Alberta ScienceNetwork

ICYMI: The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (March 7):

“Aches and Sprains”

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Get "chilled to the bone " with this science!

#MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience

Canada has language inspectors in Québec. No fines. No arrests.
One time I was visiting & remarking to a salesperson in a beauty store about how I was surprised to find salon products available without a beauticians license. She said “This is Québec. We do not care what you put in your hair. »

EcoWest News, March 10, 2026 Safeguarding ancient forests, defending nature, challenging large-scale peat mining, and appreciating spiders: EcoWest News, March 10, 2026

Safeguarding ancient forests, defending nature, challenging large-scale peat mining, and appreciating spiders: EcoWest News, March 10, 2026

What an incredible resource from Science Buddies!  Love reading about all of these amazing women in #STEM and #TECH #WomensHistoryMonth

3 unidentified orcas spotted in Vancouver Harbour never before documented in B.C. | CBC News Orcas appear in Vancouver Harbour from time to time and often delight residents who catch a glimpse of them. But marine experts say three whales spotted there last week are unlike any previously recor...

3 unidentified orcas spotted in Vancouver Harbour never before documented in B.C. The unfamiliar whales could belong to a rarely seen killer whale population from the high seas. cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cetology #zoology #CdnSci #science #SciChat

Susan B Anthony

The contributions of Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and Quaker, are immeasurable. She was an American civil rights leader who fought for the rights of the enslaved African Americans and of women who had no rights. Without her, there would have been no women’s movement.
#ProudBlue #Women’sHistory

China’s Electricity System Is the Real Story Behind the World's First Electrostate Wind, solar, batteries but also hydro, nuclear, and biomass

China’s Electricity System Is the Real Story Behind the World's First Electrostate

What makes China unique is the scale, structure of its power system. China's utilities control more generating capacity than the entire United States.
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B.C.’s switch to permanent DST adds to the ‘perfect storm’ for poorer adolescent sleep and mental health The adoption of permanent DST in B.C. raises significant concerns about social jetlag and long-term health impacts, especially for young people.

B.C.’s switch to permanent DST adds to the ‘perfect storm’ for poorer adolescent sleep & mental health. It raises significant concerns about social jet-lag & long-term health impacts. theconversation.com/b-c-s-switch... via @ca.theconversation.com #CdnSci #health #science #SciChat #DST

Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands

but $$$$

No matter how much money Elon has he can’t escape the shit that could happen if he launches a million satellites and something bad happens

A group of people in lab coats are standing among plants. Two are holding flowers, one is reading a book, and another is using a laptop. The text above them reads: "Why we should look beyond grades to spot potential in STEM."

Why we should look beyond grades to spot potential in #STEM

“I have long believed that genius is evenly distributed across society,” this professor writes. https://bit.ly/4cD8Y2b

Light Pollution's Hidden Harm: How Artificial Light Disrupts Bird Migration Skyglow from artificial lights threatens to disrupt bird migration. Most birds migrate at night, relying on the moon and stars.

Light Pollution’s Hidden Harm: How Artificial Light Disrupts Bird Migration - What you can do: a-z-animals.com/articles/lig... #ecology #environment #pollution #wildlife #SciChat

EIGHT DOLLARS A GALLON.

Downtown Los Angeles.

Today.

Trump promised to lower gas prices on Day 1. Instead he started a war with Iran and gas in LA just topped $8.

This is sticker shock. This is his fault.

#TrumpsGasProblem​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Privatization of surgeries is already worsening public capacity & worsening wait times, while allegedly compromising potentially hundreds of millions in public health care funding.

But instead of improving capacity or focusing on workforce planning to improve care, she's just doubling down. Again!

Health experts say dual practice will backfire, Smith says 'they're wrong' - Medicine Hat News zmason@medicinehatnews.com Health and labour groups from across the country signed an open letter this week asking the federal government to intervene in Alberta’s plan to adopt a dual-practice health...

