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From Imposter Syndrome to Expert Grubber

Science Borealis 5 Comments Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education, and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Guest contributors

This December, Science Borealis is excited to feature a series of stories developed for a story-telling event held at the […]

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How to bridge the natural sciences research-to-action gap

UBC Faculty of Science General Science
Drs. Fiona Beaty (left) and Alex Moore (right) are conducting their conservation research in collaboration with the people in the ecosystems they’re studying to develop findings in a more meaningful way.Less emphasis on publishing, more relationship building with Indigenous communities neededBy Geoff GilliardFrom the humid mangrove forests of American Samoa to the cold waters of Canada’s...

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Three Important Uses for Classical Conditioning in Dog Training

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Dog training isn’t just about behaviour. Here are 3 ways that you can use classical conditioning to build positive associations for your dog. Photo: Annabel Gsoedl/ShutterstockBy Zazie Todd, PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.Everyone’s heard of classical conditioning, because everyone has heard...

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Palaeo How-To: What are Trace Fossils?

21mediair Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science
By Lindsay Kastroll, Master’s student in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta Demystifying the way the science actually works… In the last edition of Palaeo How-To, we discussed the different types of fossils and how they form. However, that edition focused specifically on body fossils, which are direct evidence of an organism represented by actual fossilized...

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Buffon’s eulogy, Pliny vs. Newton, and is science a big pile of facts?

Stephen Heard Biology and Life Sciences, General Science
A couple of months ago, I reviewed Jason Roberts’s new book Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life. It’s the story of two eighteen-century naturalists, Carl Linnaeus and Georges-Louis Leclerc, the Comte de Buffon, and their contrasting approaches to studying biology. In a nutshell, Linnaeus was looking for structure and...

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Meet the Australian Snubfin Dolphin – An Edemic and Threatened Species

Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
The Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) is one of Australia’s only endemic dolphin species, identified as a new species in 2005. This small dolphin is adorable, but it faces conservation threats due to its small population and coastal habitat preference. So this month, let’s celebrate the Australian snubfin dolphin and the 25th Biennial Conference on...

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Zazie Todd and Bark! on the Simplifying Shelter Behaviour Podcast

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
I was delighted to be a guest on Tom Candy's podcast, Simplifying Shelter Behaviour, to talk about helping dogs with fear and anxiety.By Zazie Todd, PhDSimplifying Shelter Behaviour is the go-to podcast for people interested in shelter animal behaviour, whether you work or volunteer at a shelter or rescue, adopted a rescue dog, or simply...

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The Latest on Bark! Fest, the Book Festival for Animal Lovers, and the Panel Recordings Coming Soon

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Lovely feedback on Bark! Fest and an update on when to expect the recordings.By Zazie Todd, PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.Bark! Fest, the book festival for animal lovers, took place online in September 2024 and I thought it was amazing....

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