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-10°C crispy #trailrunning this morning! ❄️❤️
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
-10°C crispy #trailrunning this morning! ❄️❤️
Another amazing morning for #trailrunning at Chickakoo! 😃❤️
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Another amazing morning for #trailrunning at Chickakoo! 😃❤️
Another beautiful day at Chickakoo for #trailrunning, but these beavers are sure doing a lot of damage! 😮
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Another beautiful day at Chickakoo for #trailrunning, but these beavers are sure doing a lot of damage! 😮
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Citizen scientists wade into the Elbow River to track trout nests and the health of Calgary’s water. “Students ... say it’s been a wonderful opportunity to connect with what’s happening in the rivers.” ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #CitizenScience #AbSci #science #SciChat
Citizen scientists wade into the Elbow River to track trout nests and the health of Calgary’s water
As icy water rushes past the gravel beds of the Elbow River, a team of volunteers moved slowly downstream Friday morning— their eyes trained on the riverbed, searching for small mounds and dips in the...
ctvnews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Citizen scientists wade into the Elbow River to track trout nests and the health of Calgary’s water. “Students ... say it’s been a wonderful opportunity to connect with what’s happening in the rivers.” ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #CitizenScience #AbSci #science #SciChat
First snow #trailrunning of the season! Get those spikes on and get out there! 😃❤️❄️
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
First snow #trailrunning of the season! Get those spikes on and get out there! 😃❤️❄️
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“We’re the only animal that knows we’re going to go extinct and knows what has to be done, and we’re not doing it.” 🌎
The Nature of David Suzuki | The Tyee
The celebrated Vancouver scientist turns 90 next year. And shows no signs of slowing down.
thetyee.ca
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“We’re the only animal that knows we’re going to go extinct and knows what has to be done, and we’re not doing it.” 🌎
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How one of the world’s rarest and most valuable gemstones gets its vivid colours. Dig deep enough below the shale in Alberta province and you just might unearth a rainbow. science.org/content/arti... #palaeontology #science #AbSci #SciChat
How one of the world’s rarest and most valuable gemstones gets its vivid colors
Scientists finally solve mystery of ammolite’s brilliant reds, greens, and blues
science.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
How one of the world’s rarest and most valuable gemstones gets its vivid colours. Dig deep enough below the shale in Alberta province and you just might unearth a rainbow. science.org/content/arti... #palaeontology #science #AbSci #SciChat
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This is horrific.
Danielle Smith is dismantling the public healthcare system, and this is the result.
When is enough enough, Alberta? I mean come on. No amount of devout party loyalty is worth screwing over kids with cancer.
#ableg #cdnpoli
Danielle Smith is dismantling the public healthcare system, and this is the result.
When is enough enough, Alberta? I mean come on. No amount of devout party loyalty is worth screwing over kids with cancer.
#ableg #cdnpoli
“We were told that there are no beds in inpatient and that Ben is actually number four on the list waiting for a bed."
Boy with cancer’s chemo appointment cancelled amid Stollery space shortage
globalnews.ca/news/1150372...
Boy with cancer’s chemo appointment cancelled amid Stollery space shortage
globalnews.ca/news/1150372...
Boy with cancer’s chemo appointment cancelled amid Stollery space shortage | Globalnews.ca
An Edmonton mom said the Stollery Children's Hospital urgently needs to grow after a shortage of beds meant her son Ben was turned away from his scheduled chemotherapy treatment.
globalnews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A great benefit of #trailrunning is seeing nature in action. The beavers have been going crazy at Chickakoo getting ready for winter. Unfortunately they really like my favourite tree, the birch… but beavers gotta eat too! 😃❤️🦫
October 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A great benefit of #trailrunning is seeing nature in action. The beavers have been going crazy at Chickakoo getting ready for winter. Unfortunately they really like my favourite tree, the birch… but beavers gotta eat too! 😃❤️🦫
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The collapse of talks about a UN plastics treaty is the wake-up call we didn’t need
go.nature.com/4oftybY
go.nature.com/4oftybY
Environmental treaties are paralysed — here’s how we can do better
The collapse of talks about a UN plastics treaty is the wake-up call we didn’t need. It’s time to study what is going wrong and why.
