Amazement at the new Biodôme
English
September 16, 2020
The Biodôme is once again welcoming curious kids and grownups after two years of renovation work. A get-together with Rami Bebawi, the architect in...Read more
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The water chestnut: exotic, invasive and insidious
English
August 26, 2020
Those beautiful little rosettes of floating leaves seem harmless ‒ and yet! Like numerous invasive aquatic species, the water chestnut ( Trapa natans...Read more
Those colorful harlequin frogs
English
July 8, 2020
The term harlequin refers to a character in traditional Italian comedy-type theater who was typically dressed in a colorful and often diamond-...Read more
The chytrid, a pathogenic fungus
English
June 17, 2020
As I write these lines, our world is on pause. For several months now, we have attentively followed the wildfire propagation of a viral disease known...Read more
Committing for biodiversity
English
June 12, 2020
The break that the pandemic has forced us to take could be the starting point for a better affinity between human beings and nature. In many parts of...Read more
A little glossary for choosing your seeds
English
February 12, 2020
Written on February 5, 2018 Organic or non-organic seeds, open-pollinated or F1 hybrid seeds – these criteria seem harmless enough, but if you’re...Read more
Rearing insects!
English
December 18, 2019
When I talk about my work, most people are surprised that I can rear insects and make a career out of it. But in fact, there are many reasons for...Read more
Make it count!
English
July 3, 2019
In the information and mobile-technology age, it’s easier than ever to immortalize the spectacles that nature presents. Were you aware that when you...Read more
The striped chorus frog: a species to protect
English
April 25, 2019
What is that frog that regularly makes headlines in the Montréal area – the striped chorus frog? It’s a tiny frog less than four centimeters long...Read more
Butterflies… as adapted as can be!
English
March 20, 2019
Butterflies have existed on Earth for more than 200 million years. In the beginning they would have lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs, with a...Read more
