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Mahtab Narsimhan: The Boy and the Banyan Tree – A Story About Gratitude and Giving Back

L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science
Welcome to Cantastic Authorpalooza, featuring posts by and about great Canadian children’s book creators! Today’s guest: Mahtab Narsimhan. Take it away, Mahtab! Who is the tree in your life? And whom will you be a tree to? There are many people in our lives, family, friends, teachers, and mentors, who nurture us and make us...

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Tipping Towards Fall: The Autumnal Equinox

L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science
Science Literacy Week is almost over – almost, but not quite! There’s still time to get some free science-y goodness in your life, so hop on over to the Science Literacy Week website to learn about last-minute events happening near you. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today marks another ending… it’s the...

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Se connecter grâce à la collection

Canadian Museum of Nature - Musée Canadien de la Nature Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences
L’artiste Lea Hamilton est une étudiante diplômée établie à Ottawa. Elle a passé l’été à travailler dans la collection de roches et de minéraux du Musée, où elle a découvert que l’art a beaucoup de points communs avec la science de l’exposition et de la conservation des spécimens.

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