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The hidden world of fungi
As fungi bloom into the mainstream, a research station hidden in the B.C. Rainforest aims to uncover some of the mysteries of mushrooms
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Racing for survival: Ontario’s blue racer
One man’s endeavour to save the province’s most endangered snake
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Lessons in interconnectivity: Ottawa River mussels
Jill Heinerth explores what can we learn from the lifecycle of freshwater mussels
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Protecting Canada’s hidden “meadows of the sea”
Collaborative research is uncovering the secrets of coastal seagrass beds to help keep them healthy
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Building connections in the Canadian High Arctic
The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
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Microplastics are turning up in Arctic ice
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B.C.’s glass sponges “cough” to unclog blocked pores
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Tiny shrimp may be stirring up the oceans
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Study finds marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense
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New research offers insight into the skin care routine of bowhead whales
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Dozens of Canadian fish stocks in critical condition: report
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Migration in the time of climate change
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
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Can you hear me now? Prairie songbirds change their tune to cope with human noise
Study finds birds near noisy sites are stressed out and struggling to adapt
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One in eight bird species is at risk of extinction: report
Agricultural expansion, invasive species, climate change blamed for decline in bird species worldwide
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Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
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Hope grows for one of Canada’s most endangered species as greater sage-grouse are released into the wild
The prairie bird has come close to extinction in Canada, but a captive breeding and reintroduction program is helping to halt its decline
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A bear in the henhouse
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
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As Banff’s famed wildlife overpasses turn 20, the world looks to Canada for conservation inspiration
The innovative structures are heralded for having opened migration corridors and saved countless animals from vehicle collisions
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Most polar bear attacks on people occur when bears are starving, study finds
Researchers suggest effects of climate change could increase number of attacks, which historically have been low
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How photos and videos are changing whale research across Canada
To save whales, we first have to understand them. Here are three Canadian projects aimed at doing just that.
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Inside the National Biodiversity Cryobank of Canada, a DNA “library of life”
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
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Q&A: Meet Ontario’s first Chief Scientist
Dr. Molly Shoichet discusses her new role and how she plans to restore the public’s trust in government science
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Environment
What spiders can teach us about ecology
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
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Canadian neuroscientist to embark on Antarctic leadership expedition
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
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Six more amazing things RCGS Fellows are up to this year
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
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Canadian meteorite sheds light on a Martian mystery
A new study suggests Mars’ moons are actually chunks of the red planet itself, and not captured asteroids as previously believed
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Places
Archeologists uncover new history in Waterton Lakes National Park after 2017 wildfire
Lead archeologist Bill Perry discusses the latest findings and what they reveal about the region
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Environment
To effectively protect wilderness, Canada must get strategic, researchers say
As time runs out for Canada to meet its 2020 conservation targets, a new study aims to help governments and the public identify priority areas for protection
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Featured Fellow: Meric Gertler
The University of Toronto president is a world leader in urban theory and the geography of innovation, creativity and culture in city centres
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A huge hole in Antarctica’s sea ice could offer insight into climate change
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
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Why forensics could be key to untangling the ocean microplastics crisis
Scientist Peter Ross uses all the high-tech tools of a crime scene investigator — except his crime scene is the open ocean
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Canada appoints Chief Science Advisor
Dr. Mona Nemer, formerly of the University of Ottawa, steps into the highly-anticipated role
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How artificial intelligence could help predict major forest fires
Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires
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Infographic: How endangered whales’ songs could be key to their protection
How do you save an endangered species in the vastness of the open ocean? Listen for it.
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Researchers pinpoint monarch butterfly birthplaces to help conserve species
New data could help coordinate conservation efforts across three countries
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Five fascinating specimens from the Canadian Museum of Nature’s vast collection
Curators and research scientists at the museum’s Natural Heritage Campus in Gatineau, Que. share their favourite specimens ahead of annual open house
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Policy reforms needed to protect science from political interference, study says
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
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University of Alberta researcher developing simpler way to test water quality
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
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Wildlife
Watch Manitoba beluga whales frolic — for science
Live underwater webcam captures the antics of the lovable whales, but also provides important insight into beluga biology
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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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Oldest water in the world discovered in Canada
Two-billion-year-old water held deep in Earth's crust could hold clues to life on other planets
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