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Scientific research in applied plant ecology is constantly happening, and learning about an article written in my birth year allows for the understanding of how important topics we learn about today have been studied in the past, to provide the information we need to educate ourselves. An article written by Marcelo Sternberg et al. (1999)Continue reading “How Climate Change can Affect the Natural World”

Being a biology student, having access to journal articles is a staple of not only my degree but my life. Unfortunately many of the resources I require to continue with my education are blocked by a paywall. While this hinders my ability to perform as a student, there are many ways to get around aContinue reading “On Open Access”

The ability to find information on any topic can be what determines someone who can make a good argument versus a great one. Knowing what kind of sources you are looking at and what makes a good source is vital when doing research. Three distinctive types of literature are defined in research: Primary, Secondary, andContinue reading “Different Types of Literature for Different Circumstances”

Scientific study has been around for thousands of years, but they way researchers have achieved a result from their hypothesis, has changed throughout time. Even within the last one hundred years confidence in scientific results have changed with the evolution of statistical analysis. Statistical analysis allows researchers to test their data for variables that mayContinue reading “The Evolution of Biological Study”

Wikipedia — it’s a name everyone has heard of before and most likely has seen or used in one way or another. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that has almost any topic you can think of contained within its seemingly limitless database. It’s a great source of tertiary information and (despite our high school teachersContinue reading “Becoming a Wikipedian”

As we all know, global warming is a global issue that we all must be concerned about. As such, the United Nations has developed a panel called the IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is an international organization consisting of scientists from around the world who review the latest science in order to deliverContinue reading “The IPCC and the Effects of Global Warming of 1.5 ºC”

The monkey puzzle is a tree in Chile that is sacred to the local Pehuenche people. They use the seeds for food. What’s odd is the fact that Chile has no monkeys yet this tree is called the monkey puzzle. Its name possibly comes from the illusion that it would be a real puzzle forContinue reading “Monkey Puzzle”

Climate change is an ongoing topic in today’s contemporary society. The farming of livestock has been heavily associated with being a factor in global warming, as opposed to its counterpart, vegetation farming. As such, sustainable agriculture is imperative in being an adaptive and mitigating factor against climate change. Local Food Security is one of theContinue reading “Sustainable Agriculture and Local Food Security”

All through high school teachers told us that Wikipedia is not a reliable source to get information. However, this idea completely changed when I myself learnt how to edit Wikipedia posts. I made my first ever Wikipedia account in an event that happened at York University’s Kaneff tower. It was an amazing event where IContinue reading “Becoming a Wikipedian”

A peer-reviewed form of literature is any form of literature or academia published after a rigorous review from a member of an academic society. There are three main forms of literature that one may come across when reviewing or reading academic literature: primary, secondary, and tertiary. A primary source of peer reviewed literature defines aContinue reading “Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Peer-Reviewed Literature And Their Discrepancies”