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IGC2028 is grateful for the firm support of the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences, an umbrella organization that represents a federation of Earth Science societies and associations across Canada including more than 10,000 Canadian geoscientists.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #Supporter
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #Supporter
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
IGC2028 is grateful for the firm support of the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences, an umbrella organization that represents a federation of Earth Science societies and associations across Canada including more than 10,000 Canadian geoscientists.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #Supporter
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #Supporter
📢 Deep water seds: Haven’t you signed up for this's year's Deep Water Virtual Forum about Contourite Systems? It will be TODAY on November 6th, 4-7 pm GMT /10 am-1 pm CST. register.gotowebinar.com/register/454...
Looking forward for this great event today!
Looking forward for this great event today!
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
📢 Deep water seds: Haven’t you signed up for this's year's Deep Water Virtual Forum about Contourite Systems? It will be TODAY on November 6th, 4-7 pm GMT /10 am-1 pm CST. register.gotowebinar.com/register/454...
Looking forward for this great event today!
Looking forward for this great event today!
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Legend says treasure is buried in a deep shaft, but ingenious flood traps have thwarted hunters for centuries. Oak Island is in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #OakIsland #NovaScotia #spookygeology
Photo credit: Trip Advisor
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #OakIsland #NovaScotia #spookygeology
Photo credit: Trip Advisor
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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#TBT to the Open House at Cape Breton University this Fall 2025. Within the exhibition of CBU School of Science & Technology, prospective students and parents learned about our course offerings and Minors in Geology. Thanks to Graydon MacIsaac for showing his virtual outcrop models.
October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#TBT to the Open House at Cape Breton University this Fall 2025. Within the exhibition of CBU School of Science & Technology, prospective students and parents learned about our course offerings and Minors in Geology. Thanks to Graydon MacIsaac for showing his virtual outcrop models.
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DID YOU KNOW that Bell Island Newfoundland was once a major source of iron ore, from 1895-1966, and the mines are now famous for paranormal activity, including ghost sightings and unexplained sounds? 🧵1/2
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #BellIsland #Newfoundland
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #BellIsland #Newfoundland
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Alice Wilson was Canada's first female geologist, the first woman geologist hired by the Geological Survey of Canada. 🧵1/2
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #CanadianGeoscientists
Photo credit: The Canadian Encyclopedia
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #CanadianGeoscientists
Photo credit: The Canadian Encyclopedia
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Alice Wilson was Canada's first female geologist, the first woman geologist hired by the Geological Survey of Canada. 🧵1/2
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #CanadianGeoscientists
Photo credit: The Canadian Encyclopedia
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #CanadianGeoscientists
Photo credit: The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Gros Morne National Park holds an almost complete record of Earth’s history.
Watch the full documentary at www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O10...
Video Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #CanadasUNESCOWolrdHeritageSites #UNESCO
Watch the full documentary at www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O10...
Video Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #CanadasUNESCOWolrdHeritageSites #UNESCO
Gros Morne National Park (UNESCO/NHK)
YouTube video by UNESCO
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Gros Morne National Park holds an almost complete record of Earth’s history.
Watch the full documentary at www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O10...
Video Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #CanadasUNESCOWolrdHeritageSites #UNESCO
Watch the full documentary at www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O10...
Video Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #CanadasUNESCOWolrdHeritageSites #UNESCO
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Today, on International Day of Science, Technology & Innovation for the Global South, we honour and celebrate the ingenuity rising across the Global South. 🧵1/3
Photo credits: ©UNESCO
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Photo credits: ©UNESCO
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
September 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Today, on International Day of Science, Technology & Innovation for the Global South, we honour and celebrate the ingenuity rising across the Global South. 🧵1/3
Photo credits: ©UNESCO
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Photo credits: ©UNESCO
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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This week we are continuing with the remaining Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage sites. Ever wanted to walk on Earth’s mantle? Don’t look any further.
DID YOU KNOW that at Gros Morne’s Tablelands you can. 🧵1/2
Photo credits: ©Dru Kennedy
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #GrosMorne
DID YOU KNOW that at Gros Morne’s Tablelands you can. 🧵1/2
Photo credits: ©Dru Kennedy
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #GrosMorne
September 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This week we are continuing with the remaining Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage sites. Ever wanted to walk on Earth’s mantle? Don’t look any further.
