Let's take a closer look at some of the #mammoth fossils we currently have on display at the Centre.

#DYK that mammoth teeth (aka molars), are common fossils in the Yukon? Mammoth molars are very distinctive, with hard vertical enamel plates. Because these plates formed a flat grinding surface, mammoth teeth were well suited to breaking down the tough grasses that flourished in Beringia during the last glacial period.

#FossilFriday #FieldFriday

#DidYouKnow #DYK
There's a librarian for every subject taught on campus, from Accounting to World Languages!

You can eat any plant or mushroom

at least once.

Seconds may be a little hard to eat for some though.

#Facts #Mushrooms #Plants #DYK #Foraging

You can eat any plant or mushroom

at least once.

Seconds may be a bit tough for some though.

#Facts #Mushrooms #Plants #DYK #Foraging

@𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗭𝗼𝗼
#DYK cheetahs can run up to 130 km/h? Join the fastest land animal for a 14-day fitness challenge with @CCFCheetah. The Cheetah Fit Challenge will raise money for caring for cheetahs rescued by the illegal wildlife trade🐆🐾

Join by Sept 6: https://t.co/6mhgw1tOKe 🐾 https://t.co/ozyr4iulWr
∙ 𝙰𝚞𝚐 𝟸𝟿, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝟷𝟶:𝟻𝟻𝙰𝙼 ∙

https://twitter.com/TheTorontoZoo/status/1696536964630257984

#zoo #animals #TheTorontoZoo

#DYK? #BurningMan has its own temporary airfield. More about Black Rock City Municipal #Airport (88NV) in this TR News article: https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trnews/trnews325BurningMan.pdf. 🛩 #avgeeks #aviation #mobility

For #InternationalDogDay 🐶:
#DYK Edvard Munch loved dogs? He owned many during his life, including various terriers, Gordon Setters, St. Bernards, Rottweilers, and a Samoyed. You can find many of them among his works of art, including these cuties!

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)
Valper på gulvteppet / Five Puppies on the Carpet, 1919-21
Oil on canvas, 50 × 80.5 cm⁠
Munch Museet MM.M.00612:
https://www.munchmuseet.no/en/object/MM.M.00612

#DogsInArt #PetsInArt #NorwegianArt

#DYK that 200 years ago in 1800 and 1831, perhaps the most important geologist of all time, Alexander von #Humboldt described human-induced #climatechange scientifically, on the basis of observations generated during his travels?

He showed that local impacts of development were already damaging the environment.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt

#DYK that in 1800 and 1831, perhaps the most important geologist of all time, Alexander von #Humboldt described scientifically, on the basis of observations generated during his travels, local impacts of development causing human-induced #climatechange?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt

#DYK that in 1800 and 1831, perhaps the most important geologist of all time, Alexander von #Humboldt described scientifically, on the basis of observations generated during his travels, local impacts of development causing human-induced #climatechange.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt

#DYK that many modern practices come from ancient (pre-Abrahamic) #paganism?

Tossing a coin in a well comes from offerings of jewelry and coins made to gods thought to reside in lakes, streams and ponds.

The horoscope was not only a night-sky calendar, astrological predictions were used to predict fortune or mishap for millennia.

Tying ribbons or cloth around trees is how we honor missing soldiers or children, but the same gesture was used by ancients to honor and communicate with gods.

#DYK São Paulo, Brazil provides a good overview of what #UAM traffic could look like. Downtown SP accommodates >400,000 annual #helicopter operations in close proximity w/ 2 hub #airports. These ops have been performed with a remarkable level of #safety. 🚁

#AerialMobility #aviation #engineering #FutureReady #infrastructure #VerticalFlight #vertiports

#FunFactFriday: #DYK? Propylene glycol (PG) is also the most common freezing point depressant used in (ground) #aircraft deicing fluids (ADFs): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/antifreeze-ice-cream-ingredients-products-common-things-uncommon-history. ✈️❄️

#airports #aviation #engineering #NationalAviationDay #STEM #STEMEducation

#DYK? AAM technologies are not just for on-demand passenger #mobility! Use cases include a broad variety of other transportation services and aerial applications such as crop dusting: https://evtolinsights.com/2023/08/pyka-secures-faa-authorisation-for-highly-automated-electric-drone-in-the-us/. 🚁🛩️

#AdvancedAirMobility #avgeeks #aviation #engineering #farming #STEM #transportation

#DYK? Lighted X closure markers are critical for #aviation safety when a runway is close to #aircraft traffic. More about operational #safety during #construction & how we dramatically improved it: https://skybrary.aero/sites/default/files/bookshelf/5931.pdf. ✈️🚧 #airports #SafetyFirst #STEM #transportation

@𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗭𝗼𝗼
#DYK that the golden lion tamarin is one of the world’s most endangered primates?🐒

Nearly extinct, we are happy to celebrate continuing recovery efforts with a new recent study reporting that their population has rebounded to ~4,800 animals in the wild when there were only ~200 pic.twitter.com/DsvxhVn7Hl
∙ 𝙰𝚞𝚐 𝟸, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝟸:𝟻𝟸𝙿𝙼 ∙

https://twitter.com/TheTorontoZoo/status/1686812206820638753

#zoo #animals #TheTorontoZoo

#DYK #DidYouKnow ?
18th & 19th c. houses didn't always incorporate #storage spaces as part of the #architecture.
An examination of inventories of houses comparable to Montpelier found that bedchamber closets held everything from #fabric to dinnerware to #farm equipment. Larger storage rooms held extra pieces of carpets, seasonal décor & often old pieces of #furniture.

#sschat #histodons #HistoryTeacher #apgov #ushistory @academicchatter

#Landsat 8 and 9 also measure land surface temperature with Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) and TIRS-2. These data are crucial for water management and ice detection.

#DYK that TIRS almost didn’t exist? Now it’s been imaging Earth for over a decade! http://go.nasa.gov/3OSCDbH
#NASAEarth

Hope everyone is having a good weekend 🔅🌴
I enjoyed watching the seagulls at play 💦🐠

#DYK Seagulls nest on the ground. They are an intelligent, social group of bird species, with a complex system of communication. Some gull species are known to make tools to catch their prey [Wikipedia].

Find out what’s happening at Salty Wave, specialising in science video production 🦜 www.SaltyWave.com.au

Music: Giulio Cercato - Seaside (instrumental)

#seaside #seagulls #saltywave #weekendvibes

#DYK

#DidYouKnow that the 7 countries: Germany, Taiwan, Iceland, Canada, USA, Lithuania, & Estonia, have the highest average educational levels of any countries in the world?

At only 14 years or a high school plus a basic junior college or trade certificate.

In many Middle Eastern and African nations 2 years is average.

Maybe we should be building more schools.

#Teachers
#Education
#LongGame
#Investment

https://www.worldeconomics.com/Indicator-Data/ESG/Social/Mean-Years-of-Schooling/