Botanical Gardens

New documentary shows gender diversity par for the course in nature

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The natural world is full of gender diversity: female hyenas have pseudo penises used for sex and urination, many species of fish and plants change their sex over their lifespan, and female lions have been known to grow manes and develop a masculine growl. Those are among many examples in a new episode of CBC’s The Nature … Read more

Botanical Gardens Emerge as the Most Effective Green Spaces for Cooling Streets During Heatwaves

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In a thorough examination of research on the heat-mitigating attributes of green spaces during heatwaves, botanical gardens have emerged as the most effective. The Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCCAR) team, responsible for this finding, envisions that it will serve as valuable insight for policymakers tasked with planning cities in the face of a … Read more