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The power of ice and cold

While many of us are enjoying the disappearance of snow with the arrival of warm temperatures, we at the museum are celebrating the power of ice and cold in our special exhibition Planet Ice: Mysteries of the Ice Ages, opening May 20.

May is a month that brings many notable occasions, such as International Museum Day (May 18), World Bee Day (May 20) and International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22).

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Highlights

Special exhibition!
Planet Ice: Mysteries of the Ice Ages
May 20 to September 5

Take a journey through 80,000 years of Earth's history to learn how ice and cold have shaped our planet. See amazing artifacts, fossils, casts, taxidermied mounts and life-like models of Neanderthals! Discover which animals went extinct, and which ones are still around today, such as muskox and caribou. Enjoy great interactive components, including a magical experience where you can conjure an extinct ice-age animal before your eyes. Special exhibition fee applies. Buy your tickets in advance. Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Polar Knowledge Canada; our Supporting Sponsors, Hatch and Enbridge, and our media partner, The Globe and Mail.  

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Submit a nomination!
Nature Inspiration Awards
New deadline: June 6

The deadline is fast approaching to nominate an inspiring adult, youth, community group, sustainable business or not-for-profit organization that has shown leadership and innovation in a specific project to promote a sustainable future for the environment. Thank you to this year's category sponsors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Youth), Ontario Power Generation (Not-for-profit small/med), NASCO Building Cleaning Inc. (Community Action), Meta (Sustainable Business), and our media partners, The Globe and Mail and The Walrus. 

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World Bee Day
Five misconceptions about bees

World Bee Day (May 20) was designated by the UN to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development. Learn some interesting facts from bee researcher Thomas Onuferko, Ph. D., about these often misunderstood, yet vital, insects. 

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Website redesign
nature.ca is evolving!

A new look and feel is coming soon to the museum website, nature.ca. Enjoy striking photos and videos of our collections, research, and exhibitions, as well as a better experience on your phone or mobile device. Plus, a new feature will help you discover more of what may interest you from across the site. These significant upgrades to our web systems, content and technology take effect in June and will continue to improve throughout the year, so keep visiting nature.ca for new and exciting updates!

Collections Corner

Sweating the small stuff
New sweat bee named after museum research associate

They're quite small, inconspicuous and found on every continent except Antarctica. Forming the second-largest family of bees (Halictidae) they get their common name of sweat bee from being attracted to human sweat. Now a new species of sweat bee has been named after museum research associate and bee researcher, Thomas Onuferko, Ph.D. Above you can see a female (lateral view) of the newly-named species, Lasioglossum onuferkoi. 

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Images:
Planet Ice exhibition: Martin Lipman
Butterfly: pixabay.com
L. onuferkoi bee: Thomas Onuferko

Editor: Laura Sutin
Questions or comments can be sent to lsutin@nature.ca


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