Alberta researchers investigate how zombie parasites take control of ant brains. Dicrocoelium is one of the best examples of parasitic mind control, say local researchers.
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University of Alberta researchers are excited about a breakthrough that could improve how Alzheimer’s disease is treated. ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art... #UAlberta #AbSci #science #SciChat

Deep inside your cells, microscopic structures could be hiding one of humanity’s greatest secrets: the source of your consciousness.
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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

Canada’s last ‘epishelf’ lake drained in months, forever destroying a unique Arctic ecosystem. New research reveals how a delicate freshwater ecosystem washed away into the sea. ualberta.ca/en/folio/202... #ecology #environment #CdnSci #AbSci #ClimateScience #science #SciChat

Canada's last epishelf lake drained into the Arctic Ocean following the 2020 breakup of the Milne Ice Shelf and will not recover, a new study confirms. phys.org/news/2026-09... via @sciencex.bsky.social #ecology #CdnSci #AbSci #ClimateScience #science #SciChat

Canada's last epishelf lake drained into the Arctic Ocean following the 2020 breakup of the Milne Ice Shelf and will not recover, a new study confirms. phys.org/news/2026-09... via @sciencex.bsky.social
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Study confirms Canada's last epishelf lake is gone for good. Loss of the millennia-old ecosystem shows that even the Arctic's projected last ice refuge is vulnerable to rapid change. www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #CdnSci #AbSci #environment #ecology #science #SciChat

The biggest dinosaurs couldn't sit on their eggs. U of Calgary scientists and others say they did this instead: Microscopic evidence reveals crocodile strategy kept their eggs warm. www.cbc.ca/news/science... #palaeontology #AbSci #UCalgary #science #SciChat

Scientists have designed a new way to build miniature fluidic devices to enable personalized cancer treatment. This information could help find new ways to treat cancer. theconversation.com/we-designed-... #AbSci #UCalgary #science #technology #SciChat

Don’t want to slip and fall off the mountain? A University of Calgary student has developed an app to help prevent that. calgary.citynews.ca/2026/09/06/d... #AbSci #UCalgary #STEM #ComputerScience #technology #science #SciChat

Scientists estimate how quickly chronic wasting disease is spreading in multiple regions of North America and compare those rates to model predictions based on deer movement data. www.usgs.gov/centers/noro... #Wildlife #AbSci #ecology #science