Dodgers fans made donations to a Toronto children's hospital. But in the past, Jays fans donated to an LA hospital. Sportsmanship! #baseball #BlueJays #Jays #Dodgers torontolife.com/city/dodgers...

"Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000." www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

I think the vast majority of Canadians would agree. We don't want another federal election right now.

The yearly Farmer's Almanac is ceasing publication after an impressive 208 years. It was always such an interesting read. If you haven't heard of it, go to a library or bookstore and find one. #FarmersAlmanac abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...

🛰️ Welcome to Kourou, #Galileo! After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, two Galileo satellites have safely arrived in Kourou in preparation for their upcoming launch on Ariane 6 #VA266. ESA, EUSPA and OHB SE teams are on site to prepare for the next launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

🧪The strange anatomy of the spotted hyena matriarch sure makes me feel grateful that I was born with human reproductive organs 😳 www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/0... @lbscience.org

🐙 Scripps Oceanography scientists have engineered bacteria to mass‑produce the pigment that lets octopuses and squids change color! This breakthrough not only sheds light on animal chemistry but also paves the way for sustainable, bio‑based materials. t.co/Oitp8NnntR

"China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting #fossil fuels." #oil #oilandgas #green #renewables www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Print copies of "From Typewriters to Twitter" are now available. I helped create this fun book for the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC). It's a snapshot history of science writing in Canada and covers the 1960s through 2021.To buy copies, contact the SWCC office. sciencewriters.ca

"more than 111,000 spiders thriving in what appears to be the world's largest spider web... This is the first evidence of colonial behaviour in two common #spider species and likely represents the largest spider web in the world." #entymology #habitat www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Chinese astronauts in orbit are now trapped after their return vehicle was hit by #space junk. btw there are no controls over who can send things into space, how many things, when, or where. futurism.com/space/china-...

Not so secret. But an unknown impact on important crab migrations. #tech #biology #crabs #Australia #ecosystem arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/g...

Ancient DNA studies usually link changes in lifestyle and language in the past to population movements. But not always! A new study in @nature.com reveals a South American ancestry that stayed steady for 8,500 years, despite major cultural and linguistic shifts. @science.org 🏺 🧬

Good morning with good news: Good morning with good news: Plug-in EV were 38.21% of the UK's auto sales in October! BEV (up 25%) & PHEV (up 31%) sales surge in 2025 from Jan-Oct, compared to 2024! Petrol sales plunge 25%. Diesel sales fall 17%. #energysky storage.googleapis.com/public_downl...

Risk of myocarditis is higher after Covid infection than after vaccine. Shocked! Shocked, I say! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed." #archaeology #astronomy #cosmology #history www.sciencealert.com/oldest-known...

The energy used by AI is growing rapidly, so some researchers are looking at new ways of doing computing that are more efficient.

There is nothing stopping the wealthiest people from attempting to alter the world's atmosphere – this must not be allowed to happen

We sweep the leaves off the walkway but don't touch the ones on the lawn/garden until mid-summer. Each year, there's great new topsoil formed from decayed #leaves, the garden plants are healthier, and we're getting more #pollinators and earthworms. Win-win. #garden www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

Our analysis of EPA air monitoring data shows that companies have far underestimated the pollution caused by their facilities. At a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, monitors found benzene levels 37 times higher than estimated emissions. @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social

A New Image of the Red #Spider #Nebula Captures the Radiance of a Dying Star #Webb #SpaceTelescope Link for more info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/jame...

Most Canadians don’t know that diabetes can cause vision loss. Our latest survey shows 1 in 4 are familiar with diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness in adults. Early detection can prevent up to 90% of vision loss... getting regular eye exams matters. www.cos-sco.ca/diabetes-awa...

Tonight my 5-year old asked me, "Love is stronger than anger. But is it stronger than the couch leg?"

Meanwhile, in Norway a simple way to prevent bird deaths. Painting one blade of a wind turbine black can dramatically reduce #bird collisions and death by up to 70%. When the blades turn, birds see a grey smudge in the air that they know they need to fly around. #energy #wind

"Gemini can now draw from your emails and documents while performing “deep research” queries." Big questions when it come to #privacy, security of your personal and professional information. #cybersecurity #tech www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

My question as a medical writer is, at what point should #journalists consider information from the US FDA, CDC and NIH as unreliable -- and turn to other sources? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

There are strict rules about what drug companies can say in TV or print ads. But a new study shows there's a lot more wiggle room when companies pay to sponsor online search results. n.pr/4hCGlm4

In international public health news, the WHO says Chad is the first country in the world to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV, syphilis and heb-B. #publichealth www.medangel.org/maldives-ach...

Sad to hear Teen Vogue has suddenly become a shell of what it once was. Teens deserve smart, intelligent journalism - especially since there are so few places they get news about society and the world. IMHO there isn't enough serious #journalism out there aimed at teen audiences. #TeenVogue

New ECI-led study finds plant-based diets could reshape global farming jobs — cutting costs by up to $995B a year & shifting labour from livestock to horticulture. 🔗 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/global-... #FoodSystems #PlantBased #Sustainability #OxfordResearch #OxfordMartinSchool

Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke! #DickVanDyke

Apparently spying on all your friends 24/7 has become normal. So much for independence and privacy. #cybersecurity

If you use a leaf-blower, you're still supposed to bag the leaves. And not blow them onto the street.

Jon Stewart signs deal to remain the Monday night host and executive producer of The Daily Show through at least December 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Canada doesn't need an election now. We need stability.

Yes, I'm still sad the #BlueJays didn't win the World Series, but still kinda' stoked that our underdog team worked their way up from the bottom this season and actually GOT TO THE WORLD SERIES!!! And they made that Other Team work really, really hard. So amazing!

Canadian medical funding agencies under attack for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion policies. The Tri-Council is being told to release/make public confidential information in grants from the last 25 years. Some suggest university lawyers get involved. About the issue: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Keith Thomas, a man in his 40s with no sensation or movement in his hands, is able to feel and move objects by controlling another person's hand via a brain implant.

Technology news. ca.news.yahoo.com/ice-plans-ro...

An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives

I remember the good old days when we turned on the TV, and all the stations that came in on the air waves were free! Yeah, air waves. Later, we could record shows on tape, and then watch them whenever we wanted. Still free.

Happy to see her again! Northern Cardinal, adult female. Photo © Enrique Shore #wildlife #birding #birdwatching #birds #nature #beauty #wildlifephotography #pictureoftheday #cardinalbird #animallovers #birdsphotography #birdsinflight #feathers #bird #birdphotography #orange #ladycardinal

New England Journal of Medicine & Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) to begin publishing “public health alerts” “...will basically serve to be a way to convey the info. that once was shared in the MMWR,” to be published in new section of NEJM Evidence as needed w/ free access🛟

Trump to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and road construction in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...

Team Canada is awesome: N.I.C.E. Agent welcomes US tourists in Canada 🇨🇦🤭💙

Uh-oh. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Big money is buying small Canadian businesses. @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @rwasserman.bsky.social, author of The Private Equity Playbook, what’s at stake and whether or not the government is paying enough attention.

Concerned that an important company in the energy sector is being sold to a US company with awkward political ties with a Canadian government ok. #@mark-carney.bsky.social www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/202...