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October 7, 2020

Carleton Prof. Creates Virtual Sedimentary Geology Field Trips

Canada’s capital city is fortunate to have a rich geological history and is home to many unique rock features. In a typical fall term, Carleton University Earth Sciences Prof. George Dix would be taking his... More

July 4, 2018

Frozen Canoes

The last shovel of dirt on a strand of gravel connecting a tiny town to a nearby hamlet rarely marks a national milestone, but when the ribbon was cut on the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway in November... More

January 27, 2017

Arctic Greenhouse

Arctic Greenhouse, a documentary produced by Prof. Claudia Schröder-Adams in Carleton University’s Department of Earth Sciences, premiered at two sold-out screenings at the Canadian Museum of Nature. The 55-minute film, shown on Thursday, Jan. 26,... More

May 11, 2016

Dinosaur Discoveries

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 in what are now areas of southern Alberta... More