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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 2h

Willow Ptarmigan. The willow ptarmigan breeds in birch and other forests and moorlands in northern Europe, the tundra of Scandinavia, Siberia, Alaska and Canada, in particular in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. It is the state bird of Alaska. 📸: @tomastaylorart

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 1h

Penguin 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

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 5h

Happy Baturday! Meet the “Skylion.” 🦇 Canada’s largest bat faces steep population declines and high mortality at wind turbines. Widespread doesn’t mean safe. Hoary Bats need protection throughout their time in Alberta, beyond short periods of curtailment during peak migration.

Close-up photograph of a Hoary Bat hanging upside down, showing white-tipped brown fur, a golden-yellow collar, rounded ears with dark edges, and a partially open mouth. Text reads: “Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus. Widespread across North America. But widespread doesn’t mean safe.” A yellow badge reads “COSEWIC endangered.” Photo credit: Jason Headley. WCS Canada Western Bat Program and Alberta Community Bat Program logos appear at the bottom.

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Gus @gusfromscotland.bsky.social · 12h

It's amazing #science & technology to tag an #animal so small as a #butterfly. If it's possible to tag a butterfly so easily, it must be possible to tag humans too, without them knowing it? #biology #conservation #science #butterfly 😄🦋🇨🇦🇲🇽

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Praxis Science Outreach Society @praxisscience.bsky.social · 10h

Mark your calendars! Our 34th annual Family Science Olympics will return October 24th (10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) at the Medicine Hat College. More details will be shared soon. #FamilyScience #STEM #MedHat #AbSci

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Praxis Science Outreach Society @praxisscience.bsky.social · 10h

The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (October 10, 2026): “Flying Ghosts” praxissciencesmarts.wordpress.com/2026/10/10/p... Some "boo-tiful" science! #MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience

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Andrew at 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒇𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 @leafcrafters.us · 09/10/2026

It's that time of the year again! We will have our fresh harvest ready for sale soon 😁

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University of Alberta Department of Surgery @ualbertasurgery.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Big congratulations to Dr. Raj Patel on successfully defending his PhD thesis on a novel mucosal vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 and variants! Led by Dr. Babita Agrawal in #ualberta Surgery, his landmark papers are shaping the future of #surgicalresearch. The best is yet to come! #ualberta #phd #stem

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The 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 @nature.com #STEAM #books #science #SciChat

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The life of Darwin and the science of clouds: Books in brief

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A rescued are red bat gobbled up mealworms. She was found at the beach struggling in the surf, but is now ‘feisty and active.’ popsci.com/environment/... #biology #science #zoology #science #SciChat

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Rare red bat rescued in Maine gobbles up mealworms

She was found at the beach struggling in the surf, but is now ‘feisty and active.’

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🇨🇦 Never 51st 🇨🇦 @terry-bolger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A complete lack of regulatory enforcement and/or accountability coupled with ridiculous government incompetence leaves all of us paying the debt for these corrupt O & G companies. Alberta Companies Owe Millions in Unpaid Land Rent via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

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Alberta Companies Owe Millions in Unpaid Land Rent | The Tyee

Taxpayers covered lease payments for hundreds of oil and gas companies in 2025.

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ancient 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

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Our bat probiotic project is expanding beyond BC and WA and into Alberta and the territories! Bats benefit! We’re studying how long it persists and whether it could be used in backyard bat houses.🦇 Help fund this work: donate or run a fundraiser! wcscanada.donorsupport.co/page/FUNKNPK...

Image of a Little Brown Myotis covered with fungal growth Pd that causes white-nose syndrome in hibernating bats. Overwinter mortality rates for this species are over 90%. Photo: Greg Horne from Feb 2026.

Image of a bat wing stretched out in the gloved hands of a bat researcher. UV light is shining on the wing surface where speckles of orange fluoresce under the UV light. This is a sign of fungal growth (Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome. Bats emerging from hibernation will show this sign if they have been infected by Pd. Photo: Jason Headley

Image of the team at work processing bats in early May - documenting signs of white-nose syndrome. One researcher holds a bat while another swabs the wing with a sterile swab that will be sent away for testing. Researchers wear gloves (and change them between bats) to reduce the risk of transmission of the fungus between bats. Masks are worn to protect the bats from researchers potentially giving bats any diseases. This work involves a lot of decontamination, making processing of each bat highly involved before it is eventually released back into the night. We are grateful for a huge number of volunteers who have joined us to help with this project. Photo: Jason Headley

Our Alberta team sprays hydrated probiotic bacteria into bat houses after bats have left to hunt for the evening. The probiotic formula dries onto roosting surfaces. Returning bats crawl over the roost surfaces and pick up the beneficial bacteria on their wings which will assist in their survival in the following winter when they encounter Pd that causes white-nose syndrome. Photo: Jason Headley

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

What 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

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What 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.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is absolutely disgusting. Even for MAGA, another low. Barbaric.

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Lady Talia @djtalia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Goodnight!

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Bethankit Hums @tangibullah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Interesting that the people some are trusting to lead them into Alberta's independent future... can't be trusted. How is this supposed to work again? #abpoli #ableg

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Daniel Bastaja @kupac1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Lousy phonescope photo of a great bird. Lots of twitchers today in Vesprém to see Hungary's first ever Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti). First record but a vagrant that has been overdue. #BirdingHungary #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wheatears #FallMigration2026

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Bat Fact! 🦇 Big Brown Bats love beetles, including agricultural pests. One study estimated that a colony of 150 could eat about 600,000 cucumber beetles in a season. That’s a lot of free pest control! Whitaker 1995

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“healthy debate should never become the vilification of an entire faith community or the portrayal of its members as dangerous or disloyal.” This. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Gus @gusfromscotland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

D-Day on June 1944 was only possible because #Britain defeated #Nazis in Battle of Britain in 1940, then #SovietUnion crushed Nazis best soldiers at #Stalingrad in 1942/43. #SecondWorldWar

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“The premier needs to allow emergency physicians to participate in her capitalist panacea. I’m sure she won’t want to deny emergency patients the right to buy their way out of the chaos.” Brilliant satire from Dr Paul Parks! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

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Opinion: What if ER docs joined the province's private-pay plan?

Tongue-in-cheek column shows folly of double billing and how allowing people to pay privately for health it doesn't solve long wait lists.

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Since CPPIB’s last public meetings in 2024, CPPIB has abandoned its net-zero commitment and now has no publicly disclosed climate plan. CPPIB made at least $6 billion in new fossil-fuel investments in 2025 alone, and is now facing a lawsuit from young Canadians.. you.leadnow.ca/petitions/te...

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Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Protect our retirement security in a changing climate

Our national pension manager is about to answer to Canadians – and we need thousands of voices there. Every two years, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the organization responsible f...

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