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Have you ever seen pink snow? Common in the spring and summer, you can often see colourful "watermelon snow" up on the mountain peaks. Check out this to learn more!

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2021-08-13

Soap may be simple, but it is one of our best tools for preventing the spread of novel Our latest explains why something as simple as proper hand-washing is so effective against this virus.

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2020-05-02

What do you do if your own voice is loud enough to damage your hearing? face this dilemma, and have a very cool adaptation to turn the volume down: moving the bones in their middle ear. This happens at lightning speed so they don’t miss the echo.

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2020-02-08

Fall is almost upon us, which means will soon be showing off their newly-grown antlers. This we are highlighting these incredible structures, the only mammalian bones capable of full regeneration.

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2019-09-14

You may have heard of toxic frogs or toxic fish, but did you know there are toxic birds? For today's we're highlighting the hooded pitohui, a bird so toxic that just handling one causes numbness.

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2019-06-29

It's and Ever wondered how some plants are able survive a frosty spring? Covered in a protective “coat”, the early-blooming prairie crocus can withstand cold temperatures, wind and snow!

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2019-04-13

This is a blast from the past! DYK bones can help tell how old were when they died? of seems to have been particularly old at death, & has also been recently recorded as the largest TRex to date by

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2019-03-30

It's time for another Did you know that are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to fungi? Below the surface, fungi have huge networks of tiny hair-like mycelium. Can you ID the mushroom featured below?

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2019-03-09