Research & Collections

Our Experts in Action

Videos

Meet our scientists as they explore the Arctic, dive under water, or search for fossils, and expand our understanding of nature. Videos.
3D Imaging Services

Spectacular Images

Need a precise, true-colour 3D model or animation of a specimen or artefact? Our Arius3D Imaging Centre can do that and more for you.
Online Collection Data

Basic catalogue information from several of our collections is available online.
Our Photograph Collection

Looking for just the right photo of something from nature? We have several hundred thousand photos in our collection. Contact us about licensing.

Our Research

The Canadian Museum of Nature has a large, multidisciplinary team of scientists who conduct leading-edge research in the natural sciences.

Our Collections

More than 10 million specimens gathered over more than 150 years, covering four billion years of Earth's history, and one of Canada's most valuable assets: our natural history collections.

A scientist kneels in a snowy landscape with a helicopter on the ground behind him.

In the Field

In Our Blog

Our scientists work in extraordinary places. Find out where they are doing their fieldwork and what they discovering in our blog.

Library and Archives

Our library specializes in natural history, and is open to the public. Our archives hold artworks, photographs and records, and are accessible by appointment.