@garym6942.bsky.socialStar Trek Day is celebrated annually on Sept. 8, commemorating the date the original Star Trek series debuted in 1966. This year marks the franchise’s 60th anniversary, making Star Trek Day 2026 especially significant. paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/s... #STEAM #culture #SciChat #StarTrekDay
@garym6942.bsky.socialHow gravitational waves could help detect Star Trek-style warp drive spaceships - Warp speed, Scotty! theconversation.com/how-gravitat... via
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@garym6942.bsky.social'Take the Chair, Make an Impact' This Star Trek Day on September 8. startrek.com/en-ca/news/t... #STEAM #culture #SciChat #StarTrekDay
@garym6942.bsky.socialFans across the globe celebrate Star Trek Day on September 8 to remember the timeless legacy Star Trek has made on society and pop culture. nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day... #STEAM #culture #SciChat #StarTrekDay
@garym6942.bsky.socialWith artificial intelligence and careful modelling of fossilized wings, researchers reproduced how some extinct, katydid-like insects might have made noise. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s... via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social #AI #palaeontology #science #Entomology #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialAfrica’s giant herbivores did not simply vanish in a wave of extinctions. Their evolutionary family tree was slowly running out of new branches. scitechdaily.com/africas-gian... #palaeontology #biology #evolution #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialBunsen burners, long used to cleanse airspaces & surfaces in labs of bacteria-laden particles, aren’t actually very effective at doing so & might even make contamination worse. www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com #microbiology #environment #ecology #Science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialThe extinct North American 'cheetah' was not a cheetah after all. The extinct cat was more closely related to pumas. phys.org/news/2026-09... via @sciencex.bsky.social
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@garym6942.bsky.socialWhen a cage mate went unconscious, mice followed an unexpected sequence that appeared to help it wake sooner. They performed CPR-like rescue on unconscious companions by pulling their tongues. dailygalaxy.com/2026/09/mice... #neuroscience #science #biology #SciChat
@praxisscience.bsky.socialICYMI: The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (September 5):
“Epic Elephant Toothpaste”
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A "tusk force" is always ready for action!
@garym6942.bsky.socialThese Cyborg Cockroaches Could Save Your Life: Their ability to crawl through even narrower gaps in rubbled—outfitted with electrodes could be used as the next generation of first responders. wired.com/story/cyborg... #robotics #technology #STEM #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialResearchers have now identified four additional members of Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition, including one sailor whose identity had been debated for more than 100 years. scitechdaily.com/dna-solves-a... #genomics #CdnSci #SciChat #archaeology #anthropology #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialA student has been using hair from a 120-year-old museum exhibit of a museum bear to help find new ways of solving wildlife crime. www.bbc.com/news/article... #forensics #genomics #Taxidermy #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialDon’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
@garym6942.bsky.socialOutdoor and nature-based programmes support children’s connections with the natural world and the development of ecological awareness. theconversation.com/what-dandeli... #SciEd #nature #STEM #ecology #KidScience #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialScientists revived a creature frozen in Siberian permafrost for 24,000 Years. This multicellular animal survived, and its descendants revealed another clue. dailygalaxy.com/2026/09/roti... #microbiology #biology #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialShould AI chatbots simulate care for students? AI literacy should help students recognize simulated care, not make simulated care a normal part of schooling. theconversation.com/should-ai-ch... #AI #SciEd #education #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialFrom ancient seas to advanced materials: How Canada’s ammolite is inspiring the next generation of colour technologies using structural colouration. www.digitaljournal.com/article/from... #STEM #CdnSci #science #technology #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialConservationists are hopeful that two bonding beavers who were released into the wild earlier in 2026 could help to strengthen the population of the creatures. www.bbc.com/news/article... #conservation #ecology #zoology #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialEarlier development of diverse antimicrobial peptides may help some toad populations survive devastating chytrid fungus outbreaks. scitechdaily.com/these-toads-... #zoology #immunology #Batrachology #science #SciChat