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The Mars Hoax
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Solar Eclipse of October 14, 2023
Solar Eclipse of June 10, 2021
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December 21, 2012 - The End of the World?
Comet Holmes - Autumn 2007
Transits of Mercury of 2006, 2016 and 2019
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How to safely observe the Sun
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An eclipse in a box: pinhole projection
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Aurora Borealis: when and where to see them
See the International Space Station and other artificial satellites pass by
Capture shooting stars on camera
Sirius, Antares and other bright stars
The selling of stars is a business practice that is frowned upon
Potagers du monde
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4 steps to help monarchs
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A scientific journey captured in comics
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My Garden
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The Laboratory of Possibilities
Creating the Jardin botanique of tomorrow
Imagining the Jardin botanique de Montréal of 2031
Study of mobility on Jardin botanique site
Imagining the future of the Insectarium
Chemins de transition
Unlocking Human Potential for Biodiversity
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Science at the Biodôme
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Science at the Jardin botanique
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Jardin botanique research team
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Joan Laur
Marie-Hélène Brice
Michel Labrecque
Simon Joly
Stéphanie Pellerin
Main research themes
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Project Regeneration
A Jardin botanique project to reduce the carbon footprint of the urban agricultural sector
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Science at the Insectarium
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The role of the Insectarium's scientific collections
History of entomological collections
Firmin Laliberté
Georges Brossard
Orientations for the development of scientific collections
Preventive conservation program for scientific collections
Insectarium research team
Maxim Larrivée
Michel Saint-Germain
Julia Mlynarek
André-Philippe Drapeau Picard
Amélie Grégoire Taillefer
What do our scientific collections contain?
Insect database
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Brother Laliberté's historic collection of Coleoptera
Type specimens of scientific collections
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List by donor of entomological collections and specimens
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Science at the Planétarium
Exoplanets
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Fall and recovery of asteroid 2023 CX1
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Olivier Hernandez
Jonathan Gagné
Auriane Egal
Research and conservation at Space for Life
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Question mark
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Sand wasp
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Silvery blue
Six-spotted tiger beetle
Small milkweed bug
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Snowy tree cricket
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