The Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada’s national natural sciences and natural history museum. Pour des infos en français, visitez @museedelanature
Ottawa | Ontario, Canada
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For the first time ever, step into the world of The Man Who Planted Trees—an immersive experience bringing the beloved story to life. 🌳✨
This world premiere exhibition opens May 16 for a limited time only!
Reserve your tickets now 🎟️ nature.ca/en/man-who-planted…
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🌳The Man Who Planted Trees: An Immersive Tale🌳
🌱Discover the world of trees with a solitary shepherd who turns a barren valley into a flourishing forest.
👉Learn more about this fun, family exhibit. : themontrealeronline.com/8erg
@Montreal @MuseumofNature #TheManWhoPlantedTrees
ALT House of Common Studio Copyright CMN
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Novel assembly of a head–trunk interface in the sister group of jawed vertebrates
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
For reading: rdcu.be/eAClF
@Nature paper by Tetsuto Miyashita et al. @museumofnature @uottawa @le_museum @univofkansas
ALT Fig. 1: Internal anatomy of the jawless stem gnathostome N. glacialis based on a synchrotron-based X-ray microtomography scan.
Nature research paper: Novel assembly of a head–trunk interface in the sister group of jawed vertebrates
go.nature.com/4fqlmlv
New study led by CMN research associate Zoe Panchen shows Arctic plants are shifting flowering times, shortening the overall season. 🌸 Using 17K+ digitized specimens, the research reveals potential ripple effects for tundra ecosystems. #ClimateChange #ArcticScience
Digitised herbarium specimens reveal shorter Arctic flowering season trend from climate change
Panchen et al. @MuseumofNature @museedelanature
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
ALT Shifts in flowering time relationship between flowering time day of year and year.
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The #UofG Herbarium, in partnership with @MuseumofNature, is looking for help transcribing their digital collection of plant specimens, starting with ferns!
Your help is essential to make this collection searchable and accessible to all.
More info: blog.notesfromnature.org/202…
ALT Fern samples
✨ Early Jurassic World: New Ichthyosaur Species Described!
Read the full story: nature.ca/en/about-the-museu…
#Ichthyosaur #Paleontology #FossilFriday #NewSpecies #JurassicWorld
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This Dinosaur Day, we revisit the exciting find that Tyrannosaurus rex could have grown up to 70 percent more massive than the largest specimen we have on record. @QMUL @MuseumofNature
The Man Who Planted Trees: An Immersive Tale is now open!🌱
Step into a world of art, nature & storytelling. Learn about the vital role of trees & be inspired by Frédéric Back’s Oscar-winning film.
#WorldPremiere 🎟️ Get your tickets here: nature.ca/en/man-who-planted…
Monument by Cole Swanson is on display as part of the Rewilding – The David Suzuki Foundation Arts Prize exhibition.
Explore more of Swanson’s work on his Instagram page, coleswansonart.
@DavidSuzukiFDN #Rewilding #ArtExhibit #SustainableArt
Moss Salvage Circle and Soil Circle by Natasha Lavdovsky is on display as part of the Rewilding – The David Suzuki Foundation Arts Prize exhibition.
Explore more of Lavdovsky’s work on her Instagram page, virtual.tasha.
@DavidSuzukiFDN #Rewilding #ArtExhibit #SustainableArt
⛏️ Here’s one of our paleontologists’ favourite specimens - Styracosaurus albertensis.
🍁 Styracosaurus albertensis is one of Canada’s most famous dinosaurs, known for its dramatic spikes and massive nasal horn!
#DinosaursOfCanada #FossilFriday
Terricolous by Justin Tyler Tate is on display as part of the Rewilding – The David Suzuki Foundation Arts Prize exhibition.
Explore more of Tyler Tate’s work on his Instagram page, @justin_tyler_tate.
#RewildingArtsPrize #Rewilding #ArtExhibit #SustainableArt
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Our partners at @MuseumofNature used ARF’s landing craft to study seaweed biodiversity and kelp forests in Cambridge Bay. Their findings will contribute to the museum's reference collection and DNA database to support future research in the region. #ArcticScience
Congratulations to new Canadian Museum of Nature Board member, Guy Levesque, who brings over 25 years of leadership in research, innovation, and partnerships.
Congratulations to Guy Levesque on his appointment as a trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum of Nature for a term of four years.
orders-in-council.canada.ca/…
@museumofnature
📷: Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking University of Calgary (Rick Lam)
ALT Photo of Guy Levesque
From key roles at NSERC, the University of Manitoba, CFI, and the University of Ottawa to his current work advancing entrepreneurial thinking, he has helped drive Canada’s research and innovation ecosystem.
A warm welcome to new Canadian Museum of Nature Board member, Martha Crago, who brings extensive experience in research leadership and academic innovation.
Congratulations to Martha Crago on her appointment as a trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum of Nature for a term of four years.
orders-in-council.canada.ca/…
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📷: Owen Egan
ALT Photo of Martha Crago
Congratulations to Michael Bainbridge, our Asst. Curator of #Mineralogy, on receiving the 2024 Carnegie Mineralogical Award for his amazing mineral photography.
Read more about his achievements: nature.ca/en/about-the-museu…
@CarnegieMNH #MineralPhotography #TucsonGemShow
ALT Michael Bainbridge on Itsi Mountain, Yukon during a 2024 expedition to collect and research the origins of a suite of rare barium silicate minerals.
ALT This specimen of alamosite (CMNMC 56742) from the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia is in Michael Bainbridge’s book The Pinch Collection. It is one of the world’s best examples of this rare lead silicate and was one of William Pinch’s favourite specimens.
🌿 In Cambridge Bay, Dr. Amanda Savoie (@iheartseaweed) is diving into #Arctic kelp forests! As a researcher, she studies how these ecosystems support #biodiversity in the North.
Learn more here 🔗 canadiangeographic.ca/articl…
@CanGeo @POLARCanada @ArcticNet
ALT 📸 Amanda Savoie © Canadian Museum of Nature