Researcher anecdotes: butterflies at the peak
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July 22, 2022
All his life, Kevin Gauthier has followed the tracks of insects with an unrelenting passion. Today a master’s student–researcher, he shows me around...Read more
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Researcher anecdotes: cosmic predictions
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March 8, 2023
Auriane Egal is an astrophysicist and researcher at the Planétarium. It sometimes happens that people confuse her area of expertise with astrology,...Read more
Researcher anecdotes: the adventurer of the marshes
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September 28, 2022
Sampling wetland diversity is a bit like taking part in the Fort Boyard TV show. To get to the research location, you sometimes have to endure the...Read more
Researcher anecdotes: journey to the heart of large telescopes
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April 20, 2022
Jonathan Gagné is an astrophysicist at Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan who brings the scientific method to bear on his cup of coffee. It’s true: the man...Read more
Willows: allies with multiple callings
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January 19, 2022
Written on March 6, 2019 Our society is facing a number of environmental challenges, including soil and water pollution caused by human activity...Read more
Researcher anecdotes: the far north
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December 15, 2021
A writer, poet and musician in his spare time, research botanist Alain Cuerrier is unremittingly curious. Fascinated by the beauty of nature and the...Read more
Committing for biodiversity
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June 12, 2020
The break that the pandemic has forced us to take could be the starting point for a better affinity between human beings and nature. In many parts of...Read more
How universes are created
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January 29, 2020
Just what is a black hole? Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? These are questions that come up regularly when...Read more
Saving an emblem: Mingan thistle
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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
Backstage at the Insectarium: not your average spot!
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December 4, 2018
Working in what’s called backstage at the Insectarium is truly fascinating. Obviously you have to be fairly comfortable with the critters you find...Read more
