
Exploration
The 2022 Expedition Insider
A behind-the-scenes look at the adventures and discoveries of the passionate explorers funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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Exploration
A behind-the-scenes look at the adventures and discoveries of the passionate explorers funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Environment
Warming trends continue due to human-caused climate change
People & Culture
Inuvialuit fishers are adapting to rising numbers of Pacific salmon in the western Canadian Arctic, but fears remain about impacts on native species
Environment
A multi-year diving expedition led by the Canadian Museum of Nature aims to learn more about the diversity and distribution of seaweed in the Arctic
Wildlife
Snowy owls have evolved to survive the harsh environment of the Arctic tundra, but can they survive its warming?
Wildlife
Environment
Places
Exploration
Wildlife
Exploration
Exploration
The Arctic researcher has a long association with the Society
Exploration
The wreck of the Nova Zembla — the first High Arctic whaling ship to be discovered — sheds light on a little-understood chapter of Canada’s past
Exploration
An account of Enduring Ice, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2017 Expedition of the Year
People & Culture
Fly away home, Father Goose
People & Culture
Canadian Geographic’s experts share their final reflections on the AMC series, from its historical accuracy to its place in the Franklin Expedition canon
People & Culture
“His life’s work held true:” Leona Aglukkaq, former Minister of Environment and Parks Canada, on the admired Inuit oral historian
People & Culture
The Canadian-born author and newly-minted Fellow of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society on his Giller Prize-nominated third novel and the allure of maps
Mapping
Notable works capture the danger and drama of Arctic exploration
Travel
Travel
Travel
Travel
Travel
Travel
Science & Tech
The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
Science & Tech
A new Google project zeroes in on Canada’s Devon Island, the most Mars-like environment on Earth
Science & Tech
Des experts inuits et des scientifiques d’Environnement Canada collaborent pour gérer une explosion démographique de l’oie des neiges
Science & Tech
How the Joint Arctic Weather Stations program did more than just fill in a blank on the nation’s weather map
Science & Tech
Duncan will meet with climate change researchers and community leaders in Resolute, Nunavut
Environment
The uncertainty and change that's currently disrupting the region dominated the annual meeting's agenda
People & Culture
A new atlas explores the delicate balance between the North and those who use its resources
People & Culture
As Arctic sea ice vanishes, new measures are needed to protect marine wildlife from increased ship traffic
Wildlife
New report from the WWF calls for increased international cooperation on polar bear conservation
Environment
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
People & Culture
Research scientist Wayne Pollard shares insights on his work that earned him the 2019 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
Environment
Arctic expert and legal scholar Michael Byers weighs in on how Canada can take the lead on northern issues
Environment
A study of more than 1,700 glaciers on northern Ellesmere Island found six per cent of ice coverage disappeared between 1999 and 2015
Places
The Embassy of Norway has gifted Canada with the first English translation of Roald Amundsen’s Northwest Passage diaries, reaffirming a shared polar past and future
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
Kids
Fast Facts …
Kids
Wildlife
People & Culture
These seven Pokémon characters have attributes and powers inspired by real Arctic wildlife
Environment
The vice-president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council on why to protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world
Environment
Because temperatures in the Arctic are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, we must look to the experiences of Inuit as a harbinger of what is to come — and seek their guidance on how to live sustainably
Environment
Arctic permafrost is thawing. What does that mean for the North — and the rest of us?
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
Environment
I set out to create a historical documentation of the Arctic in musical form. In the process, I found myself developing a spiritual connection with the environment.
People & Culture
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada's newest territory, Nunavut
People & Culture
A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
People & Culture
Award-winning documentary will have its Canadian TV premiere on CBC this weekend
Travel
The long-awaited permanent highway between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. opens next month. How will it impact the communities?
Environment
The conventional thinking around building design in the Arctic is changing to reflect the region’s geographic and cultural diversity and give northerners more agency
People & Culture
The renowned Arctic landscape painter and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society lost his battle with cancer on Nov. 5, 2021
Wildlife
The latest population statistics reflect the expensive, dangerous and complex nature of polar bear research — but innovative new techniques may offer a solution
Wildlife
Gregus received the Rising Star Portfolio Award in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Canadian Geographic caught up with him for the story behind the photos.
Wildlife
After more than a million years on Earth, the caribou is under threat of global extinction. The precipitous decline of the once mighty herds is a tragedy that is hard to watch — and even harder to reverse.
Environment
The discovery of microplastics in ice cores from Lancaster Sound highlights plastic pollution’s disturbing reach
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Science & Tech
A northern research expedition has been postponed until July due to unusually hazardous ice conditions
Environment
Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years
Environment
Curators and research scientists at the museum’s Natural Heritage Campus in Gatineau, Que. share their favourite specimens ahead of annual open house
Places
In the stillness of an Arctic midwinter night, an old church bell rang out, and I stopped breathing for a few seconds
Places
360-degree views of the Itijjagiaq Trail, a traditional route across southern Baffin Island that is now part of The Great Trail's national trail network
Places
It's now possible to virtually visit the northern tip of Canada
Places
Blood on ice in the Arctic is not a sign of death, but an affirmation of life itself
Places
How archeologists are using 3D laser scanners to digitally preserve historic sites
People & Culture
Canadian painter and filmmaker Cory Trépanier explores the sublime and rapidly changing Canadian Arctic
People & Culture
Ottawa-area marathoner Steven Jackson is one of only 39 people to ever finish the 6633 Arctic Ultra
People & Culture
Dean Hadley was the youngest member of the crew that first navigated the Northwest Passage west to east in 1940. He passed away last Friday at the age of 98.
People & Culture
Ottawa's Canadian Museum of Nature unveils its newest gallery, devoted to Canada's Far North
Environment
Polar lows are particularly challenging to forecast due to their small size and short lifetime
Environment
Expedition Arctic Botany will allow curious members of the public to explore the plants of the Arctic region without leaving home, while contributing to our understanding of Arctic ecosystems
Wildlife
Nicklen marries art, science and conservation in new book Born To Ice
Wildlife
Using cameras baited with squid, researchers were able to gather information about these ancient Arctic fish without taking any out of the water
Exploration
Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the “more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration” that the 21st century demands
Exploration
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
Exploration
"Arctic on the Edge" expedition will see the RCGS' Explorer-in-Residence document the life cycle of Arctic ice and gather Inuit testimony on climate change
Travel
See photos that will inspire you to put Baffin Island on your list of summer getaways, and read a review of the camera equipment (provided by Vistek and Nikon Canada) used to capture them
People & Culture
In this essay, noted geologist and geophysicist Fred Roots explores the significance of the symbolic point at the top of the world. He submitted it to Canadian Geographic just before his death in October 2016 at age 93.
People & Culture
How Donald Trump, Russian icebreakers and a warming climate might affect the top of the world
People & Culture
From boreal forest to the barren lands of the North, the Maskwa Nanook expedition aims to show Canada's remote landscapes to the world
Mapping
Follow icebergs on their journey from the Arctic on interactive map