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Science and the art of creating life – how is life created?

Is the ability to move good evidence for being alive?

Scientists watch as bacteria evolve via mutations and become resistant to antibiotics.

Enjoy this beautiful and elegant video of bacteria changing and developing resistance to anti-biotics.

Some things to consider:

  1.  How many bacteria are involved?
  2. How long do the bacteria live?  How many generations of bacteria are involved?
  3. What type of bacteria are we watching?

A tenth of the world’s plants and animals have been killed in the past 25 years!

environmental-disaster

The world’s  biodiversity is declining as an impossible fast pace.

The animals and plants on the planet are in trouble.

 

Local retired billionaire, M. Audain announces that he will set up a fund of 0.5 million dollars to study how to protect grizzly bears in BC.

grizzly-bears

Mr. Audain claims that he is starting this initiative because the BC Government is not doing enough to protect the bears.  Mr. Audain says that he regrets not getting involved in grizzly bear conservation years ago.

Citizen Science – how to help science

Citizen Science is a way for all citizens to become involved in doing science.

Help make science happen by volunteering your time to support real research projects around the world.

Help classify and count penguins.  Learn More

Citizen Science Projects – how to get involved

Welcome Back – Science is fun!

Welcome back to another amazing, fun and interesting year of learning about the world.  I hope you enjoy discovering more about the natural world.

 

Have a safe and happy summer!

Enjoy the summer break.  See you in the fall.

Summer-Vacation-Graphic

 

World Oceans Day – learn more about how to protect our marine waters!

World Ocean’s Day

Streaming Camera off the BC Coast – Learn what’s under the sea!

This Animated life – learn how heat moves and how Wegner proposed a theory!

Video:  This Animated Life ****


What is coral bleaching and how is El Nino contributing?

coral infographicNOS-El Nino and La Nina

 

Inky verses captivity – Inky wins!

An aquarium in New Zealand lost one of the star attractions.