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And thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Medicine Hat for supporting the SE Alberta Regional Science that will be held on March 21 and for their article in the Medicine Hat News at medicinehatnews.com/life/local-l... #MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience #ScienceFair

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

Gerard Mercator - Biography Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish map-maker and geographer who is best known for the map projection which bears his name.

Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish map-maker and geographer who is best known for the map projection which bears his name. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/... #history #STEM #SciChat #Mercator #SciEd

Books, Music and other gifts - Gifts - Bat Conservation Trust If you're stuck for gifts for a Birthday, or if you just want to treat yourself, why not order a bat-themed gift from one of BCT's collaborators. The fo...

🦇 Happy World Book Day!!! What is your favourite bat-related book?

We are very lucky for the support of some lovely book authors who donate part of their sales to our to help bats. Visit this page to discover some bat books: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...

#WomensHistoryMonth #STEM #Science #innovation

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Why Do Basketball Players' Shoes Squeak on the Court? Here's the Physics Behind the Iconic, High-Pitched Sounds The screeches come from wave-like deformations of sneakers’ flexible soles

Why Do Basketball Players' Shoes Squeak on the Court? Here's the Physics Behind the Iconic, High-Pitched Sounds - smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w... via
@smithsonianmag.bsky.social #STEM #SciEd #physics #SciChat

Illustration of Eunice Newton Foote, by Carlyn Iverson

For #WomensHistoryMonth: Let us celebrate the life and accomplishments of Eunice Newton Foote (1819-1888), feminist and scientist. Thanks to her experiments with gases in 1856, she became the first person to recognize the impact of carbon dioxide on climate change. 🎢⚛️🧪🔭⭐️🪐 #WomenInSTEM 1/n

Meet the youth shaping what’s next in STEM ✨ They joined us through our partner organization IndigeSTEAM

Follow along as we continue amplifying youth voices from across Canada 🇨🇦

#youthincanada #CanadaServiceCorps #womeninSTEM #youthinstem #STEMleaders

Sarah Mann, founder and director of the Belize Raptor Center, at an education booth

Sarah Mann, founder and director of the Belize Raptor Center, in the set of Open Your Eyes, a morning talk show program in Belize with lots of viewers.

Sarah Mann, founder and director of the Belize Raptor Center, handling a Barn Owl that was raised at the center and is ready for release

Guess it is time to introduce ourselves... We are the Belize Raptor Center, our founder and director Sarah Mann, has been working in conserving the Belize raptors through education for over a decade.
#WomeninSTEM #WomeninRaptorConservation #Belize #Birds

Calgary researcher advocates for ending daylight saving time as debate re-emerges Alberta's provincial government is again considering scrapping the time change after B.C. made the switch to permanent daylight time.

University of Calgary researcher advocates for ending daylight saving time as debate re-emerges: Keeping standard time year-round is the best option. calgaryherald.com/news/circadi... #UCalgary #AbSci #DaylightSavingTime #psychology #SciChat

Jupiter’s auroras extend hundreds of kilometers above its clouds — glowing vividly in Webb’s infrare Jupiter’s auroras extend hundreds of kilometers above its clouds — glowing vividly in Webb’s infrared eyes. Discover more →

Jupiter’s auroras extend hundreds of kilometers above its clouds — glowing vividly in Webb’s infrared eyes. Discover more → https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/discoveries/james-webb-telescope-jupiter-images

#Galaxies #DeepSpace #Hubble #STEM

Peatlands and Why We Should Care About Them, hosted by For Peat’s Sake: Protecting Northern Saskatchewan’s Muskegs, Join us for an afternoon of learning as we explore the vital peatland ecosystems with Bryan Mood – forest ecologist & climate scientist. We will also create our own peat-free soil mixture with For Peat’s Sake member Elizabeth Bekolay BSc., 28 March, 2026, 2-4 pm, Education Building, University of Saskatchewan, Room 2060, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Free registration. To register please follow the link in the post and fill out the form. www.forpeatsake.ca

Explore the vital role of peatland ecosystems and create your own peat-free soil mix from 2-4 pm, March 28, Saskatoon forpeatsake.ca/events

Women in STEM! More than 60 Scientists and Engineers for Women's History Month | Science Buddies Blog Celebrate women in STEM as part of Women's History Month in science class! Learn more about more than 60 women in science history and explore related science and engineering projects and STEM careers.

