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Research and Collections
Collections-Based Research to Understand the Natural World
The Canadian Museum of Nature is a scientific leader in species discovery and Arctic research.
Symposium—The Biodiversity Crisis
Thursday, April 22
A virtual science symposium on the ongoing global biodiversity crisis. Free registration.
Collections
Animals, fossils, minerals, plants and algae—more than 14.6 million specimens are preserved in Canada's natural-history collection.
Search Our Collections
Online Database
Access data from the museum's collections: search, map results, and download data and images. Search our collections.
Scientific Services
Let us use our natural-history and collection-care expertise to help you with your needs.
Leadership
The museum is a national leader and an important international contributor in the field of collection-based scientific research.
Science Experts
The museum's multidisciplinary team specializes in collection-based research in the life sciences and Earth sciences.
Extraordinary Arctic
Check out this view on Arctic-related activities, events, research, etc. at the museum.
Library and Archives
The library and archives are open by appointment. Search our catalogue online.
Scientific Publications
The museum's science experts regularly publish their work in scientific journals.
The Museum's Blog
See all posts »- What Colour Are Fossils? Where Science and Artistry Merge
Join Alan McDonald as he answers one of the most popular questions of museumgoers: what colour are dinosaur fossils and why?
- Canadian Museum of Nature Science During the Pandemic
Join Jeff Saarela as he celebrates the achievements of the museum’s research and collections team over the past year despite the continued spread of COVID-19.