Royal Ontario Museum Blog
Monthly Archive: December
Summerasaurs Interactive: Ask a Palaeontologist
Dr. David Evans on-site in southern Alberta
Hydraulophones at the ROM – Making Water Sing!
The golden days of summer just wouldn’t be the same without water – going to the pool, eating popsicles, making a slip’n’slide across the back yard with a sprinkler and a plastic tarp – but have you ever used water to make MUSIC?
Summerasaurus Part III: The Jacketing Process
Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us over the course of the next month as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing discoveries, how dinosaurs are found and excavated, life in the field and more.
Session 2: Summer Club 2011 Heats Up!
Things heat up at Summer Club with a waterfight as campers cool off.
Look Up! Annual August Meteor Showers Begin
First Glimpse of 2011 Perseid Meteor Shower. (NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office)
A look to the skies tonight will be a larger treat than in past years as the Perseid meteor showers begin their yearly August show in the night skies. Unfortunately this year the peak of the show will be on August 12, when a full moon is scheduled, so viewing will be hampered.
Summerasaurus Part II: A Day in the Quarry
Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us over the course of the next month as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing discoveries, how dinosaurs are found and excavated, life in the field and more.
From the Field: The Tell Madaba Archaeological Project…Artifacts galore!
By Daniel Kwan, Gallery Facillitator and Volunteer
My students and I at the top of Machaerus, the location of execution of John the Baptist.
I found what looks like a tiny “caterpillar” in my home. What is it?
This is my second posting that takes a closer look at some of the critters that share our spaces. Here I examine one of our most common household guests, the carpet beetle. The larvae look like tiny, furry, ‘caterpillars’.
Larva of a carpet beetle, family Dermestidae, also known as skin or hide beetles. Drawing: copyright ROM.
From the Field: Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project 2011 – Prospecting for new dinos!
July 10-12: More Surprises from the South Side
Changing of the guard – Schad Gallery welcomes North America’s largest land animal
Moving the North American Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) from into the gallery.
