The Physics of Plants with Teressa Alexander
“When I was growing up in the Caribbean, I never met someone who looked like me who was a scientist. I never saw it on TV. I never saw it portrayed in… Continue reading
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Disappointing end to COP25
The UN Climate Change Conference COP25 was held this December 2019 in Madrid, Spain. The conference serves to build the level of ambition ahead of 2020 and operationalize action items of the Paris… Continue reading
Top 5 Challenges for our Oceans in 2018
By David Evans When you think of the ocean, you probably immediately conjure an image of a sandy beaches, warm salt water, sunshine, coral reefs, or diverse marine life. But our oceans’ health… Continue reading
Internal parasites and the conservation of birds
By Chelsea Enslow Most people, especially Canadians, know how annoying being swarmed by mosquitoes in the early summer can be. There is nothing quite like braving clouds of host-seeking insects while exploring our… Continue reading
Going Green this St. Patrick’s Day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Traditionally, St. Patrick’s Day is a day when a lot of people go “green”, however for our friends south of the border, green no longer seems to be a… Continue reading
Evolution…it’s a real thing!
A few years ago, when I told people I studied evolutionary ecology, I tended to get responses like, “Oh, so you believe we came from monkeys?!” Or they would automatically think of large-scale evolution. Change over… Continue reading
Why Giving Time for Nature is Vital to our Survival
This week is the start of National Volunteer Week (April 10-16), which celebrates millions of volunteers across Canada to recognize them for their efforts. Nearly half of Canadians over the age of 15… Continue reading
Q&A with Ethical Fashion Expert, Kate Black
Kate Black is the founder of the sustainable fashion blog, Magnifeco and author of her new book, Magnifeco: Your Head-to-Toe Guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-toxic Beauty. I teamed up with Black to talk… Continue reading
Would you want to become a tree after death?
When a loved one passes, often our only choices are to either to have them buried or cremated. We can then visit the tomb or scatter their ashes to the wind or sea. But… Continue reading
Why Many People Don’t Give a BLEEP about Nature
Environmentalism needs re-branding. Even with all of the important and necessary conferences, marches, debates, news coverage, and conversations going on about the environment – there are still so many people who don’t seem to… Continue reading