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Raymond Norman @raymondnorman.bsky.social · 2h

With drought expanding into southeast Texas, the arrival of La Niña could keep rainfall limited.
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La Niña emerges: Here's how it could shape the rest of 2025

The Climate Prediction Center says La Niña has returned. KHOU 11 meteorologist Chris Ramirez breaks down what that means.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 5d

Measles was something Alberta physician @monicakidd.bsky.social and her colleagues once spoke of in the past tense. Just last week, it took the life of a newborn baby.

Here, Kidd reports on how the return of the once-eliminated disease is straining hospitals: thewalrus.ca/how-alberta-beca...

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists at the University of Calgary say they are looking for toenail clippings for a study looking into radon gas exposure and potential lung cancer risk. globalnews.ca/news/1146966... #AbSci #UCalgary #science #SciChat

10K toenail clippings needed for Canadian study on potential lung cancer risk | Globalnews.ca

Scientists at the University of Calgary say they are looking for toenail clippings for a study looking into radon gas exposure and potential lung cancer risk.

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Praxis Science Outreach Society @praxisscience.bsky.social · 1d

The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (October 11)

“Let’s Get Polished”

praxissciencesmarts.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/p...

Polish up your your science!

#MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience #SciEd

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 2d

University of Calgary researchers collecting toenail clippings for cancer research - Measuring radioactive lead in toenails can help estimate long-term exposure to radon. thealbertan.com/alberta-news...
#AbSci #CdnSci #science #SciChat

Calgary researchers collecting toenail clippings for cancer research

CALGARY — Calgary researchers want your toenail clippings. The pesky, razor-sharp slices that end up in a dusty corner, or stuck to the bottom of your feet, are needed for a lung cancer pilot study. D...

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 2d

Nobel Peace Prize chair responds to Trump’s pressure campaign

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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 4d

RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (May to October, 2025)

Please review and distribute this information appropriately.

More information at: tinyurl.com/4urdye6a

#MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 7d

"If your city is having traffic congestion & people are frustrated in not being able to get around as efficiently & safely as they'd like to, cycling in combination with transit & some motorized vehicle use when you have to is all part of the solution. Shutting that down is just ridiculous." #yyccc

Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 25d

The data on #Bikelanes are clear & consistent: GREAT for cities in just about every metric you can think of. So why are politicians across Canada attacking them? We dig in with @bikecalgary.bsky.social's Doug Clark & Alyssa Quinney

PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/3835...
#yyc #yyccc #yycbike

Divide & Conquer: The B.S. Against Bike Lanes

Build barriers between cyclists and cars, not between people and their neighbors.

www.podcastics.com

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 7d

Fossilized ear bones rewrite the history of freshwater fish - New study concludes oceanic fish invaded fresh water multiple times, developing improved hearing along the way. eurekalert.org/news-release... #UAlberta #AbSci #palaeontology #SciChat

Fossilized ear bones rewrite the history of freshwater fish

Sixty-seven million-year-old fossil fish discovered in Canada have complex middle ear bones — a Weberian apparatus — found in two-thirds of all freshwater fish species today. The structure...

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Doug Johnson 🇨🇦🇺🇦🌦️🏞 @smikooman.bsky.social · 29d

End of Summer Vibes
Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, North Okanagan B.C.
#VernonBC

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ScienceMan™ @realscienceman.bsky.social · 8d

Finally back #trailrunning, trying to recover from a nasty leg injury. Don’t want to miss autumn running, my favourite time of year!

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Kelly Rebar @kellyjeanrebar.bsky.social · 2d

Grasses near the path that leads to the lake. It looks windy, but it was still. #October #joy

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Kelly Rebar @kellyjeanrebar.bsky.social · 6d

That little jet heading somewhere, who knows where. #canoeing #KootenayLakeBC #canada #evening

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hilariousnickname.bsky.social @hilariousnickname.bsky.social · 11d

Taken in Terwillegar Park

#edmonton #yeg #landscape #nature
#photography

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Praxis Science Outreach Society @praxisscience.bsky.social · 8d

The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (October 4))

“Vampire Soap”

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Some very "fang-tastic" science!

#MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience #SciEd

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ARIS (Advancing Research Impact in Society) @arisimpacts.bsky.social · 16d

ARIS' monthly newsletter shares fresh ideas, tools & stories that help researchers, institutions, & partners turn their work into lasting #societalimpact. From funding opps and practical resources to inspiring examples of #broaderimpacts done well—subscribe now #ResearchImpacts buff.ly/RwXrUqO

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 9d

The Secret Life of Horus - Tracing a mummy's strange odyssey, from ancient Egypt to Edmonton, and the secrets still entombed edifyedmonton.com/urban/histor... #UAlberta #AbSci #Archaeology #anthropology #SciChat

The Secret Life of Horus | Edify.

Tracing a mummy’s strange odyssey, from ancient Egypt to Edmonton, and the secrets still entombed

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 12d

Most Canadians "paid 40 and 44%of their income in taxes overall in 2022, @policyalternatives.ca reported last year [WHILE] the 90 to 95th percentile paid only 37% and the 95 to 99th percentile paid just 34% — less than the lowest 10% [of earners]." #inequality www.timescolonist.com/opinion/trev...

Trevor Hancock: The problem is income inadequacy, not affordability

The bottom half of the population has seen its share of national income dropping, while the top one per cent’s share has grown dramatically.

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M A Shane @mindfultalk.bsky.social · 10d

Ok. Those classroom size recommendations are from the AB Comm on Learning issued in OCT 2003!

#UCP & Cons ignored recs for 22 YEARS! Also ignored sch infrastructure, classroom supplies, resources, & supports.

#abpoli #ableg #albertateachers #abed
Read it here: open.alberta.ca/dataset/b0ad...

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Praxis Science Outreach Society @praxisscience.bsky.social · 10d

Mark your calendars! Our 33rd annual Family Science Olympics will return October 18th (10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) at the Medicine Hat College. Current information may be found at:
praxisscienceconnection.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/p... More details soon!

#ScienceOutreach #FamilyScience #STEM #MedHat #AbSci

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 11d

👀 On our radar: What’s the deal with acetaminophen and autism, via @laura-sanders.bsky.social @sciencenews.bsky.social

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With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment

The FDA plans to add a warning to Tylenol’s label and OK use of a drug for autism. Researchers say there’s little data to support either move.

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Brad Jarvis @bradjarvis.bsky.social · 12d

Bad news for the climate. www.pcworld.com/article/2925...

Earth is getting darker, NASA warns. What does that mean for us?

According to NASA data, Earth is reflecting less and less sunlight. Here are the potential consequences of that.

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 11d

The ancestors of ostriches and emus were long-distance fliers – here’s how we worked this out. Why did these birds become flightless over and over again? theconversation.com/the-ancestor... #palaeontology #biology #science #SciChat

The ancestors of ostriches and emus were long-distance fliers – here’s how we worked this out

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different continents.

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 10d

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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 12d

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