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Tiny plants could be key to improving climate change predictions

By Rose Lefebvre, new science communicator Have you ever looked closely at moss? These tiny plants, described by F. E. […]

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How Kids Benefit From Getting Their Heads in the Game

June 23, 2022 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

With a brighter spotlight shining on kids' mental health, new research suggests that team sports can ward off anxiety, depression and social problems. Get the full story How Kids Benefit From Getting Their Heads in the Game

A glimpse into the lives of outdoor cats

June 22, 2022 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Ever wonder what your cat is doing and where it's going when it's outside? A University of Guelph researcher sought to find out with custom-built catcams.

REGISTRATION FOR THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF AMERICA, CANADA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA IS NOW OPEN!

June 20, 2022 Entomological Society of Canada Biology and Life Sciences

Registration for in-person and virtual attendance is available ESC members should have received an Eblast with codes to enter to obtain their membership discount. If you are a member, but have not received the Eblast, please contact info@esc-sec.ca. To register, go to https://entsoc.org/events/annual-meeting/registration

Théories sur la conscience

June 20, 2022 Bruno Dubuc Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

On arrive déjà au solstice d’été et comme à chaque année, je ralentirai un peu le rythme de production sur ce blogue, histoire d’aller bouger dans la nature durant la belle saison, chose que je vous souhaite aussi étant donné les bienfaits associés pour le corps et le cerveau. Après sans doute le journal de...

Entropic bonding for nanoparticle crystals

June 20, 2022 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

A January 19, 2022 University of Michigan news release (also on EurekAlert) is written in a Q&A (question and answer style) not usually seen on news releases, Note: Links have been removed), Turns out entropy binds nanoparticles a lot like electrons bind chemical crystalsANN ARBOR—Entropy, a physical property often explained as “disorder,” is revealed as...

2022 STEM Pride Month Panel

June 20, 2022 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

I’m excited and honoured to be part of the upcoming Time To Pride panel discussion for folks in STEM. The discussion is being organized and hosted by SIGMAS (Students in Graduate Mathematics and Statistics) but is open to all students, staff, and faculty at the University of Guelph. The panel discussion takes place in RICHContinue...

Tiny plants could be key to improving climate change predictions

June 20, 2022 Science Borealis General Science

By Rose Lefebvre, new science communicator Have you ever looked closely at moss? These tiny plants, described by F. E. Tripp in his 1868 book British Mosses, their homes, aspects, structure, and uses as “the soft green beds into which our feet sink”, grow almost everywhere in the world. And yet mosses are often overlooked...

Now Hear This: A Battery Charged by Chewing

June 17, 2022 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

It's still in the prototype stage, but researchers hope to harness the power of jaw movements to create environmentally-friendly hearing aid batteries. Get the full story Now Hear This: A Battery Charged by Chewing

A successful day of tree planting at Meeting Lake 03

June 17, 2022 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Conservation Volunteers and NCC staff planted more than 400 trees at the Meeting Lake 03 property in Saskatchewan in one day!

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June 16, 2022 jeremy Communication, Education and Outreach, Multimedia, Physics and Astronomy

Everything provides insight and wonder if you study it deeply enough.

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Tiny plants could be key to improving climate change predictions

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How Kids Benefit From Getting Their Heads in the Game

A glimpse into the lives of outdoor cats

REGISTRATION FOR THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF AMERICA, CANADA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA IS NOW OPEN!

Théories sur la conscience

Entropic bonding for nanoparticle crystals

2022 STEM Pride Month Panel

Tiny plants could be key to improving climate change predictions

Now Hear This: A Battery Charged by Chewing

A successful day of tree planting at Meeting Lake 03

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