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Baby bison are found, four Canadian girls win experience of a lifetime

Posted: January 18, 2012 - 10:08 , by Dave Ireland
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Contest, ROMkids, What's New, Biodiversity, Canada, Kids and Families, Programs and Events
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A group of children gathered around the Baby Bison cutout at the Royal Ontario Museum.

Kids loved the mystery of the lost baby bison.

Russian Space Probe will Crash to Earth this Week!

Posted: January 12, 2012 - 13:14 , by Ian Nicklin
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Natural History, What's New
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Contributed by Brendt C. Hyde and Ian Nicklin.

Happy New Year!

Posted: January 6, 2012 - 14:35 , by Janet Carding
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Director's Update, What's New
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Portrait of Janet Carding in the Teck Galleries of Earth Sciences.

Janet Carding, President and CEO, Royal Ontario Museum

A Rare and Beautiful Bird

Posted: January 5, 2012 - 11:55 , by admin
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Collections, Natural History, What's New, Biodiversity, Canada, Nature, New Acquisition, Research
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A closer look at a living barn owl perched.

Their distinctive heart-shaped face actually helps improve their hearing. With lop-sided ears, they can easily pinpoint prey with sound alone. Photo by Steve Brace

A Maya Inspired Holiday

Posted: January 4, 2012 - 10:04 , by admin
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Programs and Events, What's New
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Next Stop Mars! New NASA Rover Launched

Posted: December 30, 2011 - 09:30 , by admin
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Natural History, What's New, Mineralogy
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By Brendt Hyde, Mineralogy Technician

A view of the shuttle launch!

Green with Envy

Posted: December 21, 2011 - 11:47 , by Katherine Dunnell
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Collections, Natural History, What's New, Mineralogy
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Every day at the museum is a good day, but when a new object-specimen gets added to the collection, it is a great day.  It was a particularly stellar day in Earth Sciences when we were able to acquire this lovely princess cut, 23.24 carat peridot from Myanmar (Burma).

Meteorite or “Meteor-wrong”?

Posted: December 16, 2011 - 13:00 , by Ian Nicklin
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Natural History, What's New, Meteorites, Mineralogy
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ROM Earth Scientists receive dozens of requests each year to identify possible meteorites. This is especially the case when there is a spectacular fireball similar to the one which recently streaked across southern Ontario on December 12 of this year (the video was captured by astronomers at the University of Western Ontario). Do you think you have found a space rock?

6 Holiday Gift Ideas for Museum Lovers

Posted: December 15, 2011 - 10:53 , by admin
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‘Tis the season of giving, so we thought we’d share some of our favourite ROM-themed gift ideas with you!

Image of c5 and ROM book covers.

There's something for everyone at the ROM.

Live Blogging from the Burgess Shale Virtual Museum of Canada Launch!

Posted: December 1, 2011 - 08:53 , by admin
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Collections, Exhibitions and Galleries, Natural History, What's New, Early Life, Fossil, Palaeontology
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Join us Thursday, December 1 from 11 am to noon EST as we live blog from the ROM during the launch event for the Burgess Shale Virtual Museum of Canada. This online exhibition is the most current and comprehensive resource for knowledge on one of the world’s most important fossil sites.