
People & Culture
Introducing the inaugural Trebek Initiative grantees
The new RCGS program supports emerging environmental storytellers
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People & Culture
The new RCGS program supports emerging environmental storytellers
Travel
If you’ve got a dinosaur-obsessed child — or a keen interest in paleontology yourself — add these fascinating museums and experiences to your travel bucket list
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
A recent European study found microplastics in the stools of healthy individuals, suggesting that plastics have spread throughout the food chain
Science & Tech
The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
Wildlife
Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
Wildlife
Researchers say cavities in fossilized bear teeth suggest that even early in their evolution, bears geared up for winter by eating sugary berries
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Wildlife
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren’t more people concerned?
Travel
In 1976, my husband’s grandparents solved one of the world’s great natural mysteries: the monarch butterfly migration. Four decades later, we retraced their journey.
Science & Tech
In her new book, Rise of the Necrofauna, Britt Wray examines the science, controversy and ethics of de-extinction, a movement that could one day see the return of extinct species such as the woolly mammoth and Tasmanian tiger
Science & Tech
Can a computer learn to identify species?
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
Science & Tech
A new Google project zeroes in on Canada’s Devon Island, the most Mars-like environment on Earth
Science & Tech
Courage and Passion: Canadian Women in the Natural Sciences aims to inspire young women to pursue careers in science
Science & Tech
As a biologist and photographer, I had long hoped to visit Antarctica — but this journey was much more than a travel dream fulfilled
Science & Tech
Dr. Molly Shoichet discusses her new role and how she plans to restore the public’s trust in government science
Science & Tech
Dr. Mona Nemer, formerly of the University of Ottawa, steps into the highly-anticipated role
Environment
As the federal government considers the fate of proposed pipelines, a unique science experiment aims to understand the consequences of an oil spill in a freshwater lake
Environment
A study of honey from urban hives reveals much about Vancouver’s pollutants, past and present
Environment
These finalists in the 57th annual Canada-Wide Science Fair prove the future is in good hands
Environment
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
History
L’histoire méconnue de la grippe espagnole de 1918 et notre état de préparation à la prochaine grande pandémie
People & Culture
A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
History
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we're preparing for the next great pandemic
Places
After 26 months of construction and $80 million in upgrades, the national science and innovation showcase in Ottawa promises to connect the past and the future
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
Environment
In the United States, the Trump administration has signaled its intention to ignore the scientific consensus on climate change, sparking a new protest movement
Science & Tech
Findings offer new insights into how cholesterol levels are controlled within the body
Exploration
In 1992, a team backed by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society became the first to accurately measure the height of Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak
Environment
It started as an in-joke among aurora enthusiasts, but the discovery of "Steve" is making waves in the atmospheric science community
Environment
Two-billion-year-old water held deep in Earth's crust could hold clues to life on other planets
Environment
The Ontario Science Centre's Wild Weather exhibit tackles Canadians' favourite watercooler subject
Environment
The 99-million-year-old specimens were discovered for sale in an amber market in Myanmar