Armour, on now at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, is a fascinating display of protective gear used by knights, soldiers, athletes and actors through time

Tracing the history of the United Nations with a map, produced for schools in 1947 to commemorate the momentous coming together of the planet for a greater good

Kids from around the world submit hand-drawn maps for International Cartographic Association contest

Chet Van Duzer, a cartographic historian and the author of Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps analyses Paolo Forlani's 1560 world map – the first known instance of the name "Canada" appearing on a printed map

Why HMCS Haida became the flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy

Nearly 9,000 Canadian high school students explored giant floor maps of Vimy Ridge and the western front over two days

Indigenous conservationists are listening in to track the impacts of climate change on the boreal forest

An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush

Wings of Courage, the second installment of the A Nations Soars trilogy, has launched

Tour of winning images to make four Canadian stops, starting July 20 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa

Vancouver might just be home to the greenest building in the world. Meet the geography professor who brought it to life.

Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping

The cannons that fired on September 11, 1814 set off the Battle of Plattsburgh, the last fight of the War of 1812. Two Canadians go south of the border to make things right.

Annual contest winners reflect a turbulent year in international affairs and the natural world 

In celebration of its 90th year, the RCGS handed out awards to a diverse and star-studded roster of honourees

Arctic permafrost is thawing. What does that mean for the North — and the rest of us? 

Mistaken Point, an important fossil repository, has become Canada's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site and the fourth in Newfoundland and Labrador

Stamp honours the No. 2 Construction Battalion, a predominantly Black unit that paved the way for Canadians of all races to serve their country in conflict.

The world has a lot of wine. Here's part of what makes Canada's product so special

Tourism campaign to declare Niagara Falls and the surrounding region the 8th wonder of the world sparks outpouring of pride

World-renowned maze master Adrian Fisher has designed more than 600 full-size puzzles across 30 countries – including the world’s first corn maze. Canadian Geographic’s Sabrina Doyle got in touch with Fisher to find out makes a good maze.

The authors of a provocative new book, Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline, explain why statisticians have it wrong when it comes to population trends 

Taking a cue from nearby Mount Bisaro, the cave and its passages pay tribute to Canada’s fallen soldiers

The items given to Syrian refugees — warm clothing, DVDs, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms — represent more than just practical considerations; they're the building blocks of a shared Canadian identity

Three Canadian photojournalists among those honoured for visual storytelling 

In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights

Thompson, Manitoba is trying to gain some international wildlife recognition

Frustrated with North American railway timetables, Fleming proposed a new way to keep an interconnected world moving on schedule: standard time

“The Edge of the World” became a meeting place, where the edges of my world collided with another

The drying of peatlands in Canada heightens the risk of wildfires and can turn into a carbon source instead of a carbon sink