It was all happening!
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December 16, 2019
This past November 15, hundreds of curious people stepped through the doors of the Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan to meet, face to face and in an...Read more
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Helping birds survive the winter ?
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November 20, 2019
Written on November 8, 2013 and revised on Novenber 19,2021 You worked all summer to create your bird garden , and you have surely had the chance to...Read more
(A Magical) Researchers’ Night
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October 29, 2019
I make my way quickly along the damp pathways of the Jardin botanique de Montréal, as though I wish I could get ahead of the leaves swirling down...Read more
Will no one rid me of these troublesome dead leaves!
English
October 2, 2019
Written on September 24, 2018 At the first signs of fall, being a kid I was the one responsible for clearing the dead leaves at home, and I got 25...Read more
Nature under the influence
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September 4, 2019
We often tend to think that species evolve without any influence from humankind. In fact the opposite is true: since many of our actions alter the...Read more
Plants to help cure what ails you
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February 18, 2019
A cold got you down? Try a decoction of echinacea, thyme or Labrador tea. Lacking energy? Take some American ginseng or rhodiola. Your liver is...Read more
Saving an emblem: Mingan thistle
English
February 6, 2019
An isolated plant, after a long journey Mingan thistle ( Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum ), now a threatened species in Quebec, was named in 1924 by...Read more
Dare to start your first seeds
English
January 23, 2019
With a seed packet costing three to five dollars, it’s possible to grow some of your own delicious vegetables. What could be more pleasing than...Read more
Seeing through the canopy: The Canadian Airborne Biodiversity Observatory
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October 10, 2018
To understand trees and the forest, you have to see, smell and touch them. That takes time. And that is why, in recent years, other observation...Read more
A few love stories
English
September 4, 2018
How does nature influence you? For most of us, it does us good. Who could fail to be moved by a sunset with its thousand colors, or by a flower...Read more
