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The Mysterious World of Mycorrhizas
Backgrounders
Learn about the unique partnership between plants and fungi.
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Networks of Life
Backgrounders
Learn about the math behind networks and where we find networks in the natural and technological world.
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Coyotes: Coming to a town near you?
STEM Explained
Learn why coyotes are spreading in Canada and how this affects their relations with humans.
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Isha Berry
Career Profiles
Epidemiologist
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Diversity of Canada’s Marine Coastal Habitats
Backgrounders
Learn about the plants and animals in Canada’s marine coastal habitats, and what you can do to protect them.
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Tanya Savory
Cleaner Fish Coordinator
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Where Did Viruses Come From?
STEM Explained
Viruses are not living things - so where did they come from? Scientists have proposed three different hypotheses.
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Pollinators are Important!
STEM Explained
Insects and other animals that are pollinators of plants play an important role in ecosystems.
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The Dirt on Soil Conservation
STEM Explained
If I asked you to name a few things that all life on the planet couldn’t live without you could probably come up with some good answers, but I bet you’d never think to say dirt.
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Using Mussels to Monitor the Environment
STEM Explained
Mussels are a kind of invertebrate that filter food out of the water they live in. This makes them a great tool for monitoring environmental water quality and tracking bioaccumulation in aquatic food webs.
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Natural Selection in Your Backyard
STEM Explained
A study on bird feeders and beak sizes shows how an everyday human activity can affect the evolution of another species.
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How Do Plants Use Chemical Signalling?
STEM Explained
How do plants use scents? Learn how some plants use chemical signals to send messages to animals or other plants.
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Guppies, Guppies Everywhere!
STEM Explained
How do different populations adapt to their environment? Let’s explore this concept through guppy speciation.
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How are the World's Bee Populations Doing?
STEM Explained
Bees are important for agriculture. But bee populations face threats. This resource looks at Colony Collapse Disorder, herbicides & pesticides, and more.
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Eutrophication: Why you should care about pond scum
STEM Explained
When fertilizers from agriculture get into lakes and rivers, big problems can result for aquatic ecosystems, food chains & webs!