DID YOU KNOW that at Gros Morne’s Tablelands you can. 🧵1/2
Photo credits: ©Dru Kennedy
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #GrosMorne
DID YOU KNOW that at Gros Morne’s Tablelands you can. 🧵1/2
Photo credits: ©Dru Kennedy
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #GrosMorne
To celebrate yesterday’s #beach day, here two different beach locations in #CapeBreton Island. 🏝️ 🏖️
August 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
To celebrate yesterday’s #beach day, here two different beach locations in #CapeBreton Island. 🏝️ 🏖️
Are you attending IMAGE '25 this week in Houston, USA? Don't missed out the social event organized by SEPM's Deepwater Research Group tomorrow on Tuesday August 26th at 7 pm in Room 371 A/D.
Feel welcome to stop by, say hello, and find out the details about our Fall panel event.
Feel welcome to stop by, say hello, and find out the details about our Fall panel event.
August 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Are you attending IMAGE '25 this week in Houston, USA? Don't missed out the social event organized by SEPM's Deepwater Research Group tomorrow on Tuesday August 26th at 7 pm in Room 371 A/D.
Feel welcome to stop by, say hello, and find out the details about our Fall panel event.
Feel welcome to stop by, say hello, and find out the details about our Fall panel event.
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Some Researchers Are Hiding Secret Messages in Their Papers, but They're Not Meant for Humans - www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s... @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
Some Researchers Are Hiding Secret Messages in Their Papers, but They're Not Meant for Humans - www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s... @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
Some Researchers Are Hiding Secret Messages in Their Papers, but They're Not Meant for Humans
Journalists have uncovered a handful of preprint academic studies with hidden prompts instructing A.I. reviewers to give positive responses
www.smithsonianmag.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Some Researchers Are Hiding Secret Messages in Their Papers, but They're Not Meant for Humans - www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s... @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
Some Researchers Are Hiding Secret Messages in Their Papers, but They're Not Meant for Humans - www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s... @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
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Into the heart of the Yukon: serene beauty of Primrose Lake and dramatic peaks of Kluane National Park and Reserve — both part of Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 🧵1/2
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #Yukon #KluaneNationalPark
Credit Photo: Rachel Bertsch
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #Yukon #KluaneNationalPark
Credit Photo: Rachel Bertsch
June 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Into the heart of the Yukon: serene beauty of Primrose Lake and dramatic peaks of Kluane National Park and Reserve — both part of Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 🧵1/2
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #Yukon #KluaneNationalPark
Credit Photo: Rachel Bertsch
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #Yukon #KluaneNationalPark
Credit Photo: Rachel Bertsch
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Bytownite is one of the less frequently identified calcic plagioclase feldspars, typically containing 70-90% anorthite, and commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
#GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #Ontario #Ottawa #Bytownite
Photo credit: ©Ottawa Tourism
#GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #Ontario #Ottawa #Bytownite
Photo credit: ©Ottawa Tourism
May 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Bytownite is one of the less frequently identified calcic plagioclase feldspars, typically containing 70-90% anorthite, and commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
#GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #Ontario #Ottawa #Bytownite
Photo credit: ©Ottawa Tourism
#GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #Ontario #Ottawa #Bytownite
Photo credit: ©Ottawa Tourism
#TBT As a Senior Lab Technologist/Instructor in the GeoLabs at @cbuniversity & @CBU_SST, I'm honoured to be featured in the new digital resource that is now available for Canadian youth to consider a career in the Earth Sciences:
careers.earthsciencescanada.com
Check it out!
careers.earthsciencescanada.com
Check it out!
May 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#TBT As a Senior Lab Technologist/Instructor in the GeoLabs at @cbuniversity & @CBU_SST, I'm honoured to be featured in the new digital resource that is now available for Canadian youth to consider a career in the Earth Sciences:
careers.earthsciencescanada.com
Check it out!
careers.earthsciencescanada.com
Check it out!
If you’re attending GAC-MAC2025 at OttawaU, check out two great presentations that I contributed and are held today.
* TALK at 09:20 am (room DMS_4170): Katherine Boggs et al. on IGC 2028 Plans
* Poster 84: Fiona D’Arcy et al. on EDIA efforts/outcomes & Earth Science in Canada
* TALK at 09:20 am (room DMS_4170): Katherine Boggs et al. on IGC 2028 Plans
* Poster 84: Fiona D’Arcy et al. on EDIA efforts/outcomes & Earth Science in Canada
May 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
If you’re attending GAC-MAC2025 at OttawaU, check out two great presentations that I contributed and are held today.
