Falcons in Waist Coats
The Museum cabinets are like photo albums for our Curators. Read about the Aplomado, one of the specimens in the Cowan Tetrapod Collection falcon’s cabinet.
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What I did during my internship at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Jamie Clarke, a recent graduate of the Biology program at UBC, writes about her work at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and the Researchers Revealed project.
Darling Dung Beetle Discovered at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Scientists found a 40-year-old treasure hidden in a drawer of the insect collection at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. New to science, this darling dung beetle has finally been properly introduced to the scientific community at large.
Celebrating International Rivers Day
On March 14th, give a thought to rivers near you and how important they are!
Biodiversity Research Photo Competition 2020/2021
The BRC Photo Photo Competition has wrapped up and we present our top three finalists!
Women in Science: Sleuthing out the women who help build the Cowan Tetrapod Collection
A list of all the women who helped build the Beaty Biodiversity Museum natural history collections.
Women in Science: Francesca Ciocca
Women in STEM who today are contributing to the Cowan Tetrapod Collection
Spring Break 2021
Spring break at the Beaty is online in 2021! Learn with us during weekly, themed, social media challenges and special spring break editions of Beaty@Home activities.
Holiday Wreath Biodiversity
How many different plants do you see in this holiday wreath? I had an online “wreath making party” with a friend who lives 5,000 km away. I created this wreath from basic household materials and 11 different species worth of small clippings from my “ba
