A tree in wintertime
English
January 15, 2020
What do trees do to get through the cold season? They start preparing in the month of August! It’s a fair question: how do trees manage to be reborn...Read more
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It was all happening!
English
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
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
(A Magical) Researchers’ Night
English
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
English
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
Willows: allies with multiple callings
English
March 6, 2019
Our society is facing a number of environmental challenges, including soil and water pollution caused by human activity. Thousands of contaminated...Read more
Plants to help cure what ails you
English
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 simple $3 seed packet, you can grow some of your own vegetables all season long. What could be more gratifying than watching your seeds grow...Read more
