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Blue Whale
In May 2014, a small ROM team travelled to Newfoundland to salvage a Blue Whale that had washed ashore. This unfortunate event presents an unprecedented opportunity to study one of the more endangered species of marine mammals—blue whales are listed as endangered under Schedule 1 of the federal
La baleine bleue
En mai 2014, une petite équipe de chercheurs du ROM s’est rendue à Terre-Neuve pour récupérer le squelette d’un rorqual bleu, ou baleine bleue, qui s’était échoué sur les rives. Cet événement tragique représente une occasion exceptionnelle d’étudier l’une des espèces de
Winter Visitors in Hands-on Biodiversity
It’s that time of year! ROM for the Holidays is finally here, and we’ve been hard at work in the Keenan Family Gallery of Hands-on Biodiversity (HOB for short) getting some new hands-on activities ready to go. First up is the brand-new, never-before-seen touch table that we put together in
Of Quilts and Quilting
By Joan Schiff, Chair of the Programs and Events Committee, Friends of Textiles and Costume. Left: Fashionable ladies in 18th century Britain wore quilted petticoats for warmth and beauty. Right: Love Apple is an example of a wedding quilt from the ROM’s collection. As fall approaches, thoughts
Summerasaurus Part VI: Un-jacketing dino bones in the Vertebrate Palaeontology Lab
Today, we thought we’d offer you a behind-the-scenes look at the Vertebrate Palaeontology Lab to see what happens to dino bones between being excavated and being put on display or used for research. Field jackets about to be opened are stored in the Vertebrate Palaeontology Lab. When dino bones
The end is near…the long Maya count down
Altar commemorating the midpoint of a k’atun in 682 CE. Sandstone. Late Classic Period (AD 600-900). Toniná, Chiapas, Mexico. Museo Regional de Chiapas. Image (c) CONACULTA.-INAH.-MEX. Jorge Vertiz 2011. Reproduction Authorized by the National Institute of Anthropology and History. As we count
A Super Event and a Super Moon
The libration of the Moon over a single lunar month. Image credit: Tom Ruen For all the space junkies and aspiring astronauts, the ROM is holding its first ever Space Weekend on May 5 and 6…it’s going to be out of this world! A variety of rare metorites will be on display, many that you can
Meteorite of the month: Springwater pallasite
The world's largest specimen of the Springwater pallasite meteorite. This is the first blog in a new series, Meteorite of the Month, that will feature meteorite specimens from the museums outstanding collection. We will also be putting up a Mineral and a Gem each month so there’s something
Meteorite or “Meteor-wrong”?
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
A Rare and Beautiful Bird
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 The ROM’s Ornithology collection received a very special gift this holiday, a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) was donated by Tyler Hoar, a