Native mussels fight back
Nature Scoop
See how native mussels are faring in their fight against invasive zebra mussels in the Rideau River.
New Horned Dinosaur
"Judith"
Spiclypeus shipporum, a new dinosaur with an extraordinary frill described at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
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Green Space and Parking
Get all the information about the museum's plans for the west side of the property.
Recent donation expands museum’s Nature Art collection
A donation by Ottawa art collector Ron Gould has expanded the museum’s Nature Art collection, with the addition of 17 prints by artist Sue Coleman.
Specialized expertise helps create the new Canada Goose Arctic Gallery
A lot has gone into the creation of the Canada Goose Arctic Gallery. Some of this expertise is highly specialized. Meet mannequin specialist Dawn Carlisle, and mountmaker Ken Easton.
Q&A: The excitement and challenges of science on Canada C3
The expedition began June 1 and the museum is sharing its scientific expertise along the way. To learn more, we sat down with the museum’s Director of Research and Collections Dr. Mark Graham, who is also the expedition’s Chief Scientist.
Ocean Garbage becomes Art with a Message
Visitors will have something surprising to admire this summer: trash! Two artists from Tofino, B.C. have constructed a sculpture made entirely of marine debris in the museum’s Water Gallery.
Hunting beetles in Central America: a talk in Vancouver by museum entomologist Bob Anderson
Dr. Bob Anderson brings his skills as a scientific raconteur to Vancouver’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum on February 16 with a public presentation about his fieldwork.
Protecting Our Arctic Biodiversity
The Canadian Museum of Nature welcomes the continued focus on the Arctic noted in the release of the Joint Statement on Arctic Leadership, issued December 20, 2016.
14.6 million and counting!
A recent recount of all of our specimens arrived at a pretty impressive number. Find out more.
The story of the flying machine in our Queens’ Lantern
Learn the story behind the ultralight aircraft hanging in the Museum.
Carleton University student catalogues Canada’s first dinosaur bones
For years, Canada’s first dinosaur fossils remained in the collections of the Canadian Museum of Nature, overlooked by scientists. Now, more than 120 years after being discovered, a Carleton University student has begun the painstaking work of cataloguing them.
From the lab to the gallery floor: museum volunteers make a difference
Whether on the front lines or behind the scenes, people have been participating in the Canadian Museum of Nature’s volunteer program for nearly 40 years. In 2015-2016 alone, volunteers amassed over 13,000 hours of work.