Environment
Space invasion: Is it too late to save the Great Lakes?
How a cocktail of invasive species and global change is altering the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem
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Exploration
Last icy stand: Scaling Mount Logan
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
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Environment
Lisa Koperqualuk on fighting for an Arctic future
Episode 33
The vice-president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council on why to protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world
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Environment
Vanishing birdsong: How climate change is altering Canada’s soundscape
Indigenous conservationists are listening in to track the impacts of climate change on the boreal forest
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Wildlife
Into the wintry kingdom of the Canada lynx
In the boreal forest, where secretive lynx depend on the snowshoe hare to survive, climate change threatens to upset this longstanding predator-prey relationship
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nature
Science & Tech
Canadian Space Agency to launch new RADARSAT mission in November
The newest generation of the successful RADARSAT program will see three small satellites orbit Earth in tandem to provide detailed environmental data to Canadian researchers and government departments
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Places
Parks Canada to take ‘nature first’ approach to managing national parks
Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places
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Wildlife
Inside the mysterious decline of Earth’s insects
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren't more people concerned?
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Exploration
Rowing the Northwest Passage and bearing witness to climate change
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
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People & Culture
Six Canadians receive grants for projects to get youth active in nature
The projects, all led by young women, range in theme from camping to climate change mitigation
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People & Culture
People & Culture
Catherine McKenna on diversity in politics, internet trolls, and cold-water swimming
Episode 28
A century after the first woman was elected to the Canadian Parliament, one of the most prominent figures in present-day politics shares her thoughts on how to amplify diverse voices in the Commons
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People & Culture
Interview: Dalee Sambo Dorough of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s chair on how Inuit are speaking up about climate change with a global voice
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People & Culture
“Burning libraries:” The race to save Canada’s coastal archaeological sites before they’re washed away
As sea level rise and the accelerating pace of coastal erosion threaten cultural heritage around the world, Canada has a lot to lose
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People & Culture
Q&A: Arctic policy expert Adam Lajeunesse on the future of Canada’s north
How Donald Trump, Russian icebreakers and a warming climate might affect the top of the world
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arctic
Environment
It’s time to listen to the Inuit on climate change
Environment
Glaciers in the Canadian High Arctic are melting at an unprecedented rate
Exploration
Photos: Tracking Arctic sea ice in Nares Strait
Wildlife
A bear in the henhouse
Wildlife
Canada must step up action to conserve polar bears: report
Environment
How I wrote a symphony about the changing Canadian Arctic
Articles
Wildlife
Canadian photojournalist shortlisted for international award for powerful shot of kangaroo and joey
Jo-Anne McArthur’s photo of a kangaroo and joey who survived the 2020 Australian bushfires is up for the 2021 People’s Choice Award in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
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Environment
“We did this:” Is there a way out of our intertwined climate and biodiversity crises?
As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, the connections to biodiversity loss are hard to ignore. Can this fall’s two key international climate conferences point us to a nature-positive future?
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Environment
What if we could plant trees as quickly as we cut them down?
Experts say global reforestation is one of our best defences against climate change, so a Toronto-based company is developing drones that can get the job done quickly
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Science & Tech
The “frozen rainforest” within the ice
Glaciologist Joseph Cook on the vibrant life in the Arctic ice sheet
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Environment
Countering climate change
How natural solutions could mitigate 78 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
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photography
Wildlife
What is a nudibranch? Meet the “high fashion models” of the ocean depths
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
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Environment
Living in the Anthropocene, the human epoch
Filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier and photographer Edward Burtynsky discuss their groundbreaking new work, The Anthropocene Project
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Environment
Photos: How climate change is transforming Canada
From floods to fires, drought to coastal erosion, climate change is already having an impact on Canada's communities, landscapes and wildlife
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Travel
Photos: Across the Arctic with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space
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Travel
How the world came together to protect a B.C. inlet
When a significant portion of B.C.’s Princess Louisa Inlet went up for sale this spring, donors raised the $3 million needed to purchase it in just three months
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Environment
Q&A: Watch Jane Goodall discuss her groundbreaking work
The pioneering primatologist talks about her time with chimpanzees, what inspired her to become an activist and what individuals can do to help the planet
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Environment
Muskwa-Kechika: An opportunity for bold conservation action
By protecting the Muskwa-Kechika, a vast, wild region of mountains, glaciers, and boreal forest in north-central B.C., we can create a climate refuge for vulnerable species
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Environment
Alanna Mitchell on 10 years of ”Sea Sick”
Episode 8
Ten years after the release of her bestselling book Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis, the acclaimed science writer doubles down on her call for action on climate change
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Environment
Canada’s boreal wetlands are key to fighting climate change: report
A new report from the Boreal Songbird Initiative calls for enhanced protection of wetlands within Canada's boreal forest
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Environment
Emily Choy on climate change in the Arctic
Episode 27
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s newest Explorer-in-Residence shares insights from her summers studying murres in the High Arctic — a region she calls an “early warning system” for climate change
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Exploration
All-Canadian team completes successful expedition to the top of Canada
After being postponed a year due to COVID-19, the Mount Logan Ice Expedition made a successful summit of Canada’s highest peak.