go.nature.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The collapse of talks about a UN plastics treaty is the wake-up call we didn’t need
go.nature.com/4oftybY
go.nature.com/4oftybY
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Exercise Reduces Cancer Recurrence and Extends Survival for Colon Cancer Patients. “It is a treatment for colon cancer that must be made available to all patients.” zmescience.com/science/news... via
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#UCalgary #AbSci #science #SciChat
@zmescience.bsky.social
#UCalgary #AbSci #science #SciChat
Exercise Reduces Cancer Recurrence and Extends Survival for Colon Cancer Patients
Structured exercise after chemotherapy lowers colon cancer recurrence and boosts long-term survival, new trial shows.
zmescience.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Exercise Reduces Cancer Recurrence and Extends Survival for Colon Cancer Patients. “It is a treatment for colon cancer that must be made available to all patients.” zmescience.com/science/news... via
@zmescience.bsky.social
#UCalgary #AbSci #science #SciChat
@zmescience.bsky.social
#UCalgary #AbSci #science #SciChat
Another gorgeous morning for #trailrunning at Chickakoo 😃❤️
October 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Another gorgeous morning for #trailrunning at Chickakoo 😃❤️
I've made another video in my beaver ecology series, please check it out, I hope you like it! Please like and subscribe, much appreciated, and feel free to comment, I ❤️ the feedback!
#nature #biology #science #naturelovers
#nature #biology #science #naturelovers
ScienceMan Lesson – Beaver Ecological Destruction
YouTube video by ScienceMandotcom
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October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I've made another video in my beaver ecology series, please check it out, I hope you like it! Please like and subscribe, much appreciated, and feel free to comment, I ❤️ the feedback!
#nature #biology #science #naturelovers
#nature #biology #science #naturelovers
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Antivaxx lies + irrational cruel cuts = > deaths.
Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics. 19thnews.org/2025/10/cerv... via @19thnews.org
RFK Jr "has made false statements about the HPV vaccine’s safety and effectiveness..."
Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics. 19thnews.org/2025/10/cerv... via @19thnews.org
RFK Jr "has made false statements about the HPV vaccine’s safety and effectiveness..."
Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.
The cancer has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of cultural issues that are facing strong political opposition.
19thnews.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Antivaxx lies + irrational cruel cuts = > deaths.
Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics. 19thnews.org/2025/10/cerv... via @19thnews.org
RFK Jr "has made false statements about the HPV vaccine’s safety and effectiveness..."
Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics. 19thnews.org/2025/10/cerv... via @19thnews.org
RFK Jr "has made false statements about the HPV vaccine’s safety and effectiveness..."
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#HappyThanksgiving2025 🍁🦇
Give thanks to bats! Alberta’s bats munch millions of insects, saving farmers & foresters on pest control—and helping our health by reducing pesticide use. Overlooked & underappreciated, these tiny insectivores quietly make life better for us all. #ThankABat
Give thanks to bats! Alberta’s bats munch millions of insects, saving farmers & foresters on pest control—and helping our health by reducing pesticide use. Overlooked & underappreciated, these tiny insectivores quietly make life better for us all. #ThankABat
October 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#HappyThanksgiving2025 🍁🦇
Give thanks to bats! Alberta’s bats munch millions of insects, saving farmers & foresters on pest control—and helping our health by reducing pesticide use. Overlooked & underappreciated, these tiny insectivores quietly make life better for us all. #ThankABat
Give thanks to bats! Alberta’s bats munch millions of insects, saving farmers & foresters on pest control—and helping our health by reducing pesticide use. Overlooked & underappreciated, these tiny insectivores quietly make life better for us all. #ThankABat
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Remarkable Dinosaur Fossil Found in Alberta Preserved in Exquisite Detail - The fossil is now showcased at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, where it is celebrated as the most complete specimen of its kind ever found. news.ssbcrack.com/remarkable-d...
