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RCGS celebrates launch of Franklin’s Lost Ship in Toronto

Canada’s exploration and geography communities were out en masse on Thursday night to help The Royal Canadian Geographical Society launch

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The common eider was one of the bird types collected for study. (Photo: Andreas Trepte)

Wildlife

Study shows waterfowl ingesting debris in Atlantic Canada

Waterfowl species using coastal marine and freshwater environments in Atlantic Canada are exposed to and ingesting plastic and metal debris, a study has found.

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An exhibit within the newly opened Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum. (Photo: Guillaume Nolet)

History

5 dino finds from the Peace Region

Significant discoveries that have been made in northern Alberta

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An iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland (Photo: Gérald Tapp/Wikimedia Commons)

Mapping

Map: Icebergs route south

Follow icebergs on their journey from the Arctic on interactive map

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Mapping

First World War maps

Connecting to the past through McMaster's treasure trove of historical maps from the war

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Wildlife

Giant goldfish worry Alberta authorities

It may sound like something ripped from the script of a particularly bad B movie, but giant goldfish — some the size of dinner plates — have authorities in Alberta worried…

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UAlberta researchers compiled the full genome of the bighorn sheep using its domestic cousin as a reference point. (Photo: Joshua Miller)

Wildlife

Bighorn sheep genome sequenced

Efforts to conserve bighorn sheep could receive a boost after scientists at the University of Alberta constructed the first whole genome sequence of the animal.The…

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Wild parsnip from above. (Photo: Joshua Mayer/Wikimedia Commons)

Wildlife

Invasive Species Centre on wild parsnip

Dilhari Fernando, executive director of Canada’s Invasive Species Centre, discusses Wild Parsnip, which is classified as a noxious weed in Ontario

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Nigel Hussey prepares to tag a Greenland shark in Scott Inlet in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Steven Fields)

Science & Tech

Following Greenland Sharks in Canada’s Arctic

Using acoustic and satellite tags, scientists in the Canadian Arctic are slowly gathering information about one of the region’s most mysterious and important creatures: the…

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