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Environment
The power we have to renew a world in peril
In an exclusive excperpt from his new book Commanding Hope, Thomas Homer-Dixon highlights four key stresses that inhibit society's collective sense of a promising future for our planet
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Science & Tech
Q&A: Why two female adventurers are preparing to overwinter in Svalbard, Norway
Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Fålun Strøm share details of their “Hearts in the Ice” project and why they want to inject hope into the conversation about climate change
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Wildlife
Wildlife
Previously stable population of polar bears now in decline, study finds
The number of polar bears living around southern Hudson Bay has dropped by nearly a fifth since 2011
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Wildlife
Beavers reported on the Yukon tundra for the first time
Arctic “shrubification” caused by global warming may be drawing herbivores further north
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Wildlife
New Canadian research confirms polar bears use crosswinds to sniff out their food
Scientists predict a warming climate could increase wind speeds and alter the animal’s ability to hunt
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Wildlife
Report calls for international cooperation to protect migratory birds
Organizations would like to see at least 50 per cent of the boreal forest protected from industrial development
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Wildlife
Hibernation habits of Ontario toad hold climate change clues
For the past 140 years, Fowler's toads have been slowly shortening their underground winter hibernation
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Environment
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Environment
Seven iconic Canadian trees
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
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Environment
Inside the fight for “green rights” in Canada and around the world
Other countries recognize that a healthy environment is a basic human right. A new documentary argues it's time Canada did the same.
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Environment
Protest marches planned for Earth Day in defence of science-based policy
In the United States, the Trump administration has signaled its intention to ignore the scientific consensus on climate change, sparking a new protest movement
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Mapping
Stunning map predicts how wildlife will move to adapt to climate change
Researchers say protecting wilderness corridors will be essential to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change
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Environment
Montreal filmmaker sheds light on Kiribati’s climate change dilemma
New documentary Anote's Ark asks the disturbing question, "What if your country was swallowed by the sea?"
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Environment
Exclusive interview: Catherine McKenna on the science, community and value of parks
The Environment and Climate Change minister shares insights from her recent tour of Labrador's Nunatsiavut region and Torngat Mountains National Park
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Environment
Lightning storms predicted to spark more fires in North American boreal forests
Future ignitions may increase carbon emissions and accelerate the boreal forest’s northern expansion
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Environment
What can other cities learn about water shortages from ‘Day Zero?’
Cape Town narrowly avoided ‘Day Zero,’ but that doesn’t mean the city is resilient to future water shortages
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Environment
Study finds majority of Canadians who live in high-risk flood zones don’t know it
University of Waterloo researchers want to see Canada develop a national flood risk strategy
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Environment
Anthropocene: Geologists urge global recognition of new, human-influenced epoch
This week, the International Union of Geological Sciences will consider a proposal to add a new epoch to the geologic time scale — one that reflects the impact of human activity on Earth's natural systems
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Environment
Study shows Antarctic Peninsula is greening at an unprecedented rate
Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years
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Science & Tech
Video: Images from space show intense lightning activity inside Hurricane Dorian
Data on Dorian highlights how advancements in satellite imaging are changing our understanding of severe weather events
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Mapping
Mapping Canada’s climate future
The Climate Atlas of Canada shows users what trends to expect in their communities as a result of climate change
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Science & Tech
Lobster larvae show effects of climate change
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