Wildlife
Plus: bowhead whales spending more time in Arctic waters, Toronto Zoo’s newborn white rhino calf gets a name, bird brains are put to the test, and the pesky leafhopper that could help shed light on climate change
Travel
Seeing iconic landscapes before they fade away may be accelerating their demise. Can we square the circle on making these trips sustainable?
Wildlife
How Canada’s wildlife is struggling to cope with the human-induced forcings of climate change
Environment
How exceptional is Canada’s 2023 fire season? Unprecedented, according to a map of the past century of fire activity
Environment
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
Environment
From floods to fires, drought to coastal erosion, climate change is already having an impact on Canada's communities, landscapes and wildlife
Science & Tech
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
Places
Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places
Wildlife
Agricultural expansion, invasive species, climate change blamed for decline in bird species worldwide
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Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
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
A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems
Environment
New Canadian research suggests marine ecosystems are quite literally in hot water as the global climate warms
Exploration
Sunniva Sorby spent two winters living in total isolation on the Norwegian Arctic island of Svalbard to raise awareness of the massive impact climate change is having on our polar regions
Environment
The vice-president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council on why to protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world
People & Culture
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
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
Warming trends continue due to human-caused climate change
Environment
Inuit food security and self-governance in a rapidly warming Arctic are at the centre of a new policy paper issued by the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Exploration
How the Polarstern icebreaker accomplished the largest polar expedition in history — and what scientists learned
Exploration
Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic
Exploration
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
Exploration
After being postponed a year due to COVID-19, the Mount Logan Ice Expedition made a successful summit of Canada’s highest peak.
Exploration
From sea ice to ocean currents, Svalbard has a unique yet fragile environment that may look very different as climate change shifts weather patterns
Exploration
An account of Enduring Ice, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2017 Expedition of the Year
Exploration
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
People & Culture
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Wildlife
In the boreal forest, where secretive lynx depend on the snowshoe hare to survive, climate change threatens to upset this longstanding predator-prey relationship
Wildlife
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
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
Wildlife
The number of polar bears living around southern Hudson Bay has dropped by nearly a fifth since 2011
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
Environment
Indigenous conservationists are listening in to track the impacts of climate change on the boreal forest
Environment
How natural solutions could mitigate 78 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Environment
In 2005, a federal government program aimed to convert underused farmland into forests to capture carbon dioxide. How have these ‘Forest 2020’ projects fared?
Travel
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
Environment
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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Future ignitions may increase carbon emissions and accelerate the boreal forest’s northern expansion
Environment
The Alpine Club of Canada covers everything from wildfires to watermelon snow in its recently published annual report on Canada’s alpine environments
Environment
Filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier and photographer Edward Burtynsky discuss their groundbreaking new work, The Anthropocene Project
People & Culture
The projects, all led by young women, range in theme from camping to climate change mitigation
Wildlife
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren’t more people concerned?
Environment
The Environment and Climate Change minister shares insights from her recent tour of Labrador's Nunatsiavut region and Torngat Mountains National Park
Environment
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
Wildlife
Organizations would like to see at least 50 per cent of the boreal forest protected from industrial development
Science & Tech
A University of Maine marine biology graduate student whose preliminary research has shown that the growth of lobster larvae slows in warmer and more acidic waters will travel…
Environment
Cape Town narrowly avoided ‘Day Zero,’ but that doesn’t mean the city is resilient to future water shortages
Environment
University of Waterloo researchers want to see Canada develop a national flood risk strategy
Travel
Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space
Environment
The start of the Meghalayan age 4,200 years ago brought about climatic shifts that toppled empires
Environment
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
Environment
Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years
Wildlife
For the past 140 years, Fowler's toads have been slowly shortening their underground winter hibernation
Environment
A new report from the Boreal Songbird Initiative calls for enhanced protection of wetlands within Canada's boreal forest
Environment
Because temperatures in the Arctic are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, we must look to the experiences of Inuit as a harbinger of what is to come — and seek their guidance on how to live sustainably
Environment
Arctic permafrost is thawing. What does that mean for the North — and the rest of us?
People & Culture
How Donald Trump, Russian icebreakers and a warming climate might affect the top of the world
Wildlife
Arctic “shrubification” caused by global warming may be drawing herbivores further north
Environment
Jocelyn Joe-Strack, a scientist and geographer from the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, is embarking on a tour of Canadian embassies in Europe to share Indigenous perspectives on climate change
Mapping
The Climate Atlas of Canada shows users what trends to expect in their communities as a result of climate change
Wildlife
Scientists predict a warming climate could increase wind speeds and alter the animal’s ability to hunt
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
Mapping
Researchers say protecting wilderness corridors will be essential to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change
Environment
Other countries recognize that a healthy environment is a basic human right. A new documentary argues it’s time Canada did the same.