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«Nature Watch» column

The Benefits of Volunteering in High School

April 26th, 2013; By Jasmin Bollman

High school students, it’s time to get motivated! Volunteering while still in high school provides you with the framework for your future career path, as well as instills in you […]


“Esperanto” – The Beginning of a New Language

April 26th, 2013; By Susan Huebert

Invented languages can be fun. Have you ever used a language like Pig Latin with your friends and watched as other people struggled to understand you? When you use these […]


Climate Change and the Loss of Sea Ice in the Arctic

April 25th, 2013; By Canadian Wildlife Federation

Climate change affects every part of the world in a different way, but most experts agree the North will be impacted more than any other region. Sea ice spans most […]


“Big Picture” Thinking Needed to Protect Nature

April 20th, 2013; By David Suzuki Foundation

Few places on Earth have been untouched by humans, according to a study in the journal Science. Satellite images taken from hundreds of kilometres above the planet reveal a world […]


Uncovering Life on Mars with the Curiosity Rover

April 20th, 2013; By Bel Harris

The Curiosity Rover is a mobile laboratory built by NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory. Launched on November 26, 2011 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, Curiosity’s 23 month journey through outer space […]


What to Take Backpacking

March 23rd, 2013; By Kathleen Gerry

So you’ve decided to take a trip backpacking. This is quite the adventure and you are going to have to be well prepared for such a time away from home […]


How Babies Learn Languages

March 23rd, 2013; By Susan Huebert

When you were just a tiny baby, you probably cried a lot – just like every other baby. A few months later, you started to make sounds called babbling. By […]