The horrors of the Mount Vesuvius eruption were buried under volcanic ash. Thankfully one scholarly young man wrote the story of his own survival. By: Douglas Thomson On the day Vesuvius erupted in AD

Senior Curator, Teck Endowed Chair of Mineralogy; Department Head of Natural History

An excavation at a site in South Africa has unearthed the 190-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus—revealing significant clues about the evolution of

It can be pretty common in rural parts of Canada to find a pottery studio. Lots of Ontario cottagers have favorite potters that they visit in their cottage community. Many of the Gulf Islands in BC

October saw another Fashion Week in Toronto come and go - one of many events that mark the seasons of the fashion calendar. Our interest in fashion is not new: clothing is a way to demonstrate

Experiential learning is sometimes used as a synonym for educational practices that include active participation by the learner. Museum educators consider this an effective way to teach; it is also a

Researchers from the University of New England and Royal Ontario Museum shed new light on long-debated topic of dinosaur weight Toronto/Armidale, September 1, 2020 – How do you weigh a long-extinct

It’s that time of year where many of us are pretty focused on the holidays. Spending time with family and friends, baking and eating loads of treats, and - let’s be honest - the gifts. Finding them

The cookbooks of the past provide information about diet and habits, as well as telling us which foods were expensive treats, and which were commonly available. Many of the foods that appear regularly