Health experts say dual practice will backfire, Smith says 'they're wrong'. The dual-practice system outlined in Bill 11 would allow physicians to bill the public system while simultaneously charging other patients privately. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #AbHealth #AbPoli #MedHat

Does Daylight Savings Time Actually Save Energy? The surefire signs that Spring is just around the corner have started to appear – trees are budding, flowers beginning to bloom and there’s more rain than snow. (Full disclosure – I live in the UK now...

🌞 Spring forward this weekend!

Daylight Savings Time might not actually save much energy anymore💡

It started as a lighting‑saving idea long ago, but today all our electronics and travel habits blur its impact

Maybe we’re really just saving sunshine for smiles! 😄🕒

Read more ⬇️
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For those who think we know everything about our Earth, there is always something new, right here. #EarthAbides

Avalanches in Europe and the US: Have there been more this winter? Recent deadly incidents in California and Europe are putting avalanches - and how to avoid them - in the spotlight.

Avalanche season is killing far more people than usual—over 90 deaths so far in Europe and a deadly slide in California that claimed eight skiers.

Warmer, wetter snow from climate change and risky off‑piste behaviour are making the mountains far less safe.
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Blue-filtered photo of the Alberta Legislature building. Text reads, "Friends of Medicare Responds to Government's Attack on our Credibility. Read FOM's response: friendsofmedicare.org/news"

When politicians can't defend their own policies, they seem to increasingly resort to attacking their policy critics instead—Including FOM.

In light of their recent comments attacking our credibility, here are some of the noteworthy policy predictions FOM has made under this provincial government:

We were supposed to land humans on Mars two years ago. For 15 years fully autonomous cars were supposed to come out in two years. Our economy is in a death spiral that will trigger a debt death spiral. No one will buy our bonds. There is no money for this crack pipe dream that wouldn’t happen anyway

ANALYSIS | SpaceX wants to launch a million satellites. Here's how that could impact us here on Earth | CBC News Scientists are deeply concerned about SpaceX's recent proposal to launch one million satellites into orbit around Earth. Their concerns range from a loss of the natural night sky and our access to spa...

SpaceX wants to launch a million satellites. Here's how that could impact the atmosphere and the night sky - 'These launches affect everyone,' says one astronomer. www.cbc.ca/news/science... #astronomy #astrophysics #science #SciChat

Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves the public

Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities

Scientists Shocked to Find Two Hidden Species for Every One We Know Scientists may have been dramatically undercounting the number of vertebrate species on Earth. A large analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every recognized species of fish, bird, mamma...

A new study suggests that the number of vertebrate species on Earth may be far higher than scientists currently recognize. scitechdaily.com/scientists-s... #biodiversity #biology #ecology #science #SciChat

We are going to trash space like we have trashed Earth.

The secretive, foreign-owned LNG export project in Quebec, explained | The Narwhal The Baie-Comeau LNG project proposed for the shores of the St. Lawrence River could be Canada’s third largest liquefied natural gas export facility

A massive LNG project proposed in Quebec is quietly advancing. A Norwegian company wants to build one of Canada’s largest LNG export terminals in Baie-Comeau. Documents show Ottawa has assembled a federal “deal team” to help, @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/lng-export-p...

By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...

Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles.
“Turk, of CFE, said school book removals give Alberta the dubious distinction of accounting for nearly three-quarters of the known book challenges documented in 2025 at all Canadian libraries”
#BookBans #Canada #cdnpoli
#Alberta
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One can argue the powerful fossil fuel lobby would have controlled the narrative and suppressed political action regardless of climate predictions.

But IMHO, history will show that climate scientists deliberately and systematically reported overly conservative climate change estimates.

Why?

Definitely not good!! Satellites are bad for the environment.

Uh, NO, OH HELL NO!

Forty-Year-Old Loophole Exempts Satellite Pollution from Regulations A forty-year-old legal loophole means that air pollution produced when old satellites burn up in Earth’s atmosphere is exempt from environmental oversight. Is the exemption justified in the age of meg...

Yes, BUT........Satellites are EXEMPT from any environmental review from the Reagan days with few launches per year. www.supercluster.com/editorial/fo...