Gary McFarlane

Retired biology teacher. Community science educator (SE Alta). U of Alberta early 70's Zoology graduate. #SciChat #STEM #SciEd #Science Also on Bluesky.

[EcoFriendlyWest (find us at @ecofriendlywest.bsky) @ecofriendlywest]

A motion seconded by town councillor and chair of the Kitimat Airshed Group calling for a cumulative health impact assessment on BC's gas industry was not supported by the majority of Kitimat town council.
https://t.co/m6eQRZ7bYU

[U Calgary @UCalgary]

What if moving cattle across thousands of acres could be done with a few clicks? Meet Agrivanna — a student-built startup using AI, drones and smart collars to help ranchers save time, reduce costs and manage herds more efficiently https://t.co/NRVtYSdYBX @HunterHubYYC

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

A newly discovered crocodile relative from the Triassic had a beak, tiny arms & walked on two legs, making it look more like an ostrich-like dinosaur than a crocodile. https://t.co/RG13JZ7d2N #palaeontology #science #evolution #fossils #SciChat

[SAGE_yql @SAGE_yql]

Getting Major Projects Built?

Canadian PM Carney wants transition to a war economy prioritizing cheap food, energy & raw materials

But is ecological integrity, clean air, water, fertile soil, biodiversity & stable climate compromised?

https://t.co/1RaeccHDtA #abpoli #cdnpoli

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

Video recordings show wild western chimpanzees, usually adult males, throwing rocks at specific trees & repeatedly returning to these trees to perform the behaviour. https://t.co/axihiQfRFi #primatology #anthropology #science #CdnSci #SciChat

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

35 years ago today....

French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft spent decades filming some of the world's most dangerous volcanoes, helping improve our understanding of volcanic hazards.

On June 3, 1991, both were killed during the eruption of Mount Unzen in Japan when a deadly pyroclastic flow swept down the volcano's slopes.

Their footage and research remain some of the most important contributions to volcanology.

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

25 years ago click chemistry changed science. What happened next? ‘This is something that I think a lot about, and we’re working on, but it’s got a long way to go.’ https://t.co/BviSsRSDrD #chemistry #SciComm #STEM #SciChat

[Faculty of Science, University of Alberta @ualbertaScience]

The Master of Sustainability @UAlberta has five concentrations in sustainability impact areas:

1. Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
2. Environmental Policy
3. Collaborative Governance
4. The Built Environment
5. Consumption and Production (launching Fall 2027)

Learn more: https://t.co/7yZNcekCUm

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

After investigating thousands of wrist bones, scientists suspect the last common ancestor species of humans & chimpanzees may have navigated the world on its knuckles. https://t.co/Jya6X6qfcj via @smithsonianmag #palaeontology #anthropology #science #SciChat

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

“More than four months after pledging that emergency physicians would soon begin monitoring patients in crowded waiting rooms for health crises, the Alberta government’s promised triage liaison physicians aren’t yet on the job.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/3vK0XSK3yD

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

As climate change drives thawing of permafrost it can lead to highly acidic water that leaches ‘catastrophic’ levels of toxic metals from rocks into pristine streams, researchers in Canada have shown. https://t.co/bZd9DxVpkp #CdnSci #environment #science #ClimateScience #SciChat

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence
Across Nigeria's oil-rich southern Niger Delta, decades of oil spills have left a landscape deeply scarred, with wetlands increasingly coated in crude and contaminated sediment
https://t.co/MBySfzXKl0

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

U of Calgary research: Canadian Rockies study shows spruce trees adapt to rugged peaks and boreal flatlands in a similar way. https://t.co/ieBwQSDJhB #UCalgary #AbSci #biology #evolution #science #SciChat

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

How a monster ocean heatwave could fuel a super El Niño
that will likely make 2026 one of the hottest years on record
El Niño is no longer just a natural event
Extreme ocean heat is helping initiate the conditions necessary for an El Niño
https://t.co/jOSKZ8o7Mw

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

Rubber Band STEM (Awesome Summer Science Experiments) Kids can learn a lot about potential and kinetic energy from rubber bands. | Science Buddies Blog https://t.co/VA3hldHS3p via @ScienceBuddies #STEM #SciEd #ScienceProjects #SciChat

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

B.C. natural gas would replace Russian gas, not coal, which experts say weakens arguments that liquefied natural gas lowers global emissions https://t.co/huQxLra2Av

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

A rare white dwarf binary system has revealed the origin of mysterious cosmic radio signals, providing astronomers with a new "Rosetta Stone" for studying extreme physics. https://t.co/V74ihKwnrb #astronomy #astrophysics #science #SciChat

[Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) @sciencepolicy]

How can the agri-food sector support stable, innovative, and secure supply chains?

Join us tomorrow for a free, virtual panel: "Sowing Security: The Agri-Food Sector and Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy."

Learn more and register: https://t.co/Rt5l6kRGNI

#CdnSci

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

@AlbertEinstein's life advice in a letter to his son Eduard on 5 February 1930. In the picture, Einstein is riding a bicycle in Santa Barbara, USA in 1933.

#WorldBicycleDay

[Gary McFarlane @GaryM]

Science fiction: nine lab-life novels for your holiday reading: With a summer break looming for many researchers, Nature’s careers team suggests science-themed page-turners. https://t.co/U7apXdOHM5 via @Nature #Books #SciComm #SciFi #STEAM #SciChat