Watch Afghan Dreamers FREE August 10–16! Follow the journey of an all-girls Afghan robotics team pursuing STEM education despite extraordinary barriers. Register here: https://awis.org/summer-of-science/#:~:text=Register%20for%20Spacewoman-,Afghan%20Dreamers,-August%2010%E2%80%9316

The last paper from my postdoc research is out! We ran accelerated weathering experiments to simulate the generation of drainage from mine wastes, and evaluated how the changes in mineralogy through time affected the trends in solute mobilization. Check it out!

Evaluating links between microscale mineralogy and neutral rock drainage chemistry in mine waste materials

Quantitative automated mineralogical analysis is commonly used in mineral exploration, processing and increasingly in mine waste management. Yet, full…

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Hey friends, Mammograms aren’t especially fun but they are really important and probably not as bad as you may fear. Did you know that in Ontario you can self-refer from the age of 40? And can get one younger if high risk? They are recommended every 2 years from age 50 to 74. Also, fuck cancer.

Breast cancer screening and prevention

Learn about when and how to get tested for breast cancer, and get tips to reduce your risk.

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Nunca posteo esto, pero hoy voy a chicanear 😁 www.maptap.gg July 22 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 Final score: 1000

Critical minerals have moved to the forefront of countries’ energy, economic & national security agendas. Yet as risks continue to grow, stronger action is needed to ensure secure supply chains. More in our new Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026 👉 iea.li/4yjUn4h

Also tempted to submit my concerns about the lack of bike lanes and the improvements needed. But I’m afraid the province will only use the number of reports and some easy stats - not the content of the concerns - to justify whatever anti-bike policy they want to implement #yycbike #yegbike

Jen Allford@jenallford.bsky.social · 3w ago

Oh look, the Alberta gov wants to hear our concerns about bike lanes. My concern is we don’t have enuf. @tomflood.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social www.alberta.ca/report-conce...

Why is this account labeled as anti-cyclist @labeler.bikesky.social ?

Maija@maijasauna.bsky.social · 4w ago

#YYCBike the Calgary Stampede in its yokel-brained wisdom has provided no bike racks at the MacDonald Ave entrance. The only bike "rack" is the fence and of course that's all full. If you try to lock up at any signs or benches, you'll be hassled by staff. So I'm not doing Stampede this year!

Lina Pérez-Angel, you Rock! If your kids listen to audiobooks or podcasts, add this episode to their playlist 🛘🌋⚒️ Si tus peques escuchan audiolibros y podcasts, agrega este episodio a su lista de reproducción 🧪🍎

The Geological Society of America (GSA)@geosociety.bsky.social · 4w ago

What does a GSA outreach grant look like in action? Through the Geology & Society Div. E-an Zen Geoscience Outreach Grant, Dr. Lina Pérez-Angel + Cumbre Kids Media made a bilingual rock-cycle podcast for kids (3–11). Listen now: • English: linktr.ee/orbitkids • En español: linktr.ee/craneociencia

NRCan @natural-resources.canada.ca just opened a Request for Information to update the Canadian critical minerals strategy. I'm sharing some thoughts there, for sure.

Brandon Bishop@brandontbishop.bsky.social · last mo.

We're going to look back at the "Critical Minerals" bullshit in like 5 years and go "what the hell was that about?" and I really do hope we get some answers.

Canada currently exports raw copper from BC mines overseas for processing, revealing a critical missing piece in our copper supply chain. Building a smelter on home soil would capture that value in Canada, creating supply chain resilience and reducing reliance on foreign processing.

The critical minerals story goes well beyond mining: It’s about competitive, inclusive value chains. It’s about First Nations’ rights, participation, and ownership. And it’s about developing and connecting major projects differently. 1/9

The Transition Accelerator@transitionaccelerator.ca · 2mo ago

We’re proud to support FNMPC's new report, The Critical Minerals Value Chain: What First Nations in Canada Need to Know, a plain-language report intended to help First Nations leadership navigate the critical minerals value chain. Read the full report: https://ow.ly/PEJS50Z2N6E

¡Cómo hace falta @ginaterremoto.bsky.social de vuelta en esta red!

Ginaterremoto@ginaterremoto.bsky.social · last yr.

Repisas que le puedan caer encima. Agáchese, sujétese y ESPERE a que el movimiento pase. Una vez pase, evacúe por las escaleras con tranquilidad. No use ascensores ni escaleras eléctricas (riesgo de bloqueo/falla). Muchas más personas salen lastimada por colgantes que por colapsos estructurales.+

⚒️ 🧪 A catastrophic earthquake just struck northern Venezuela. Large buildings have collapsed, and the USGS PAGER is forecasting thousands of fatalities. Our colleague in Caracas, Dr. Frank Audemard, has shared with us what the earthquake felt like and footage from the region. Here’s what we know.

