Gary McFarlane

Like an 'Eight-Ton Chicken,' Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Run on Its Tiptoes to Catch Speedy Prey A new study suggests that the giant dinosaurs' locomotion resembled that of modern-day birds

Like an 'Eight-Ton Chicken,' Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Run on Its Tiptoes to Catch Speedy Prey: New study suggests that the giant dinosaurs’ locomotion resembled that of modern-day birds www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/l... via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social #palaeontology #science #fossils #SciChat

Happy Wednesday! Today was a crazy busy day! Today my K students worked on Typing with typetastic! Then 2nd grade worked on Sprite lab on @codeorg! Then 1st grade worked on modifying the their boat pushers with @LEGO_Education! Very productive day! #STEM #teacher

Find the best solar panel location with micro:bit | Science Project Use a micro:bit's light sensor to record data and find the best location for a solar panel in this science project

Investigating sunlight & shadow helps students explore core physics concepts & connects to real-world #STEM applications including how the position of solar panels affects the energy they produce. www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair... via @sciencebuddies.bsky.social #SciEd #StudentProjects #SciChat

Scientists looked beneath one of oldest trees on Earth. What they found is astounding | Discover Wildlife The researchers discovered a hidden world of life among the roots of Chile's ancient alerce trees. Here's why that's important.

Reminder that life in soil doesn't just _support_ #Biodiversity. It IS biodiversity

#Fungi #SoilHealth
www.discoverwildlife.com/plant-facts/...

On 12 Mar 1824, Gustav Robert Kirchhoff was born, the German physicist who, with Robert Bunsen, established the theory of spectrum analysis: britannica.com/biography/Gu... via @britannica.com #history #STEM #science #SciChat

Iran May Put Mines In Strait Of Hormuz, Report Says About 20% of the world’s oil consumption passes through the Strait of Hormuz daily, and it’s been affected by the Iran war.

About 20% of the world’s oil consumption passes through the Strait of Hormuz daily, and it’s been affected by the Iran war.

Mobile brain scans sound like science fiction. But they're now helping more Canadian patients | CBC News A rising number of Canadian facilities are using mobile brain scanners to help patients, by offering MRIs mid-surgery in hospital or diagnosing stroke right on the roadside. So what's the future of th...

Mobile brain scans sound like #science fiction. But they're now helping more Canadian patients - Rising number of portable MRI, CT scanners being used mid-surgery, for stroke diagnosis & in remote areas. cbc.ca/news/health/... #CdnSci #medicine #health #SciChat

Drs are warning of surgery cancellations when contracts end March 31.

“The lack of action to keep public ORs open should be no surprise, given the government’s ongoing attack on public hospitals in favour of private, for-profit surgical centres."

www.friendsofmedicare.org/surgical_disruptions_yeg

This morning

‘Virtual cell’ captures most-basic process of life: bacterial division Researchers simulated nearly every molecule in a bacterial cell — and then watched the cell grow and reproduce.

For the first time, researchers have simulated nearly every chemical reaction in a living bacterial cell. www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com #biology #bioengineering #science #SciChat

Connect more deeply with nature on the forest bathing trail in Calgary’s Inglewood Bird Sanctuary with seasonal ‘invitations’ from a Forest Therapy Guide www.calgary.ca/parks/forest...

Antarctica undergoes 'Greenlandification' as ice melt accelerates An article published recently in Nature Geoscience warns that Antarctica's ice masses have begun to experience a process scientists call "Greenlandification." The term refers to the unprecedented retr...

Antarctica undergoes 'Greenlandification' as ice melt accelerates - The increasing resemblance between Antarctica & Greenland is a growing source of concern among researchers. phys.org/news/2026-03... via @sciencex.bsky.social #environment #ecology #ClimateScience #SciChat

Physics at risk: UK science leader on what's wrong with the latest funding cuts Paul Howarth, president of the Institute of Physics, says ‘constructive dialogue’ with the government is needed, or the country risks losing the next generation of scientists.

🧪 Physics at risk: UK science leader on what's wrong with the latest funding cuts

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#STEM #CdnPoli

The Return of the Luddites Artificial intelligence will supposedly bring great benefits. But what’s driving it is corporate greed.

The Return of the Luddites: Artificial intelligence will supposedly bring great benefits. But what’s driving it is corporate greed. progressive.org/magazine/the... #history #society #SciChat #STEM #AI

Whales Are Recovering From Whaling. Can They Keep Up With Climate Change? After decades of protection helped whales rebound, scientists are now asking whether climate change could reshape that recovery

For decades, whale conservation has been one of the ocean’s rare success stories.
But the ocean whales are returning to is not the same one they left.
A new study asks an important question: could climate change slow their recovery?
🧪 #SciComm
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What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains Despite the association of ‘Luddite’ with a naïve rejection of technology, the term and its origins are far richer and more complex than you might think.

What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains. Maybe the approach that new technology can lead to personal & societal harm isn’t such a bad thing? theconversation.com/whats-a-ludd... via
@us.theconversation.com #history #society #SciChat #STEM

2 more subscribers to the SciArt Feed and we will have completed The Old One’s ritual--er, I MEAN we will have reached 4,200 subscribers!
🐡🧪🩺🎨

In the early days of mechanical invention every new machine that restricted manual operations, or affected wide interests unfavourably, was the object of violent opposition. todayinsci.com/Events/Misc/... #history #society #SciChat

Frogfish vid by Natalie Bondarenko.

What the Luddites Really Fought Against The label now has many meanings, but when the group protested 200 years ago, technology wasn't really the enemy

On 11 Mar 1811, the Luddite riots began, breaking up factory machinery in response to the threat of new inventions replacing their handworking livelihoods. What the #Luddites Really Fought Against: smithsonianmag.com/history/what... via
@smithsonianmag.bsky.social #history #society #SciChat

Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered at far beyond human range Researchers played a sountrack to hedgehogs to identify the frequency of sounds they can hear

Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered at far beyond human range. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We had some #Aurora show up last night. #astronomy

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

“Aches and Sprains”

praxissciencesmarts.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/p...

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. »

What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains Despite the association of ‘Luddite’ with a naïve rejection of technology, the term and its origins are far richer and more complex than you might think.

What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains. Maybe the approach that new technology can lead to personal & societal harm isn’t such a bad thing? theconversation.com/whats-a-ludd... via
@us.theconversation.com #history #society #SciChat #STEM

In the early days of mechanical invention every new machine that restricted manual operations, or affected wide interests unfavourably, was the object of violent opposition. todayinsci.com/Events/Misc/... #history #society #SciChat

What the Luddites Really Fought Against The label now has many meanings, but when the group protested 200 years ago, technology wasn't really the enemy

On 11 Mar 1811, the Luddite riots began, breaking up factory machinery in response to the threat of new inventions replacing their handworking livelihoods. What the #Luddites Really Fought Against: smithsonianmag.com/history/what... via
@smithsonianmag.bsky.social #history #society #SciChat

Dear all,

I would like to invite you to the next BeyondTheEdge seminar, which will take place on the 16th of March from 15:00 to 16:30 CET.

Title: Graphs are maximally expressive for higher-order interactions
Date and Time: Monday, 16th March, 15:00-16:30 CET
Loca: us05web.zoom.us/j/5234520198...

Saving The Life We Cannot See | NOEMA Conservation has traditionally ignored the planet’s smallest life forms. Microbiologists are trying to change that — before it’s too late.

Conservation has traditionally ignored the planet’s smallest life forms. Microbiologists are trying to change that — before it’s too late. www.noemamag.com/saving-the-l... #conservation #microbiology #science #SciChat #ecology

#science