuart of the University of Texas at Austin shared his enthusiasm for the Maya site of Palenque, and took the ROM audience to a very different time and place.

Does a mild winter mean more insects?

Posted: March 26, 2012 - 15:27 , by ROM
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Given our warmer-than-average winter this year, ROM entomologists have fielded numerous enquiries about whether mild winter temperatures will result in more bugs this spring and summer. Unfortunately, there is no simple “yes” or “no” answer to this question  — the best response is “It depends”.

Age Before Beauty: The Acasta Gneiss and Jack Hills Conglomerate

Posted: March 22, 2012 - 13:11 , by royal
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Submitted by Vincent Vertolli, Assistant Curator Geology

The Jack Hills Conglomerate, a 3,000 million year old sedimentary rock from which the oldest, at 4,200 million years, terrestrial minerals have been found. The Jack Hills Conglomerate occurs in the Mt. Narryer and Jack Hills area of Western Australia.

Dr. A. P. Coleman (1852-1939)

Posted: March 19, 2012 - 11:25 , by royal
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Geological Map of Toronto

Submitted by Vincent Vertolli, Assistant Curator Geology

Profile of a ROM Conservator

Posted: March 14, 2012 - 13:18 , by royal
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Working tirelessly behind the scenes, ROM Conservators help protect our collections from damage and restore objects to their previous splendor. Ok. Maybe we’re generalizing a bit, so we went right to the source and asked Cathy Stewart, Manager of Conservation, a few questions to help uncover what Conservators really do at the ROM.

Bobdownsite; an honour to honour

Posted: March 12, 2012 - 16:41 , by royal
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A close up of the mineral on a black background.

Bobdownsite.

Tales from the Synchrotron

Posted: March 6, 2012 - 09:41 , by royal
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I’m currently at the Argonne National Laboratory just outside of Chicago, Illinois at the Advanced Photon Source (APS). This is a research facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that over 3,500 scientists from all over the world comes to use the instruments here for their research each year.