On February 18, 2021, at approximately 3:55pm EST, the Mars Perseverance Rover will touch down on the surface of Mars. When it reaches Mars, Perseverance will have traveled 470.8 million kilometres on

Asked to name just one species of insect that migrates, most people could easily name the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). This charismatic species is known for its phenomenal trek to Mexico in

The Evidence Room showcases full-scale models of a gas column, a gas-tight door, and a gas-tight hatch that are accompanied by plaster casts of blueprints, photos, letters, purchase orders, and

TORONTO/LONDON, ON, February 10, 2021 – Analyzing frozen bat tissues and bat droppings could hold the answer to stopping the next coronavirus pandemic, according to researchers at Western University

The story of Ontario’s salmon began at the end of the last ice age in Lake Ontario and its surrounding tributaries. As glaciers receded and their meltwaters formed modern-day lakes and rivers, wild

Free virtual learning series brings the Museum into the homes and classrooms of K-12 students across Ontario   TORONTO, February 5, 2021 – As part of the Museum’s newly redesigned school programs, the

On January 26, 2018, the exhibition Here We Are Here: Black Canadian Contemporary Art opened at the ROM. Curated by Julie Crooks, Dominique Fontaine, and ROM’s curator Silvia Forni the exhibition

Bird migration is one of the most remarkable phenomena in the animal kingdom. Migration is found in most animal groups with examples like monarchs, lobsters, eels, and blue whales to name a handful

Doug Gibson has loved the ROM since childhood. Some of his earliest memories are of going to the Museum with his mother in the early 1950s, which sparked a lifelong fascination with natural history.

When Maryann Weston first moved to Toronto from London, England, no one warned her about the extreme weather—the hot, humid summers and the icy, cold winters.