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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 3d

"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 · 21d

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 · 3d

Look for the bright, round full moon climbing in the east at sunset on October 6, glowing in the south near midnight, and dropping low in the west just before sunrise on October 7. earthsky.org/astronomy-es... #astronomy #HarvestMoon #SciEd #SciChat

The Super Harvest Moon overnight on October 6-7

In 2023, the Northern Hemisphere's Harvest Moon falls overnight September 28-29, or almost six days after the September equinox. It's also a supermoon.

earthsky.org

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ScienceMan™ @realscienceman.bsky.social · 4d

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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Syd Cannings @sydcannings1.bsky.social · 4d

I was doing last week's @nytimes.com Sunday crossword (we get it in the Wednesday Yukon News 😀) when I was thrilled to find a Yukon clue at 24Ac!
Unfortunately it was wrong! Spoiler alert, red alders are NOT native to the Yukon, even though they grow on the Pacific slope of nearby Alaska and BC.

Bright green Red Alder leaves against a forest backdrop. Photo Syd Cannings

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Doug Johnson 🇨🇦🇺🇦🌦️🏞 @smikooman.bsky.social · 25d

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

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 4d

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...

eurekalert.org

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W. P. Mueller @wpmueller.bsky.social · 4d

www.cbsnews.com/news/cheetah...

Cheetah cubs rescued from illegal trade in "one of the largest confiscations" of the endangered species, conservationist says

The cubs were packed in bags that resembled sacks of potatoes and were being transported in a small boat when the local coast guard intercepted them.

www.cbsnews.com

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Pure Science @purescience.news · 4d

Your Fresh Vegetables Could Be Sucking Up Plastic Right From The Soil #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #PlasticPollution #SustainableAgriculture #SoilHealth

Your Fresh Vegetables Could Be Sucking Up Plastic Right From The Soil

Nothing is plastic-free now.

purescience.news

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Linuxrebel @linuxrebel.org · 4d

Blue sky. You wouldn't mind, can one or more of you help me verifying that what this gentleman is saying is true?

www.tiktok.com/@chicago_car...

TikTok video by chicago_carguy3

www.tiktok.com

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Michael Haslam @twigtechnology.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall was also the first to bring attention to wild tool-using vultures, which she spotted randomly one day while out driving. These birds use stones to break into ostrich eggs.

Be observant like Jane and who knows what you’ll see! 🧪🥚

A two page spread of national geographic magazine with a story by Jane Goodall and her husband reporting on egg-breaking, tool-using Egyptian vultures.

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 4d

Harpegnathos saltator, the ant that jumps and stings to kill its prey - They use their powerful leaps to capture prey like crickets, pouncing with the agility of a much larger predator. thekidshouldseethis.com/post/indian-... #biology #KidScience #SciEd #SciChat

Harpegnathos saltator, the ant that jumps and stings to kill its prey

"This one spectacular ant. It's called an Indian jumping ant (Harpegnathos saltator). And here, when it gets a little tap on the back, you'll see why it's

thekidshouldseethis.com

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Praxis Science Outreach Society @praxisscience.bsky.social · 4d

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

“Vampire Soap”

praxissciencesmarts.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/p...

Some very "fang-tastic" science!

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

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ARIS (Advancing Research Impact in Society) @arisimpacts.bsky.social · 12d

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 · 6d

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

edifyedmonton.com

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 9d

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.

www.timescolonist.com

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Praxis Science Outreach Society @praxisscience.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 8d

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

www.sciencenews.org/article/trum...

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.

www.sciencenews.org

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Brad Jarvis @bradjarvis.bsky.social · 8d

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.

www.pcworld.com

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 8d

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.

theconversation.com

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Praxis Science Outreach Society @praxisscience.bsky.social · 11d

The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (September 27)

“Pumpkin Slie”

praxissciencesmarts.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/p...

Some vefry "gourd" science!

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

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 10d

In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk. | Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... #genomics #ecology #biotechnology #SciChat

The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse

In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk

knowablemagazine.org

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Nature @nature.com · 14d

Exclusive: The US Department of Defense is continuing to bankroll projects to develop vaccines against deadly pathogens

go.nature.com/46AcHbZ

Exclusive: RFK Jr cancelled mRNA research — but the US military is still funding it

The Department of Defense is continuing to bankroll projects to develop vaccines against deadly pathogens.

go.nature.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14d

Northback is submitting a massively revamped proposal on the Grassy Mountain coal mine which includes a much smaller footprint.

Has Brian Jean sent a letter saying this new proposal still counts as an advanced project yet?

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Northback to submit new proposal to develop Alberta’s Grassy Mountain coal mine

Battle over project in Crowsnest Pass has pitted neighbours and communities against each other

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 14d

Gut bacterium amplifies amphetamine’s addictive pull. By targeting this microbial pathway, it may be possible to dampen amphetamine’s effects, helping people overcome addiction. www.chemistryworld.com/news/gut-bac... #chemistry #pharmacology #science #SciChat

Gut bacterium amplifies amphetamine’s addictive pull

Discovery could lead to better ways to treat addiction

www.chemistryworld.com

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