@garym6942.bsky.socialPenguin droppings are helping turn parts of Antarctica’s snowy coastline green, and the resulting algae blooms could be accelerating the loss of coastal snow. scitechdaily.com/penguin-poop... #MarineBiology #scatology #ecology #Science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialFrom icky slime to candy coatings, fake blood, wearable LEDs, etc: STEM suggestions for spooky, Halloween-themed science & engineering to explore with students! www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/hallowe... via @sciencebuddies.bsky.social #SciEd #KidScience #SciChat #STEM
@garym6942.bsky.socialA fossilized larva from 520 million years ago has been found with its brain and digestive system still intact, something almost unheard of in the fossil record. dailygalaxy.com/2026/10/foss... #palaeontology #biology #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialA promising blueberry supplement for the baby blues sounds like a win for women’s health. But when you look past the headline, the evidence is considerably less definitive. mcgill.ca/oss/article/... via @mcgilloss.bsky.social #health #medicine #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.social@garym6942.bsky.socialMore than 20 companies from Canada and around the world are putting counter-drone technologies to the test at Canadian Forces Base, Suffield. chatnewstoday.ca/2026/10/09/c... #AbSci #MedHat #Drones #science #STEM #technology #Science #SciChat
@praxisscience.bsky.socialThe latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (October 10, 2026):
“Flying Ghosts”
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Some "boo-tiful" science!
@garym6942.bsky.socialThe first of more than two dozen endangered monarch butterflies tagged with toothpick-sized radio trackers this summer has made it to Mexico to overwinter. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #conservation #wildlife #environment #Lepidopterology #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialWildlife populations have declined 73% since 1970 – but many of the world’s animals still aren’t being counted. theconversation.com/wildlife-pop... via @uk.theconversation.com #conservation #wildlife #ecology #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialPalaeontologists are still unraveling the secrets of the world’s most famous dinosaur, such as its outward appearance or the way that it hunted. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social #palaeontology #biology #Science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialThe life of Darwin and the science of clouds: Books in brief - Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. nature.com/articles/d41... via
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@garym6942.bsky.social@garym6942.bsky.socialUniversity of Alberta research: Millions of years ago, a dinosaur dropped dead near Drumheller. Cause of death unknown. Its death was insignificant; until now. edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta... #palaeontology #science #UAlberta #AbSci #Science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialAncient South African rocks reveal how phosphorus recycling may have helped Earth hold onto oxygen more than 2 billion years ago, sustaining conditions that allowed life to thrive. scitechdaily.com/2-billion-ye... #geology #geochemistry #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialWhat happens to language when machines start talking back? AI systems tend to focus on the person speaking – but the listener plays just as big a part in communication. theconversation.com/what-happens... via @ca.theconversation.com #AI #communication #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialGiving zoo lions whole carcasses on a feast-and-fast schedule appears to bring out more natural behaviour. sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #zoology #biology #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialIntestinal bacterium secretes a molecule that reduces cholesterol production, according to a mouse study. www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com #microbiology #biology #disease #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialThe “second-generation” world, predicted from telescope data, could be the first known planet of its kind, and it may shed light on the future of our own solar system. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/l... via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social #astronomy #astrophysics #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialA remarkable fossil discovery from Alberta provides the first evidence that ‘raptors’—members of the dinosaur group known as dromaeosaurs—fed on a tyrannosaur. royaltyrrellmuseum.wpcomstaging.com/2026/10/07/f... via
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@garym6942.bsky.socialTwo Canadian researchers may have discovered the source of the multi-decades-long changes in Earth's length of day. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/scie... via @weathernetwork.bsky.social #geophysics #CdnSci #Science #SciChat