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Two museum conservators wearing full-body Personal Protective Equipment stand side by side, holding a black aircraft control panel upright. The artifact is sitting on plastic sheeting on a table.
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Inside Ingenium’s smallest collections storage room

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Aug 26, 2021
Take a look inside Ingenium’s smallest collections storage room, where a special class of artifacts have recently been moved into their “forever home.”
Close-up of a hand holding brown soil, a cosmic illustration of spaceships flying across colourful planets, a hiking trail that runs through a deciduous forest.
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Agriculture
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3 things you should know about soil biology, space tourism, and the healing power of nature

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Jul 8, 2021
For the July edition, we tackled organisms in our soil, what’s on the horizon for space tourism, and the fascinating link between nature and mental health.
Three images side-by-side, purple lavender blossoms, Ingenuity helicopter in flight, cicada close-up on a flower stock.
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Agriculture
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3 things you should know about lavender, the Ingenuity helicopter, and cicadas

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Jun 3, 2021
For the June edition, we tackle Ontario-grown lavender, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, and the invasion of Brood X cicadas.
A graphical treatment of an image shows a wide-eyed young person, with their head seemingly opened up. Some hand-drawn squiggles and a lightning bolt appear in white on the top section of the head.
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Engineering & Technology
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Science Odyssey 2021: Ingenium museums offer inspiring, virtual experiences

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Apr 29, 2021
Tap into your inner scientist! Ingenium is offering up virtual experiments, challenges, and crafts as part of Science Odyssey 2021.
A North Atlantic right whale is seen swimming alongside her calf in green water
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Earth & Environment
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Protecting the North Atlantic right whale through new regulations

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Nov 18, 2020
As of 2020, it is estimated that only approximately 400 NARWs remain, with fewer than 100 breeding females, and as such they are now classified as endangered by both the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and the Species at Risk Act.
The photo shows the carcass of Glacier, a North Atlantic right whale, on land. A number of people are standing next to the carcass. A large piece of construction equipment sits nearby.
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Earth & Environment
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Glacier the whale: Skeleton composting and 3D modeling

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Nov 12, 2020
Following the death of a North Atlantic right whale (NARW) named Glacier , a Canadian research team embarked on a project to create a 3D model of his skeleton and to compost the remains.
A small metal and glass prism and its old brown storage box sit on a white background. A Kodak color strip sits in front of the artifacts.
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Conservation
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The science of artifact conservation: A prism and its leather case

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Jun 23, 2020
Dive into the process of a conservation treatment of a prism and its leather case.
Erin Secord holds up an example of a hazardous artifact. Oil for a printing machine in a bag.
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Industrial Technology
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Behind the scenes: Conservators face unique task handling hazardous artifacts

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Apr 17, 2019
Bill Weiler, a member of the Bytown Railway Society, stains wood planks in preparation for the restoration of the 1924 daycoach.
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Engineering & Technology
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Volunteer Week: Bytown Railway Society preserves a passion for locomotives

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Apr 10, 2019
A mannequin sits in a red sports car, with the Earth in the background.
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The top 10 science and environment stories of 2018

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Jan 7, 2019
If you didn’t get the chance to read as many science stories as you would have liked in 2018, fear not: CBC has compiled its top 10 list just for you. From the discovery of an ancient Mayan city to evidence of Planet X, there’s no shortage of fascinating stories to review.