March is Women's History Month! Learn more about women in STEM in science history & get inspired! More than 60 profiles of scientists & engineers!. www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/women-i... via @sciencebuddies.bsky.social #STEM #SciEd #WomensHistoryMonth #SciChat

Last week, nine members of the Geography Department (students and faculty) attended the 9th Conference on Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada (SKI2026) in Banff, Alberta. The conference brings together researchers of geographic information science (and systems)... buff.ly/jGNbpty

EcoWest News, March 3, 2026 EcoWest News highlights: The resilience of rivers, atmospheric pollution, low-carbon travel options, and a post-partum snack for female caribou

EcoWest News highlights: The resilience of rivers, atmospheric pollution, low-carbon travel options, and a post-partum snack for female caribou

6 Surprising Animal Sleep Habits Whether they sleep in underground dens or tree nests, during the night or during the day, some animals have some pretty unique sleeping patterns.

Whether they sleep in underground dens or tree nests, during the night or during the day, some animals have some pretty unique sleeping patterns. interestingfacts.com/animal-sleep... #SciEd #STEM #Nature #SciChat

A picture of the beautiful blue columbia river in Revelstoke BC. In the background is a bridge, a forest and some snow peaked mountains.

The Columbia River in Revelstoke BC.

Chromosomal evolution in sandpipers Dynamic reshuffling of chromosomes across the Charadriiformes phylogeny.

Your daily Avian Hybrids story!

Chromosomal evolution in sandpipers
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#ornithology

The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (February 28):

“Wind Speed”

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A "gust" of science!

#MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience

How and when to see the total lunar eclipse on March 3 | CBC News In the early morning hours of March 3, the moon will glide through Earth's shadow, producing a total lunar eclipse across Canada. But what you see depends on where you are.

How and when to see the total lunar eclipse in Canada on March 3: This is the only total lunar eclipse of the year, with a partial eclipse coming up in August. cbc.ca/news/science... #astronomy #EclipseLunar #STEM #SciEd #SciChat

Saturday night’s all right for sighting… the waxing gibbous #Moon. #astronomy

Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 370–415 CE), brilliant Greek mathematician, astronomer, and Neoplatonist philosopher—the first woman known to head a major school of learning; she taught advanced mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy, advised civic leaders, and became a symbol of reason and intellectual freedom despite the era's gender and religious barriers. The black-and-white engraved portrait shows her in profile, facing left, with a serene, contemplative expression; she has an elegant neck, large eyes, and elaborate braided hair styled in a high bun wrapped with a headband, rendered in fine line work with soft shading on a plain background.

Hypatia of Alexandria (d. March 415) was a mathematician, astronomer & philosopher. First woman known to lead a major school of thought. She taught advanced math & #science & defied gender/religious barriers. There have been #WomenInSTEM for millennia.🔭📐

#WomensHistoryMonth #astronomy

Today's blog post is an excerpt is from Conor Kerr's fabulous foreword to EVERY STORY IS A CALL TO ACTION by David A. Robertson.
https://bit.ly/4sbxMmn

@davidarobertson.bsky.social #WritingCommunity #readers #books #Kreisel #CLC

The brightest white regions in Webb’s image mark towering storm tops punching into Jupiter’s upper a The brightest white regions in Webb’s image mark towering storm tops punching into Jupiter’s upper atmosphere. Discover →

The brightest white regions in Webb’s image mark towering storm tops punching into Jupiter’s upper atmosphere. Discover → https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/discoveries/james-webb-telescope-jupiter-images

#JWST #DeepSpace #NASA #SpaceTelescope

Today in Chemistry History: The discovery of carbon-14 and how radiocarbon dating works Click to enlarge Today in Chemistry History American chemists Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discovered the isotope carbon-14. This graphic takes a quick look at the carbon-14 isotope and how it can be...

Chemistry History – Linus Pauling (Born February 28, 1901) and Electronegativity compoundchem.com/2025/02/27/c... via @compoundchem.com
#STEM #history #SciChat #SciEd

Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier stunned scientists by retreating eight kilometers in just two months, with nearly half of it collapsing in record time. The rapid breakup was driven by a flat, underwater...

Very scary! 🫣

I’m trying to figure if it’s “spih-noss-or-us” or if it’s “spy-no-soar-us”

University of Lethbridge research could shift how cancer is treated | Globalnews.ca In a combined effort, researchers from the University of Lethbridge helped discover a critical function of a specific ribonucleic acid in the growth of cancer cells.

In a lab at the University of Lethbridge, two researchers helped lead a project that would eventually uncover a critical function in cancer growth. globalnews.ca/news/1170901... #AbSci #genomics #science #SciChat

Meet Dr. Walter Lincoln Hawkins! 🧪 At Bell Labs, he invented the plastic cable sheath that made universal phone service possible. Beyond the lab, he co-founded NOBCChE to uplift Black scientists. A true pioneer of both chemistry and social change. ✊🏾

#BlackHistory #STEM

Meet Rosalind Franklin, a sidelined figure in the history of DNA science In "The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix," Dr. Howard Markel tells the complicated tale of what he calls one of the most egregiou...

science pbs.org/newshour/sci... #DNA #history #STEM #SciChat #WomenInScience