Blanding’s Turtle

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Sci/Why Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

by Jan Thornhill[Editor's note: our Jan Thornhill knows turtles. Several times, she has written for Sci/Why blog about turtles. You can read her short articles at this link. Today's short note is based on her recent Facebook post.]I helped the first Blanding's Turtle of the spring cross our road today! Like snapping turtles, Blanding's turtles are slow to sexually mature at about 14-25 years of age. But they can reproduce until they are at least 75…

Yellow Cedar Book Talks: One Earth: People of Color Protecting Our Planet

April 16, 2021 L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World’s Largest Land Biome, has been nominated for a Yellow Cedar Award in the 2021 Forest of Reading! I am both thrilled and honoured to be in such great company, so I’ve created a series of video book talks to celebrate the work of my fellow nonfiction kidlit authors and – hopefully – to inspire readers like you to discover their work. Today, we’re discussing One Earth: People…

What’s ‘Rise and Grind’ Doing to Your Brain?

April 16, 2021 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Lots of people like to exercise first thing in the morning. But could that be hampering their ability to remember things later in the day? Get the full story What’s ‘Rise and Grind’ Doing to Your Brain?

Firehose

April 15, 2021 jeremy Communication, Education and Outreach, Multimedia, Physics and Astronomy

At least make me understand the first half of the presentation. Is that so much to ask?

What Would Happen If You Used a 3D Printer in Space?

April 15, 2021 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

The idea holds great potential not just for space exploration, but also here on Earth. But there are many challenges to overcome first. Get the full story What Would Happen If You Used a 3D Printer in Space?

FEATURES – Other Skies: An Exoplanetary Festival

April 15, 2021 artthescience Communication, Education and Outreach

At this point in time, I’m no stranger to loneliness. I’ve had many conversations with the plant on my desk, and some days I swear it answers back. Perhaps the last subject I thought to explore in an attempt to assuage the ache of isolation is the empty, black void of outer space. But I’m certainly glad I reconsidered. Other Skies: An Exoplanetary Festival was an online event that ran on March 20th, 2021 via…

What it is like to be a women-only scientific group?

April 14, 2021 Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

We had never given it much thought, but when the world was recently celebrating International Women in Science Day, it hit us. The Cetacean Ecology Research Group at Massey University in New Zealand, where we are a research associate and a PhD student, currently consists purely of women. We are led by the great Prof Karen Stockin. Then there are three research associates, a postdoc and research officer, two PhD students, and two MSc students.…

How Close Are We To a Homemade COVID Vaccine?

April 14, 2021 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

There are made-in-Canada solutions, including an innovative plant-based vaccine, on the horizon. How important are they, in the grand scheme? Get the full story How Close Are We To a Homemade COVID Vaccine?

The Talk

April 13, 2021 jeremy Communication, Education and Outreach, Multimedia, Physics and Astronomy

“There’s a lot you can look at with flipping arrows, I promise!”

So, Yeah, About That Meteorite Crater You Found…

April 13, 2021 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

This is awkward: what scientists thought was a three-billion-year-old crater (the world's oldest) might actually not be a crater at all. Get the full story So, Yeah, About That Meteorite Crater You Found…

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