* TALK at 09:20 am (room DMS_4170): Katherine Boggs et al. on IGC 2028 Plans
* Poster 84: Fiona D’Arcy et al. on EDIA efforts/outcomes & Earth Science in Canada
* TALK at 09:20 am (room DMS_4170): Katherine Boggs et al. on IGC 2028 Plans
* Poster 84: Fiona D’Arcy et al. on EDIA efforts/outcomes & Earth Science in Canada
At the end of last week, Dr. Herbert Fournier & I welcomed several groups of high school students in grades 10 to 12 who visited our Cape Breton University’s campus.
We had a fun outreach activity about “Exploring the Geology in your cellphones”. 1/2
We had a fun outreach activity about “Exploring the Geology in your cellphones”. 1/2
May 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
At the end of last week, Dr. Herbert Fournier & I welcomed several groups of high school students in grades 10 to 12 who visited our Cape Breton University’s campus.
We had a fun outreach activity about “Exploring the Geology in your cellphones”. 1/2
We had a fun outreach activity about “Exploring the Geology in your cellphones”. 1/2
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Happy Earth Day!!!!!
Bonne Journée de la Terre!!!!!
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #EarthDay
Video Credit: SMULapidaryLab
Bonne Journée de la Terre!!!!!
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #EarthDay
Video Credit: SMULapidaryLab
April 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy Earth Day!!!!!
Bonne Journée de la Terre!!!!!
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #EarthDay
Video Credit: SMULapidaryLab
Bonne Journée de la Terre!!!!!
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #EarthDay
Video Credit: SMULapidaryLab
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DID YOU KNOW geology and art share a unique relationship? For over centuries, every texture of rocks, colour of minerals and every formation of the earth's landscape have inspired many well-known artists around the world.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #Geoarts
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #Geoarts
April 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
DID YOU KNOW geology and art share a unique relationship? For over centuries, every texture of rocks, colour of minerals and every formation of the earth's landscape have inspired many well-known artists around the world.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #Geoarts
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #DidYouKnow #Geoarts
#TBT to an awesome recruitment/outreach session organized by Cape Breton University and School of Science and Technology on Monday April 7th 2025.
Herbert Fournier & I visited the Centre scolaire Étoile de l'Acadie. Students from Grade 9-12 came to our Geology station to check various samples. 🧵1/2
Herbert Fournier & I visited the Centre scolaire Étoile de l'Acadie. Students from Grade 9-12 came to our Geology station to check various samples. 🧵1/2
April 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#TBT to an awesome recruitment/outreach session organized by Cape Breton University and School of Science and Technology on Monday April 7th 2025.
Herbert Fournier & I visited the Centre scolaire Étoile de l'Acadie. Students from Grade 9-12 came to our Geology station to check various samples. 🧵1/2
Herbert Fournier & I visited the Centre scolaire Étoile de l'Acadie. Students from Grade 9-12 came to our Geology station to check various samples. 🧵1/2
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Anticosti Island, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, holds one of the world’s most complete and best-preserved fossil records, capturing the first mass extinction of life on Earth (447–437 million years ago). 🧵
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
📸 ©René Bourque
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
📸 ©René Bourque
March 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Anticosti Island, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, holds one of the world’s most complete and best-preserved fossil records, capturing the first mass extinction of life on Earth (447–437 million years ago). 🧵
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
📸 ©René Bourque
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
📸 ©René Bourque
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Peggys Cove is one of Nova Scotia's main tourist attractions, a stunning view of granites that began forming over 470 million years ago, but now forms surficial rocks.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #NovaScotia #PeggysCove
Credit: ©SMULapidaryLab
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #NovaScotia #PeggysCove
Credit: ©SMULapidaryLab
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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The Ovens are a series of sea caves along the coast of Nova Scotia, that have developed on slate and siltstone from millions of years of wave erosion.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
March 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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The Ovens are a series of sea caves along the coast of Nova Scotia, that have developed on slate and siltstone from millions of years of wave erosion.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
March 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Ovens are a series of sea caves along the coast of Nova Scotia, that have developed on slate and siltstone from millions of years of wave erosion.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity
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66 million years ago, the plains of Southern Alberta looked different than they do today. Lush forests and humid marshes covered the land, and were inhabited by amazing dinosaurs.
Images 1 & 2 - tyrannosaurids like the famous T-Rex were apex predators.
#IGC2028Canada #Dinosaurs
Images 1 & 2 - tyrannosaurids like the famous T-Rex were apex predators.
#IGC2028Canada #Dinosaurs
March 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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