Amazement at the new Biodôme
English
September 16, 2020
The Biodôme is once again welcoming curious kids and grownups after two years of renovation work. A get-together with Rami Bebawi, the architect in...Read more
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Those colorful harlequin frogs
English
July 8, 2020
The term harlequin refers to a character in traditional Italian comedy-type theater who was typically dressed in a colorful and often diamond-...Read more
The chytrid, a pathogenic fungus
English
June 17, 2020
As I write these lines, our world is on pause. For several months now, we have attentively followed the wildfire propagation of a viral disease known...Read more
Springtime forest plants, a masterstroke of adaptation!
English
May 6, 2020
This year, cool weather is delaying the spring outburst as it’s often pictured: the crows waking us up, the colorful planted beds, the woodland scene...Read more
Bats, a triumph of evolution
English
December 3, 2019
Have you ever sat by a lake on a summer evening and happened to spot those marvels of evolution? The world’s only flying mammals, bats make their...Read more
Attacking invasive plants! Young people on the hunt for buckthorn
English
November 25, 2019
This past October 29, in a light-hearted atmosphere, 131 young people from secondary 3 at Collège Charlemagne in Montréal lent a hand to counter the...Read more
Helping birds survive the winter
English
November 20, 2019
Written on November 8, 2013 You have worked all summer to create your bird garden , and you have surely had the chance to see various birds flying...Read more
Turtle steps towards the protection of a species!
English
September 18, 2019
The wood turtle ( Glyptemys insculpta ) is a species that is designated vulnerable in Quebec. Primary threats towards its survival include habitat...Read more
Penguins, those birds that think they’re dolphins
English
June 26, 2019
On numerous occasions in the history of life on Earth, land animals have developed, after lengthy evolution, adaptations that allow them to live in...Read more
Garlic Mustard: a little-known invasive species
English
May 28, 2019
To the most prevalent invasive plants – like the formidable common reed, buckthorn and Eurasian watermilfoil – we have to add a new one: Garlic...Read more
