Ask Jennifer Ackerman whether being called a birdbrain is an insult or a compliment, and she’ll tell you that there’s no question it’s the latter

This year Patrick Moldowan has been selected to be Wildlife Preservation Canada’s “New Noah”.

North America now has three distinct species of flying squirrel

A YouTube livestream broadcasts the antics of the birds to an adoring global audience

Only about 400 North Atlantic right whales remain in the wild

Plus: a new name for an old pest, a new fund for chimney swifts, giant sponges found on deepsea volcanoes — and the poison weighing down North America's eagles.

New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks

Canadian professor uses gecko as inspiration for new adhesives

In Ice Bear, Michael Engelhard untangles our complicated love/hate relationship with this iconic Arctic animal

Researchers modelling climate impacts on an alpine butterfly species found increased vulnerability when food sources are factored in

As interest in Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region grows, caribou face threats on multiple fronts. New research could help chart a path to their conservation.

The Rheostatics frontman, bestselling author and community newspaper publisher shares why hyper-local storytelling matters more now than ever before

Jean-Michel Cousteau releases his new feature documentary about aquatic life, Wonders of the Sea 3D, in February

Canada leads the developed world in per capita production of garbage. What’s behind our nation’s wasteful ways? 

The Vimy Foundation Centennial Park provides a home for 100 repatriated ‘Vimy Oaks’ and is intended to be a space for reflection on the decisive battle

A new memoir that unpacks the life of one of Canada’s most accomplished astronauts, who’s also an aquanaut, doctor, CEO and cancer survivor 

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society announces forthcoming Canada's Centre for Geography and Exploration

A moratorium on cod fishing that was supposed to last two years has now lasted 30. What will it take to rebuild cod stocks — and a way of life?

Cozy up to the new hot tubs, cold pools, saunas and steam rooms at this Nordic-style spa minutes from Quebec's most famous ski resort 

The Big Onion Walking Tours founder reveals his 10 favourite spots

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

Sculpture of nine grey jays commemorates Canada 150 and New Brunswick's natural heritage

Director Bill Morrison discusses Dawson City: Frozen in Time and the bizarre story of the Dawson City film collection 

In this essay, noted geologist and geophysicist Fred Roots explores the significance of the symbolic point at the top of the world. He submitted it to Canadian Geographic just before his death in October 2016 at age 93.

A writer follows his relatives' path across "The Rock", 80 years after they helped put it on the map

A new honour, called the Polar Medal, was announced by the Governor General as a way to celebrate Canada’s Northern heritage

Taking a Break from Saving the World chronicles an activist's journey from burnout to balance

Engage your curiosity and fuel your imagination with a visit to one of these top Canadian treasure troves

Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites

"Let other photographers work in ill-smelling studios if they wished … [Taylor] would take his unwieldy gear outdoors."

Massive oilfields, huge offshore rigs, high-tech refineries, colossal dams, sprawling wind farms — how much do you really know about BIG power in Canada?

Descendants of French-speaking Acadians in Louisiana saw their culture and language slip away in the 20th century. Now, a new generation of proud Francophones is leading a resurgence.

These dirigibles might be the solution to transportation challenges in the changing North

Heritage sites trade on the past, but in Nova Scotia they’re helping secure and inspire the future.

The Bank of Canada has announced that Viola Desmond will become the first Canadian woman to be featured on a regularly circulating banknote in 2018

Part of our Colour the Trails series

Natural Resources Canada releases new Atlas of Canada

The Maritime Link project will connect the power grids in the two provinces

Federal government ministers have held top-secret meetings for nearly a decade to discuss the merger of Ontario and Manitoba into one “super-province' called Mantario

Former child soldiers who fought in Sudan during Africa’s bloodiest civil war eventually found refuge in Canada — many of them in Brooks, Alta. Anthropologist, author and journalist Carol Berger shares their stories.