Jim Handman.bsky.social
@sciencejim.bsky.social
Executive Director, Science Media Centre of Canada.
Former Exec Producer, CBC Quirks & Quarks, Ryerson University (now TMU) journalism instructor. Award-winning science journalist and SciComm trainer. http://sciencemediacentre.ca/
Former Exec Producer, CBC Quirks & Quarks, Ryerson University (now TMU) journalism instructor. Award-winning science journalist and SciComm trainer. http://sciencemediacentre.ca/
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Warming temperatures are shrinking snowpack in key Canadian watersheds, study suggests. New research from Concordia
Winter snow is declining in key watersheds across Canada, raising concerns about future water supply | CBC News
Declining snowpack can affect everything from municipal water systems and agriculture to lake levels, shipping and wildfire risk in Canada’s forests.
www.cbc.ca
February 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Warming temperatures are shrinking snowpack in key Canadian watersheds, study suggests. New research from Concordia
Ancient Paleo-Inuit people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel. New research from @ucalgary.bsky.social
Ancient people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel | CBC News
Archeologists have found the remains of a cluster of tents with hearths on a remote High Arctic island that date back more than 4,000 years. They offer surprising new insights about the first people w...
www.cbc.ca
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ancient Paleo-Inuit people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel. New research from @ucalgary.bsky.social
New Canadian research from @uwaterloo.ca - story from the always excellent @scibri.com
Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds
Planting trees on 6.4 million hectares of northern taiga forest could remove 3.9 gigatons of CO2 by 2100 — five times Canada's annual emissions.
www.livescience.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
New Canadian research from @uwaterloo.ca - story from the always excellent @scibri.com
Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears www.vox.com/climate/4768...
Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears
Scientists are baffled by the results from new Arctic research.
www.vox.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears www.vox.com/climate/4768...
Thousands of Canadian federal science and health workers’ jobs cut www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Federal government job cuts: Here's what we know | CBC News
A host of departments issued "workforce adjustment notices" to thousands of employees in the third week of January.
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Thousands of Canadian federal science and health workers’ jobs cut www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Here is the latest on possible job cuts in the Canadian federal public service, including many science and health positions www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Here is the latest on possible job cuts in the federal public service
Hundreds of public servants have already received layoff notices in Ottawa and across Canada, as the federal government begins to issue notices of potential job cuts in departments. CTVNewsOttawa.ca l...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Here is the latest on possible job cuts in the Canadian federal public service, including many science and health positions www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy - from the always excellent @ericagies.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy
Wooded environments release organic compounds that seem to improve respiratory health, but the magnitude and mechanism of the effect remains unclear.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy - from the always excellent @ericagies.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is it time to ‘Save the Whales’ all over again? dialogue.earth/en/ocean/is-...
Is it time to ‘Save the Whales’ all over again?
Forty years after the end of commercial hunting, whales face an increasing threat from global shipping
dialogue.earth
February 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Is it time to ‘Save the Whales’ all over again? dialogue.earth/en/ocean/is-...
Cape Breton groups alarmed as more Atlantic salmon deemed endangered www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Cape Breton groups alarmed as more Atlantic salmon deemed endangered | CBC News
Some Atlantic salmon conservation groups in Cape Breton are raising the alarm after a federal advisory committee changed the fish's status to endangered throughout Nova Scotia and the southern Gulf of...
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Cape Breton groups alarmed as more Atlantic salmon deemed endangered www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Appeals court upholds ban on fish farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands www.biv.com/news/resourc...
Appeals court upholds ban on fish farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands
Proponents of salmon farm ban say several wild salmon populations have rebounded since their closure
www.biv.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Appeals court upholds ban on fish farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands www.biv.com/news/resourc...
B.C.’s oceans are turning acidic faster than once thought, study finds www.piquenewsmagazine.com/cover-storie...
Coral report
B.C.’s oceans are turning acidic faster than once thought, study finds
www.piquenewsmagazine.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
B.C.’s oceans are turning acidic faster than once thought, study finds www.piquenewsmagazine.com/cover-storie...
B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests www.biv.com/news/environ...
B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests
Decades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions about new oil export plans
www.biv.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests www.biv.com/news/environ...
Tens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear' in Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/n...
Tens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear'
Federal data collected over four years have shown that derelict fishing gear is an underestimated threat. Some experts say it is diminishing both ocean life and fisheries.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Tens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear' in Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/n...
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January 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Hey @gennarotomma.bsky.social Just noticed you're not registered for our free, weekly, embargoed newsletter for science journos, with all the latest Canadian enviro research and news. Many US science writers find it useful. sciencemediacentre.ca/site/resourc...
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January 23, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife
theconversation.com/how-facial-r...
theconversation.com/how-facial-r...
How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife
Recent advances in computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence offer an opportunity for facial recognition to apply to bears and other animals.
theconversation.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife
theconversation.com/how-facial-r...
theconversation.com/how-facial-r...
The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/i...
The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it
“It's like the Trump administration promoting Biden in an ad campaign,” said Ahmed Al-Rawi, Director of the Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University. “This is unreal, like science fiction.”
www.nationalobserver.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/i...
How are California’s birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires? news.mongabay.com/2025/12/how-...
How are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires?
In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests ...
news.mongabay.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
How are California’s birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires? news.mongabay.com/2025/12/how-...
Trump’s shutdown of climate research centre could push scientists to Canada www.cp24.com/news/world/2...
Trump’s shutdown of climate research centre could push scientists up north, experts say
Canadian climate experts say the dismantling of a major U.S. research centre could drive some of the world’s top climate scientists north of the border, reshaping where critical weather and climate re...
www.cp24.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Trump’s shutdown of climate research centre could push scientists to Canada www.cp24.com/news/world/2...
Canada's 2030 climate target far out of reach, according to federal data www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada's 2030 climate target far out of reach, according to federal data | CBC News
Canada's legally binding climate target seems to be out of reach, according to new data released from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Canada's 2030 climate target far out of reach, according to federal data www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
theconversation.com/from-record-...
theconversation.com/from-record-...
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
The 20th anniversary of the annual report tracks how sea ice, snow cover and many other vital signs of the Arctic have changed, and the impact that’s having on people and wildlife.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
theconversation.com/from-record-...
theconversation.com/from-record-...
Canada’s North is warming from the ground up, and our infrastructure isn’t ready
theconversation.com/canadas-nort...
theconversation.com/canadas-nort...
Canada’s North is warming from the ground up, and our infrastructure isn’t ready
Permafrost supports homes and communities across Northern Canada. However, as the climate warms, melting permafrost poses significant challenges for infrastructure.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Canada’s North is warming from the ground up, and our infrastructure isn’t ready
theconversation.com/canadas-nort...
theconversation.com/canadas-nort...
Arctic Warming Is Turning Alaska’s Rivers Red With Toxic Runoff www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/c...
Arctic Warming Is Turning Alaska’s Rivers Red With Toxic Runoff
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Arctic Warming Is Turning Alaska’s Rivers Red With Toxic Runoff www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/c...
Top Three Sierra Magazine Articles of 2025 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/top-t...
Top Three Sierra Magazine Articles of 2025
Top 3 Sierra magazine articles of 2025
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December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Top Three Sierra Magazine Articles of 2025 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/top-t...