August 2011

Monthly Archive: August 2011

From the Field: Digging for Fossils in Churchill’s Trenches

Posted: August 31, 2011 - 08:57 , by royal
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From the Field, Natural History, What's New, Canada, Early Life, Fossil, Nature, Palaeontology, Research
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July 22

Summerasaurus Part IV: How to Find Dinosaurs

Posted: August 23, 2011 - 12:25 , by royal
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From the Field, Natural History, Videos and podcasts, Dinosaurs, Fossil, Nature, Palaeontology, Research
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Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing discoveries, how dinosaurs are found and excavated, life in the field and more.

Cod and Caribou – good management, natural resiliency or media headlines

Posted: August 22, 2011 - 15:24 , by royal
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Natural History, What's New, Biodiversity, Canada
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A fish swimming in blue water.

Cod. Photo by *Saipal. Flickr Creative Commons.

From the Field: Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project 2011 – Cherry on top

Posted: August 18, 2011 - 10:03 , by royal
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From the Field, Natural History, What's New, Collections, Dinosaurs, Fossil, Research
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July 13-14, 2011

Water: The Play set to make another splash at the ROM

Posted: August 17, 2011 - 11:38 , by royal
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Programs and Events, ROMkids, What's New
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Actors Lauren Spring and Thomas Gallezot, co-founders and creative directors of the Extant Jesters and Young Jesters Theatre Companies, return to the ROM with the latest presentation of Water: The Play.

From the Field: Searching for Early Life in Churchill, MB

Posted: August 12, 2011 - 12:29 , by royal
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Collections, From the Field, Natural History, What's New, Canada, Early Life, Fossil, Nature, Palaeontology, Research
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July 20

Entomystery – why did the beetles go to camp?

Posted: August 12, 2011 - 11:44 , by ROM
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Collections, Natural History, Biodiversity, Bugs, Nature, Research
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Antonia looks at the bug through a microscope in the ROM's entomology lab.

Antonia takes a closer look at the mystery beetle while solving the case of the unwelcome summer camp critters. Photo B Boyle.

Five Questions for Hina P. Ansari

Posted: August 11, 2011 - 11:50 , by ROM
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Exhibitions and Galleries, Programs and Events, Art, Artist, History
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Hina P. Ansari’s relationship with Bollywood goes way back to the burgeoning of the industry. Her grandfather was a multi-faceted filmmaker known as one of the leading and first film noir directors of the Mumbai-based industry.

Recap of Today’s Dino Q&A

Posted: August 10, 2011 - 16:41 , by ROM
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Natural History, What's New, Dinosaurs, Palaeontology
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David Evans and Dr. M. Ryan standing in Alberta's badlands.

A picture of David Evans (ROM) and fellow dino hunter Dr. M. Ryan excavating a fossil in Alberta shared on Twitter during the Q&A.

From the Field: Arrival in Churchill, Manitoba

Posted: August 10, 2011 - 11:32 , by royal
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July 18, 2011 – Welcome to Churchill!

We arrive from Winnipeg by twin turboprop early this evening, after the usual minor delays and frustrations,… pick up our 4×4 vehicle, get settled in at the wonderful new Churchill Northern Studies Centre facility and spend a few hours showing two novice crew members some of the nearby tundra features, including a splendid extended sunset (officially at 10:07 PM, but with a beautifully long prelude).