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Three images side by side: a toilet bowl expelling a cloud of droplets, a gloved hand holding a test tube containing a small plant, and an infrared view of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io showing spots of volcanic activity covering the moon.

3 things you should know about flushing the toilet, artificial photosynthesis, and volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

For the January edition, they explain why you should close the toilet lid before flushing, how we could grow plants without light, and extended volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io.

Three images side by side, Canada’s White Glacier, dried mealworms shown on a round wooden platter, and a pair of hands rubbing together, covered in soap bubbles.

3 things you should know about insects as an important source of protein, the science superpowers of soap, and monitoring glaciers in Canada’s Arctic

Renée-Claude Goulet

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

For the August edition, we explain why insects are on their way to becoming an important source of protein in Canada, how and why soap actually works, and how the health and behaviour of Canada’s White Glacier is being monitored.

A three-part, spliced image of a parched and cracked area of soil, an atom encircled with electrons, and the surface of the Moon.

3 things you should know about salty soil, invisibility, and Canada’s lunar rover

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

For the December edition, they explored the problem with high salinity levels in agricultural soils, a breakthrough in invisibility, and the emerging designs for the Canadian Lunar Rover Mission.

Close-up of a bright, fresh salmon steak with a garnish of herbs.

Off the hook: Canadian aquaculture grows amidst environmental change

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

In an era of changing climate and growing food insecurity, aquaculture — breeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants — has emerged as an effective complement to harvesting wild fish stocks.

Three images side-by-side. From left to right we see a colourful display of vegetables and fruit, a volcano on Mars, and an eel

3 things you should know about fruits and vegetables, eel reproduction, and volcanism

Renée-Claude Goulet

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

For the February edition, we provide context around the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the puzzling question of how eels reproduce, and what volcanism looks like across the solar system.

A close-up photo of a grouping of glass bottles with handwritten labels, and filled with grain seeds. Small, printed yellow paper envelopes are laid out in front of the bottles.

Food for the future: How Canada's seed bank is protecting crop plants for tomorrow

Renée-Claude Goulet

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

Follow Science Advisor Renée-Claude Goulet for a behind-the-scenes look at Canada’s plant gene bank, where our agricultural biodiversity is collected and preserved.

A spliced, three-part image shows: Two jars of green pickles, the Sun with some dark flecks on the image, and two pink pigs nestled together in the straw.

3 things you should know about pickles, Solar Cycle 25, and pig organs

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

For the November edition, we tackle the topics of pickles, Solar Cycle 25, and pigs as promising organ donors for humans.

A spliced, horizontal image shows photos of a field of corn, the planet Mars, and an albatross flying over the water.

3 things you should know about fertilizer pollution, Mars, and the wandering albatross

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

For the October edition, they discuss how technology is helping with fertilizer pollution, your chance to see Mars, and how the wandering albatross is helping to prevent illegal fishing.

A close up a burger patties, a diagram of the sun during the solstices and equinoxes, and a satellite image of the Milne Ice Shelf

3 things you should know about cell-based meat, the Autumnal Equinox, and Canada’s last ice shelf

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

For the September edition, we discuss cell-based meat, the Autumnal Equinox, and the collapse of the last Canadian ice shelf.

A close up of a cow nose, a diagram of orbits within our solar system, and an electron microscope image of a bacteria

3 things you should know about eco-friendly cows, near Earth asteroids, and potential life on Mars

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

For the August edition, we tackle solutions for making cows more environmentally friendly, searching for near Earth asteroids, and how resilient life forms on Earth opens up the possibility of life on Mars.

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