Savanna Biome
Backgrounders
Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.
Desert Biome
Backgrounders
Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the desert biome.
Boreal Forest/Taiga Biome
Backgrounders
Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the boreal forest/Taiga biome and meet Anne-Claude Pépin who is a fire management technician.
Arctic Tundra Biome
Backgrounders
Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the arctic tundra biome.
Plant Taxonomy
Backgrounders
Learn about the categories, or phylum, of the plant kingdom with examples from each.
What is an Insect?
Interactives
The What is an Insect? e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects.
Why are Guppies so Diverse?
STEM Explained
Different members of a species can have different traits. You can see this in a species found at your local pet store - guppies!
Why Scientists Believe in Evolution
STEM Explained
Scientists have accumulated so much evidence in the theory of evolution that it is one of the most widely-accepted theories in science.
What's in a Rainbow?
STEM Explained
Rainbows are beautiful examples of optics in nature. We see them thanks to the reflection and refraction of visible light and water.
Vegetables
Picture Collections
14 images of some plants such as carrots, cabbage and leeks whose roots, stems or leaves are used for food
Reptiles
Picture Collections
10 images of some cold-blooded vertebrates such as snakes, lizards and alligators typically having dry, scaly skin
Marine Microbiology: Meet the Microbes of the Sea!
STEM Explained
The ocean is full of very small but very useful creatures called microbes. Without them, none of the sea plants or animals you’ve seen would exist!
Plants: Biomes
Picture Collections
9 images of plants in some large naturally occuring habitats called biomes such as tundra, grasslands and boreal forests
Plants: Germination
Picture Collections
6 images of some seedlings sprouting as one of the stages towards full plant growth
Plants: Growth
Picture Collections
10 images showing some stages of plant growth from planting to sprouts growing to harvesting