Rozum, M. (2021, August). “Grasslands Grown” Book Cover. UofMpress. https://uofmpress.ca/images/books/9780887559525.jpeg Science is boring when you don’t understand it. Moreover, it can be boring to a non-scientist audience when presented without context or connections to the real world. I can’t lie, even as a scientist, research articles and textbooks can feel like the most uninteresting pieces … Continue reading ‘Grasslands Grown’ – A Novel that Blends History and Science →

As a biology student, I have found myself looking through many different journals throughout the years to access both primary and secondary peer reviewed literature for my assignments. When looking for an article for this assignment, I choose to search through the Journal of Ecology. The Journal of Ecology is a scientific journal established in … Continue reading Journal of Ecology →

The Ecological Society of America is non profit and nonpartisan group founded in 1915 with the goals of promoting ecological sciences by improving communications between ecologists, raising the publics awareness of ecology, increasing resources to conduct ecological sciences, and to ensure improve communication between the ecological community and politicians for ecological policy making. The Ecological … Continue reading The Ecological Society of America →

Often in school when completing labs or assignments we use primary and secondary sources of literature to gather information. For our assignment we were tasked with finding a Plant Ecology Journal that has to be from a primary or secondary Literature. But what is the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary literature? I'm sure many … Continue reading Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Literature: What’s the Difference? →

Who wrote everything on Wikipedia? As a child it always seemed quite interesting, who wrote all of this, how do they know so much, how do we know they didn't get it wrong. Even as most adults grow up - they remain unaware of how exactly Wikipedia is updated, maintained, and continues to be a … Continue reading Who wrote everything on Wikipedia? →

Nitrogen is the most abundant element in our atmosphere, making up 78% of our atmosphere. It's incredibly important to all plants, humans, and animals and could be regarded as a building block of life. Plants that don't get enough nitrogen suffer from stunted growth, yellowing, and produce smaller fruits and flowers which is why most … Continue reading What is the Nitrogen cycle →