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Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation6 May 2019

In this project, we use DNA barcoding to identify the species of fish purchased at the grocery store or fish market to determine if the fish is correctly labelled.

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Sarah Mattonen19 November 2018

Pecking puts a lot of force on a woodpecker’s brain. But scientists think woodpecker bodies are designed to help protect them from pecking-related injuries.

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Keren Bernal30 July 2018

Some birds are good bioindicators. Scientists can observe birds to get useful information about the health of and changes in the environment.

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CurioCity17 April 2018

The theme of Earth Day this year is “End Plastic Pollution.”

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Leanne Grieves11 April 2018

Invasive alien species are organisms that get introduced to a new area, then cause problems for the ecosystem, for other organisms, and even for humans. How do alien invasive species happen, and what problems do they cause?

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Kiran Gurung3 April 2018

Did you know that plants use scents to communicate? Learn how some plants use scents to send messages to animals or other plants.

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Sarah Mattonen16 March 2018

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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Adrian Kuchtaruk9 February 2018

Many factors contribute to species extinction. Let’s explore three factors caused in part by human activities.

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Courtney McDermid23 January 2018

Ever wonder how fish survive in the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic? It’s partly because of a brilliant evolutionary adaptation.

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Moushumi Nath19 January 2018

When your body needs to metamorphosize(change), battle infection, or restore balance, some of your cells may go through a process called apoptosis (programmed cell death).

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