Catastrophic M7.5 earthquake strikes northern Venezuela

Severe damage; collapsed buildings; significant fatalities possible

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Thrilled to celebrate our collaboration with affiliated organizations: Canadian Geophysical Union, Geological Association of Canada and Mineralogical Association of Canada that will host their annual scientific conferences within the IGC 2028 program. Photo Credit: Murdoch McKinnon. #IGC2028Canada

Para la tusa electoral

Thomas Coombes@thehopeguy.eurosky.social · last mo.

Sadly, yesterday's elections in Colombia mean this old post about responding to populist election victories is relevant again hopebased.substack.com/p/hope-is-ha...

🇨🇴🗳️The results are in, and it is what I was afraid of (by a very tight margin). I’m sad and genuinely concerned for the well-being and safety of people I love. There is a ray of light, though, seeing all the grassroots work done in the last month. Where there is love, there is hope

Adriana Guatame-García@guatamite.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I looked with contempt when UK voted Brexit, USA elected Trump, Brazil Bolsonaro etc I was proud that in Colombia we were moving on the right direction: a peace agreement, a progressive government. But the ultra right wave arrived & the elections tomorrow might be the beginning of dark days 😞🇨🇴

Colombianos en BlueSky, gracias por esta comunidad. No comento mucho, pero los leo, han sido una compañía grande en estos días. En mi familia tenemos pacto de no hablar de política. Mis amigos están cansados y no quieren hablar. Estando lejos de casa es difícil procesar todo esto sola. Les abrazo 🇨🇴

I looked with contempt when UK voted Brexit, USA elected Trump, Brazil Bolsonaro etc I was proud that in Colombia we were moving on the right direction: a peace agreement, a progressive government. But the ultra right wave arrived & the elections tomorrow might be the beginning of dark days 😞🇨🇴

Explain your @: My last name, Guatame, is very unique. I love minerals. If I could name a mineral after myself - which IMA doesn’t allow - it would be guatamite

Elizabeth V@geolizzy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Explain your @: It’s a portmanteau of geology + my nickname because I just really like rocks

La burbuja de BlueSky se siente como el único lugar para mi en donde puedo compartir esto. Tengo mucho miedo de lo que le pueda pasar a mi hermana si gana ADLE. Ella ha sido una luchadora incansable en la defensa de los derechos humanos (sigue 👇🏽)

Mi estado de ánimo: con profunda desolación y resignada. Pero en el fondo esperando una sorpresa, un final feliz 🇨🇴🗳️

Hubby made it (for an hour or two) to the front page of a Dutch newspaper Trouwens, hij is een echte Nederlander

AD.nl@ad.nl · 2mo ago

Amerikanen genieten van Oranjemars in Dallas: ‘Hier kunnen wij nog wat van leren’

🚨Funding for 2yr postdoc w/ me & @geocron.bsky.social on landslide-tsunami-jökulhlaup project, but (this is the ridiculous part) I need to select someone NOW or I lose the $. If you're NOT in Canada (can be any nationality) and interested, send me your CV and transcripts by midnight MT, June 12. 🧪⚒️

🚨Job Alert‼️🚨 5 year PostDoc, Technical University Berlin. Mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry Responsible for laser/solution-ICP-MS laboratory; research and teaching. ⚒️🧪

The province is also home to labradorite, the iridescent mineral first identified in Labrador in the 1700s. Looking ahead to 2028! Learn more: www.igc2028canada.org Photo credit: ©Mindata Photo 794177 #GeosciencesforHumanity #GACMAC2026 #Newfoundland&Labrador #Labradorite #DiscoverCanada

This week my little brother graduated with a MArch and my sister with a PhD. I got my PhD some years ago. This is not a small thing for a family where mum did only primary school and dad got a technical diploma. Can't think of all that it took from them to take us here 💜 So proud of my cuchos 👵🧓

Se va a armar un Parra don en el cielo! Totó la Momposina, gracias por llevar el folclor del caribe colombiano a todo el mundo 🇨🇴🪘 youtu.be/3wN5YcDTx0Y?...

Totó La Momposina - El Pescador (live at Real World Studios)

YouTube video by Real World Records

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Nothing better for the productivity of your Friday afternoon than an evacuation alarm!

An analysis of 141 films since 1919 finds geologists are usually portrayed as likable characters, though nearly a third of on-screen geologists die, most often by murder or geological events. doi.org/hb3tq4

Geologists in films are the good guys... but they often die

It all began with a perfectly ordinary chat over coffee between four researchers. How many films featuring geologists can we think of?

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Today I visited the Core Research Centre (CRC) from the Alberta Energy Regulator. I knew they had lots of cores, but this really blew my mind! And the best part: everything organised, documented and ACCESSIBLE! We might organise something here for the @igc2028canada.bsky.social ⚒️