On July 10, 1851, painter and printmaker Louis-Jacques Daguerre died. He spent most of his life trying to invent something that could capture an image that could be printed and kept. Daguerre had worked with metal etcher Joseph Niépce (and later his son, Isidore),…
July 9 celebrates the passing of two Nunavut acts in Canadian Parliament – the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act, 1993. Nunavut officially split from the Northwest Territories and became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999. Nunavut…
On July 1, 1867, Canada became a country. Originally called the Dominion of Canada, it started with four provinces – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the former Province of Canada split into Quebec and Ontario. This confederation had taken some years to achieve for…
On June 16, 1902, biologist Barbara McClintock was born. McClintock studied courses in genetics before it was accepted as a discipline. Using corn cobs as her exploratory medium, she noticed colour spots on kernels that could not be explained by Mendelian genetics. Immediately attracted…
Yearly, on June 8, World Oceans Day recognizes 71% of our planet as an interconnected entity since all oceans are linked and flow together as one. Marine life moves without regard for ocean label. This day also celebrates and honours decades…
On June 5, 2026, World Environment Day celebrates its 53rd anniversary. This year, the aim is to focus our attention and efforts #NowForClimate – For decades, the world has heard the climate story — the warnings, the target time deadlines for changing our behaviours.…
On May 22, 1993, the United Nations sanctioned this date as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase awareness of biodiversity issues worldwide. Building and Acting Locally for Global Impact is this year’s theme on International Day for Biological Diversity to highlight the essential role of local…
The Second Weekends of May and October are events observed twice each year as World Migratory Bird Day to focus world attention on the need to protect migratory bird populations, their habitats, and their international flyways. Through exchanges of information from people within and…
On May 8, 1926 British naturalist Sir David Frederick Attenborough was born. For 70 years, Attenborough has filmed, documented, and advocated on behalf of nature around the planet. He has showcased biological sciences and enhanced our visual relationship with the natural world and its…
On May 3, 1715, astronomer Edmund Halley observed a total lunar eclipse of the sun in London England. At the moment of totality, he observed an arc of uneven light around the disc of the moon just before it covered the sun. The points…