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Snapshots of Biodiversity: A Photo Essay on the 2014 Ontario BioBlitz

Snapshots of Biodiversity: A Photo Essay on the 2014 Ontario BioBlitz

(Above) Carlene Gallant from the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario showing a young scientist how to collect and catalogue insect specimens. Photo by Vincent Luk by Stacey Kerr, ROM Biodiversity Storyteller and Creative Producer, and the 2014 Environmental Visual Communication student cohort The

Weapon Wednesday: Swords from the Philippines

Weapon Wednesday: Swords from the Philippines

The Philippines are a group of over 7,000 mountainous islands, mostly of volcanic origin, in Southeast Asia. They may be divided into three geographic areas: in the north is Luzon, mostly one large island and the location of the capital and most populous cities of the Republic, together known as

2014 Ontario Bioblitz Bird Count Gets Results!

2014 Ontario Bioblitz Bird Count Gets Results!

By guest blogger Kevin Kerr, Curator of Birds & Invertebrates at the Toronto Zoo, Taxon Lead for the 2014 Ontario Bioblitz Bird Team On May 24 th  at 11:49 a.m., I watched in frustration as a Common Nighthawk flew across a flawless blue sky. Nighthawks are not hawks at all, but rather

Sharing of Museum Biodiversity Data on the Web

Sharing of Museum Biodiversity Data on the Web

By Brad Millen, Database Technician (Ornithology) Since 2004 our Vertebrate Collection(s) based records have been made available to researchers and the public on multiple web sites. We license them to be used under Creative Commons Licenses. Currently the Vertebrates release data under the Creative

A Fish With a Big Bang

A Fish With a Big Bang

Fossils provide a direct record of the great ancestry and amazing evolutionary transformations of life on Earth. Such transformations occurred across unfathomable timescales of millions to hundreds of millions of years or more. Perhaps one of the most remarkable stories of such transformations

Ontario BioBlitz Brings Bad News for Arachnophobes

Ontario BioBlitz Brings Bad News for Arachnophobes

By Guest Blogger and 2014 Ontario Bioblitz Arachnid Taxon team leader Dr. Gergin Blagoev, Research Associate at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO). I have to admit, as I pulled my bright blue “Ontario BioBlitz” t-shirt over my head on the morning of the event, I wasn’t feeling very

A Love for the ROM

A Love for the ROM

Celebrating 100 Years of Nurturing Discovery The ROM experienced an incredible wave of affection felt in Toronto and beyond as we celebrated the Museum’s 100th anniversary and launched our $15M Love the ROM Centennial Campaign. The City of Toronto marked the Museum’s birthday by declaring March

Investing in Education and the Geosciences

Investing in Education and the Geosciences

As a lead donor to the Museum’s Love the ROM Centennial Campaign, Hatch—a global engineering, technology, and professional services firm—has demonstrated a deep commitment to supporting communities by investing in dynamic educational initiatives and advancing higher education in science,

Celebrating the ROM's Centennial in Style

Celebrating the ROM's Centennial in Style

  Currelly Society members gathered for a traditional afternoon tea in celebration of the ROM’s Centennial on April 3, 2014. More than 100 guests—many wearing vintage hats and gorgeous gloves—enjoyed fine teas, gourmet sweets and savoury bites. Against the backdrop of a beautiful palm court,

Sloth Life

Sloth Life

It’s no secret that sloths basically took over the internet in recent years after a series of adorable YouTube videos, listicles, and Kristen Bell’s infamous meltdown over her slothy Birthday gift. From the photobombing sloth to the Mona Lisa sloth, they were everywhere! Before another cuddly