For centuries, scientists have asked a deceptively simple question: when did animals first appear? The fossil record gives one answer. Chemistry whispers another. dailygalaxy.com/2026/10/perf... #palaeontology #chemistry #fossils #Science #SciChat

AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes. The goal is not just to predict water levels, but to use AI to explain what causes them to vary. theconversation.com/how-ai-could... via @laconversationca.bsky.social #AI #Hydrology #environment #ecology #science #SciChat

A prehistoric cold case near Drumheller reveals either a small-time raptor scavenged on an apex predator, or a baby Albertosaurus engaged in a shocking act of cannibalism. www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202... #AbSci #UAlberta #palaeontology #science #SciChat

The croc family tree may be getting a new branch. Palaeontologists newly identified a crocodilian species that once roamed a shallow sea in what’s now Egypt about 45 million years ago. ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art... #palaeontology #history #biology #science #SciChat

Here’s how scientists aim to speed up drug development for treating new viruses - it meaningfully improves the odds of finding one quickly. theconversation.com/heres-how-sc... #virology #CdnSci #medicine #Science #SciChat

Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors and develop synthetic cells. nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com #technology #biology #Science #biotechnology #genomics #SciChat

Archaeologists have unearthed defensive walls in Morocco that are about 4,000 years old, the oldest structures of their kind in North Africa outside the Nile Valley. dailygalaxy.com/2026/10/nort... #archaeology #science #history #SciChat

A giant underwater wave of water connected to this year's El Niño weather pattern is moving up the west coast of the Americas, raising alarm bells. www.cbc.ca/news/science... #ClimateScience #environment #ecology #Science #SciChat

A camper at Adams Lake in British Columbia picked up what he thought was a piece of footwear and found a fist-sized block of mastodon tooth. dailygalaxy.com/2026/10/rare... #palaeontology #CitizenScience #science #STEM #SciChat

Blending machine and human intelligence could dramatically speed up the painstaking process of quality control to protect crops. www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202... #biology #UAlberta #AbSci #robotics #AI #science #SciChat

How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t. New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51. www.science.org/content/arti... #history #Genomics #WomenInScience #science #STEM #SciChat

Sounds of the Universe, an acoustic tour: What can your ears detect? thekidshouldseethis.com/post/sounds-... via @tksst.bsky.social #STEM #SciEd #biology #science #physics #SciChat

Sniffer dogs aren’t up to snuff: New studies from a UBC researcher highlight scientific limitations in several widely used investigative methods & calls for closer scrutiny. news.ubc.ca/2026/10/new-... #science #CdnSci #research #SciChat

Can you imagine a gigantic volcano, hundreds of millions of years old, lurking just off the British coast—and nobody noticing for ages?
www.futura-sciences.com/en/a-massive... #geoscience #science #geology #SciChat

Two newly described Salish Sea spiders reveal bizarre grooming & parasite-filled lifestyles while helping close a nearly century-long gap in regional marine biodiversity. scitechdaily.com/scientists-f... #biodiversity #zoology #MarineBiology #science #SciChat

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl... #NobelPrize2026 #neurology #genomics #science #STEM #SciChat

Beneath our feet lies a vast time machine, frozen in stone for hundreds of millions of years. You won’t believe which countries hide the world’s most incredible fossil treasures. www.futura-sciences.com/en/you-wont-... #palaeontology #geology #science #SciChat

A biodegradable honeybee silk film that does not interfere with wound healing could support future dressings that detect infection or deliver drugs. scitechdaily.com/this-honeybe... #biomedicine #STEM #Science #SciChat

A notorious invasive species has been here a lot longer than we thought. Does that matter? cbc.ca/player/play/... #environment #ecology #CdnSci #science #SciChat

New research shows that lunar gravity changes how water flows, raising fresh challenges for anyone hoping to grow plants on the Moon. dailygalaxy.com/2026/10/wate... #astrobiology #biology #SciChat #science