#AbSci #palaeontology #SciChat
#AbSci #palaeontology #SciChat
Remarkable Dinosaur Fossil Found in Canada Preserved in Exquisite Detail - SSBCrack News
In an exciting discovery, a remarkable 110-million-year-old nodosaur fossil has emerged from a remote Canadian mine, capturing the attention of
news.ssbcrack.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Remarkable Dinosaur Fossil Found in Alberta Preserved in Exquisite Detail - The fossil is now showcased at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, where it is celebrated as the most complete specimen of its kind ever found. news.ssbcrack.com/remarkable-d...
#AbSci #palaeontology #SciChat
#AbSci #palaeontology #SciChat
Here’s a clip of my # trailrunning yesterda. Chickakoo in all of its autumn glory 🍂😃❤️
October 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here’s a clip of my # trailrunning yesterda. Chickakoo in all of its autumn glory 🍂😃❤️
A spectacular morning for #trailrunning at Chickakoo 😃❤️
October 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A spectacular morning for #trailrunning at Chickakoo 😃❤️
Fantastic morning walk at Chickakoo 😃🍂 Looking forward to #trailrunning there tomorrow!
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fantastic morning walk at Chickakoo 😃🍂 Looking forward to #trailrunning there tomorrow!
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Fossilized ear bones rewrite the history of freshwater fish - New study concludes oceanic fish invaded fresh water multiple times, developing improved hearing along the way. eurekalert.org/news-release... #UAlberta #AbSci #palaeontology #SciChat
Fossilized ear bones rewrite the history of freshwater fish
Sixty-seven million-year-old fossil fish discovered in Canada have complex middle ear bones — a Weberian apparatus — found in two-thirds of all freshwater fish species today. The structure...
eurekalert.org
October 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Fossilized ear bones rewrite the history of freshwater fish - New study concludes oceanic fish invaded fresh water multiple times, developing improved hearing along the way. eurekalert.org/news-release... #UAlberta #AbSci #palaeontology #SciChat
Finally back #trailrunning, trying to recover from a nasty leg injury. Don’t want to miss autumn running, my favourite time of year!
October 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Finally back #trailrunning, trying to recover from a nasty leg injury. Don’t want to miss autumn running, my favourite time of year!
An incredible essay on how we are, with the influence of smartphones and nefarious big tech, becoming a post-literate society.
Read this essay, read a book, and read with your children ❤️
Read this essay, read a book, and read with your children ❤️
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
open.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
An incredible essay on how we are, with the influence of smartphones and nefarious big tech, becoming a post-literate society.
Read this essay, read a book, and read with your children ❤️
Read this essay, read a book, and read with your children ❤️
Great day for some #paddleboarding and #kayaking 😃❤️
September 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Great day for some #paddleboarding and #kayaking 😃❤️
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Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds. The study also found that this steep decline is associated with rising summer temperatures. phys.org/news/2025-09... via @sciencex.bsky.social #environment #ecology #science #SciChat
Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising concerns about the health of eco...
phys.org
September 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds. The study also found that this steep decline is associated with rising summer temperatures. phys.org/news/2025-09... via @sciencex.bsky.social #environment #ecology #science #SciChat
FANTASTIC #trailrunning experience at the Lost Soul Ultra, Lethbridge, AB. A very tough 50k, but really fun and superbly organized. And you get an awesome rock for finishing! 😃❤️
September 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
FANTASTIC #trailrunning experience at the Lost Soul Ultra, Lethbridge, AB. A very tough 50k, but really fun and superbly organized. And you get an awesome rock for finishing! 😃❤️