Executive Director, Science Media Centre of Canada. Former Exec Producer, CBC Quirks & Quarks, Ryerson University (now TMU) journalism instructor. Award-winning science journalist and SciComm trainer. http://sciencemediacentre.ca/https://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3msixwghx3c22The second article from our Biodiversity Reporting Grants, funded by Sitka Foundation, is now published. This one is by @brianpayton.bsky.social, and looks at the re-greening of schoolyards and recess. Online at @nationalobserver.com https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/08/news/educators-kids-outdoors-rewilding-recess-107 Aug 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3msixwghx3c22https://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3msixsymprk22The first article from the latest round of Biodiversity Reporting Grants from the Sitka Foundation has been published. By @tjanepalmer.bsky.social. Looking at the conservation and connectivity work of @y2y.bsky.social in the Rockies. https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/how-to-stitch-a-massive-wildlife-corridor-through-the-rocky-mountains/07 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3msixsymprk22https://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mmonxwtyuc2wExcellent and urgent article. A must read https://thewalrus.ca/the-next-pandemic-may-already-be-brewing/25 May 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmonxwtyuc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mg5z2evyb22kKiller whale moms struggle to regain body fat with more offspring. New research from @raincoast.org https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/northern-resident-killer-whale-orca-mothers-9.711170703 Mar 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5z2evyb22khttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mg45s7m7pk2cShrinking cold-water habitat means more whales get caught in nets, research finds https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cold-water-habitat-shrinking-whales-caught-in-nets-research-9.710617002 Mar 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg45s7m7pk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mg45quwjks2cBird watching may build better brains, study says https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/bird-watching-brain-9.710846902 Mar 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg45quwjks2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mg45mczu422cB.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time. It's about time! (get it?) Now the rest of Canada must follow. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-adopting-year-round-daylight-time-9.711165702 Mar 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg45mczu422chttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mfak35rajs2bScience journalism on the ropes worldwide as US aid cuts bite https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00117-719 Feb 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfak35rajs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mf5fvvka3k2kWhy an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/snowy-owls-climate-change-birds-9.709072918 Feb 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5fvvka3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mf5fdt3ajk2kNew fossil species discovered on Cape Breton Island may be one of the earliest plant-eating animals - @carleton.ca https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/tyrannoroter-fossil-herbivore-9.709404618 Feb 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5fdt3ajk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3metc67ewvs2oWarming temperatures are shrinking snowpack in key Canadian watersheds, study suggests. New research from Concordia https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/winter-snow-climate-water-9.707811914 Feb 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3metc67ewvs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3metbxchxus2bAncient Paleo-Inuit people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel. New research from @ucalgary.bsky.social https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/paleo-inuit-polynya-9.708123814 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3metbxchxus2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3metbr2zqgk2bNew Canadian research from @uwaterloo.ca - story from the always excellent @scibri.com https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/canada-could-remove-5-times-its-annual-carbon-emissions-by-planting-trees-on-edge-of-boreal-forest-study-finds14 Feb 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3metbr2zqgk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mdxwftbewc2hSomething very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears https://www.vox.com/climate/476873/polar-bears-ice-climate-change-svalbard-research-seals-biodiversity03 Feb 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxwftbewc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mdxw542orc2bThousands of Canadian federal science and health workers’ jobs cut https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-federal-government-public-service-job-cuts-losses-9.704542703 Feb 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxw542orc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mdxw3mfyq22bHere is the latest on possible job cuts in the Canadian federal public service, including many science and health positions https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/here-is-the-latest-on-possible-job-cuts-in-the-federal-public-service/03 Feb 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxw3mfyq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mdxvwhzqm22bHow ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy - from the always excellent @ericagies.bsky.social https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00105-x03 Feb 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxvwhzqm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mdxvulswfk2bIs it time to ‘Save the Whales’ all over again? https://dialogue.earth/en/ocean/is-it-time-to-save-the-whales-all-over-again/03 Feb 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxvulswfk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mdv5cmxep22nCape Breton groups alarmed as more Atlantic salmon deemed endangered https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cape-breton-alarmed-more-atlantic-salmon-endangered-9.706717602 Feb 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdv5cmxep22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mdv55n6dj22nAppeals court upholds ban on fish farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands https://www.biv.com/news/resources-agriculture/appeals-court-upholds-ban-on-fish-farms-in-bcs-discovery-islands-1181585102 Feb 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdv55n6dj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mdv54peg4k2nB.C.’s oceans are turning acidic faster than once thought, study finds https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/cover-stories/coral-report-1180521102 Feb 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdv54peg4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mddmuschrs2uB.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests https://www.biv.com/news/environment/bc-would-struggle-to-contain-oil-spill-off-north-coast-research-suggests-1177322026 Jan 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddmuschrs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3md6oaeflc22kTens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear' in Canada https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/news/marine-animal-injuries-abandoned-gear-federal-data24 Jan 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6oaeflc22khttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3md4i57gjgc2zHey @gennarotomma.bsky.social Just noticed you're not registered for our free, weekly, embargoed newsletter for science journos, with all the latest Canadian enviro research and news. 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Join your colleagues: http://sciencemediacentre.ca/site/resources-media/journalist-registration/23 Jan 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4hobwdm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mcaaghgqnk2dHow facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife https://theconversation.com/how-facial-recognition-for-bears-can-help-ecologists-manage-wildlife-271371?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton12 Jan 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaaghgqnk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencejim.bsky.social/post/3mbwa225xqk2bThe same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/investigations/cbc-canada-proud-ad-campaigns08 Jan 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:2dwzuwilxmlzdrst2wkrghye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwa225xqk2b