Botanists and Beau’s Brewery create Ice Age-inspired beer
By Meg Sutton Botanists from the Canadian Museum of Nature recently helped Ottawa-area microbrewer Beau’s to create a limited-edition beer inspired by the last meal of a horse that died…
Pioneering astronaut urges girls to shoot for the stars
By Gowlene Selvavijayan Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first woman to shoot into space, inspired young girls and women to reach for the stars when she took the stage at the Canadian…
The Canadian Museum of Nature’s new exhibit explores the future of sustainable biodiversity in Canada
By Liz Rodriguez The Canadian Museum of Nature’s Beaty Centre for Species Discovery launched a science symposium on Feb.1-2 to explore the future of biodiversity conservation in Canada. The two-day…
Exhibit showcases Sámi reindeer herders of Northern Europe
By Michael Sun The Canadian Museum of Nature is featuring a photographic exhibit this fall that showcases the world of the Sámi reindeer herders of Northern Europe — from the…
Museum gets largest donation ever
By Nicole Babb A state-of-the-art facility for freezing tissue samples, a new fellowship for researchers and the digitization of hundreds of thousands of Arctic specimens are three initiatives the Canadian…
GSC artifacts move to nature museum
By Mona Mahmoud The Geological Survey of Canada has launched a pilot project to move two national collections of meteorite and fossil plant specimens from its Booth Street complex to…
Permafrost samples coming to Museum of Nature
By Jennifer Doede The Canadian Museum of Nature’s upcoming Canada Goose Arctic Gallery will include two permafrost core samples in an exhibit that will teach visitors about the Arctic climate….