Environment
Microplastics are turning up in Arctic ice
The discovery of microplastics in ice cores from Lancaster Sound highlights plastic pollution’s disturbing reach
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Environment
The discovery of microplastics in ice cores from Lancaster Sound highlights plastic pollution’s disturbing reach
Wildlife
New research reveals these unique animals evolved a way to rid their systems of excess sediment — but the sponges may be having trouble keeping up with human activity in their habitat
Wildlife
New research suggests that swarms of migrating crustaceans have a big impact on ocean mixing
Environment
New Canadian research suggests marine ecosystems are quite literally in hot water as the global climate warms
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Environment
Streams surrounded by intact forest are better at providing clean water, carbon storage and wildlife habitat
Environment
Scientist Peter Ross uses all the high-tech tools of a crime scene investigator — except his crime scene is the open ocean
Environment
Two-billion-year-old water held deep in Earth's crust could hold clues to life on other planets
Science & Tech
Michael Serpe's fieldwork is based in rural India, but he says Canadian First Nations communities could benefit from realtime water quality data as well
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
As its one-year anniversary approaches, the cryobank at the Canadian Museum of Nature is ready to grow its collection of plant and animal tissues
Wildlife
The prairie bird has come close to extinction in Canada, but a captive breeding and reintroduction program is helping to halt its decline
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
People & Culture
From putting the “Canada” back in an iconic species’ name to studying a massive iceberg-calving Antarctic iceshelf, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in 2018
Environment
Studies conducted at the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario have impacted environmental decision-making around the world
Wildlife
Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
Environment
Recent challenges to evidence-based policy in Canada and the United States highlight a need for more transparency and advocacy for government scientists, study authors say
Wildlife
Researchers suggest effects of climate change could increase number of attacks, which historically have been low
Environment
A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems
Science & Tech
Dr. Molly Shoichet discusses her new role and how she plans to restore the public’s trust in government science
Environment
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
Exploration
Dr. Catherine Sorbara is the sole Canadian participating in Homeward Bound 2018, an annual three-week-long expedition in Antarctica aimed at bolstering women leaders in STEMM
Science & Tech
Dr. Mona Nemer, formerly of the University of Ottawa, steps into the highly-anticipated role
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
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.
Environment
Researchers say the naturally occurring ice-free area, called a polynya, is a rare opportunity to study heat transfer between the ocean and atmopshere in the southern polar region
Environment
Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires
Environment
Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years
Wildlife
Agricultural expansion, invasive species, climate change blamed for decline in bird species worldwide
Science & Tech
Duncan will meet with climate change researchers and community leaders in Resolute, Nunavut
Science & Tech
A northern research expedition has been postponed until July due to unusually hazardous ice conditions
Wildlife
For the past 140 years, Fowler's toads have been slowly shortening their underground winter hibernation
Science & Tech
A new study suggests Mars’ moons are actually chunks of the red planet itself, and not captured asteroids as previously believed
Places
Lead archeologist Bill Perry discusses the latest findings and what they reveal about the region
People & Culture
The University of Toronto president is a world leader in urban theory and the geography of innovation, creativity and culture in city centres
Wildlife
Advocacy group says action plans are urgently needed for the recovery of 26 dangerously depleted fish populations
Science & Tech
How do you save an endangered species in the vastness of the open ocean? Listen for it.
Environment
Curators and research scientists at the museum’s Natural Heritage Campus in Gatineau, Que. share their favourite specimens ahead of annual open house
Environment
New data could help coordinate conservation efforts across three countries
Wildlife
Live underwater webcam captures the antics of the lovable whales, but also provides important insight into beluga biology
Wildlife
To save whales, we first have to understand them. Here are three Canadian projects aimed at doing just that.