Why does laundry get smelly if it stays wet? A textile scientist explains how to fix it. theconversation.com/why-does-lau... via @uk.theconversation.com #STEM #science #SciEd #SciChat

How indigenous microbes could rescue the Niger Delta: Benzene contamination from decades of oil exploitation has turned the Niger Delta’s groundwater into a slow-acting poison for millions of people. www.the-microbiologist.com/features/how... #environment #microbiology #ecology #science #SciChat

Deep inside your cells, microscopic structures could be hiding one of humanity’s greatest secrets: the source of your consciousness.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a733... #biophysics #biology #AbSci #UAlberta #science #SciChat

Deep under Antarctica’s ice lies a story from a very different time. Researchers have now found new evidence of what the continent once was. dailygalaxy.com/2026/09/anta... #geology #ClimateScience #environment #science #SciChat

Climate change is increasing the abundance or establishment of invasive species, but the strength of this relationship varied among species, environmental conditions & study designs. theconversation.com/climate-chan... #environment #ecology #ClimateScience #SciChat

September 17th is International Microorganism Day, celebrating microorganisms and their diversity. | internationaldays.co - go.shr.lc/41ZFl58 #InternationalMicroorganismDay #SciChat #STEM #SciEd

This animated documentary celebrates the 17th-century citizen scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, whose discovery of microbes would change our view of the biological world | Op-Docs | youtu.be/mTzHxNMK0bU?...
#InternationalMicroorganismDay #SciChat #STEM #history

"Whether we know it or not, microbes are an essential part of everyday life. From health to the environment, microbes have a role." Celebrate International Microorganism Day on September 17th! internationalmicroorganismday.org via
#InternationalMicroorganismDay #SciChat #STEM

New University of Alberta research could offer a more precise way to measure distances between quasar pairs in distant galaxies. www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202... #Astrophysics #astronomy #UAlberta #AbSci #science #SciChat

Researchers have identified a new plant species in western Thailand whose unusual appearance inspired the dramatic name Thismia daemona, or the “devil flower.” scitechdaily.com/this-newly-d... #botany #biodiversity #science #SciChat

A new study shows that mammals from the Jurassic & Cretaceous periods all had a colour pattern that may have helped them stay hidden while living alongside much larger predators. dailygalaxy.com/2026/09/anci... #palaeontology #biology #science #SciChat

Does Fossil Fuel Really Come From Dinosaurs? Fossil fuels come from the remains of ancient plants, algae, bacteria, and plankton buried in oxygen-poor environments. howeverythingworks.com/fossil-fuel-... #SciEd #STEM #science #SciChat

Some bacteria have transformed viral infectious invaders into gene transfer agents that help them exchange genetic material among themselves. theconversation.com/how-bacteria... #virology #genomics #science #bacteria #SciChat

An AI cell model, trained on more than 100 million cells from a dozen species, will make it easier to compare cells between species. www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/ai-m... #AI #biology #genomics #science #SciChat

Ancient jaws preserved for 100 million years reveal an ocean predator eerily worthy of the kraken name. Scientists found its jaws hidden in stone. dailygalaxy.com/2026/09/krak... #palaeontology #science #biology #science #SciChat

On September 15, 1835, Charles Darwin arrived at the Galápagos Islands. His observations of finches, tortoises, and other wildlife laid the foundation for his theory of natural selection. discovertodayinhistory.com/darwin-galap... #history #Darwin #science #STEM #SciChat

A tree is not automatically a climate solution and without dense tree cover is not necessarily degraded. theconversation.com/planting-tre... #ecology #environment #science #SciChat

Bears, caribou and other animals are messing with this researcher's equipment, and he's got photos to prove it. He is studying how forests in Atlantic Canada regrow after forest fires. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks... #wildlife #ecology #CdnSci #science #SciChat

No run-of-the-mill tech, ‘Curie’ microscope operates at 10 times the resolution of conventional microscopy & could spur discoveries leading to new treatment. www.theguardian.com/society/2026... #technology #health #STEM #physics #science #SciChat

A small iguanodontian fossil from Japan adds evidence that Late Cretaceous coastal ecosystems supported dinosaurs of widely different body sizes. scitechdaily.com/90-million-y... #palaeontology #biology #dinosaurs #science #SciChat