Nature’s patterns

From a very early age we use patterns to help make sense of the world around us. When we recognize things … More

Discovering Microbes

Our world is teeming with microbes, those organisms so small that we can only see them with the aid of … More

Imagine your neighbourhood covered in ice, hundreds of feet thick. At the height of the last ice age, roughly 20,000 years … More

When a cyclone hit Madagascar in March 2017, the effect was felt in ice cream shops and bakeries around the … More

From May to August the Atlantic Puffin leads a bold and highly visible life. Summer breeding grounds, like Machias Seal … More

We all know that applying sunscreen to our skin will protect us from the sun’s harmful rays but did you … More