History
Frozen in time: The remarkable legacy of Mary Vaux, amateur glaciologist
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
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Queen Elizabeth II’s geographical connections to Canada
From noble mountains to local elementary schools, the Queen’s reign and the bonds she’s forged with Canadians are reflected across the map of Canada
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Mapping
The shape of ice: Mapping North America’s glaciers
North America was created by ice, and its legacy covers the landscape
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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
Glaciers in the Canadian High Arctic are melting at an unprecedented rate
A study of more than 1,700 glaciers on northern Ellesmere Island found six per cent of ice coverage disappeared between 1999 and 2015
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Super-salty lakes under Arctic ice cap could help in the search for extraterrestrial life
Conditions in isolated saline lakes beneath the Devon Ice Cap could be similar to those on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, thought to be capable of supporting life
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Travel
The Glacier Guide
Six ways to explore these icy wonders
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People & Culture
First North American peoples may have arrived by sea, study finds
Researchers studying the history of ice sheets around northern British Columbia found that a coastal migration route may have been a pathway to North America
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