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The museum may be closed, but that doesn't mean we have to stop learning and having fun!

The museum is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about our reopening plans.

The museum is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about our reopening plans.

Discover a wide variety of fun and interesting things that you can do to enjoy nature at home—or anywhere.

Learn tips on how to work in isolation from scientist Paul Sokoloff, who spends most summers conducting fieldwork in remote areas of the planet.

See maple specimens from the museum's collections and learn interesting facts.

Dig into the fascinating history of fossil collecting in Canada's Badlands and see real fossils being unearthed. (10 min. 33 sec.).

Make like an Arctic plant: chill out and try these simple stretching poses.