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Posted: January 30, 2012 - 10:49 , by admin
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Dr. Chen Shen, Vice President, Senior Curator, Bishop White Chair of East Asian Archaeology at the ROM gives a preview of his presentation, Peking Man Revisited: A Who’s Who of Human Evolution at the upcoming ROM Research Colloquium this Friday, February 3 in the Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre.

Posted: January 27, 2012 - 10:56 , by admin
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Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager 

Posted: January 26, 2012 - 09:56 , by Nicole Richards
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A sneak peak at our new komodo dragon before the work begins

A sneak peak at our new komodo dragon before the work begins

 

Posted: January 25, 2012 - 10:52 , by Ian Nicklin
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specimen image of Springwater pallasite meteorite

The world's largest specimen of the Springwater pallasite meteorite.

Posted: January 24, 2012 - 10:11 , by David Evans
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Illustration of a dinosaur nest.

Fig. 1. Reconstruction of a Massospondyus nesting site. Courtesy J. Csotonyi

Posted: January 23, 2012 - 09:34 , by admin
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Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager 

A few weeks ago, Stephen Hawking’s advice to humankind—his gift to us on his 70th birthday—was a very serious request that we must colonize other planets as soon as possible.

Posted: January 18, 2012 - 14:23 , by David Rudkin
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David M. Rudkin, Assistant Curator in Invertebrate Palaeontology, will be presenting at the upcoming  ROM Research Colloquiumjoin us on February 3 at 11:30am in the Signy & Cléophée Eaton Theatre to hear more about An Embarrassment of Worms: Fossil Priapulida from the Silurian of Ontario … Real and Imagined

Posted: January 18, 2012 - 10:08 , by Dave Ireland
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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.

Posted: January 17, 2012 - 17:16 , by admin
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Brendt C. Hyde, Mineralogy Technician will be presenting at the upcoming  ROM Research Colloquiumjoin us on February 3 at 4:30pm in the Signy & Cléophée Eaton Theatre to hear more about The Study of Meteorites – Science versus Conservation.

What are you going to talk about at the colloquium this year?

Posted: January 17, 2012 - 08:47 , by Ian Nicklin
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specimen image a twinned serandite crystal

World's largest twinned serandite crystal.