Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s 18th-century map reveals how the pursuit of the humble fish helped shape the nation

An Innu school board has created a map to pass on intergenerational knowledge to schoolchildren

Navigating the the collaborative future between First Nations and the Canadian hydro industry

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

Just as traditional knowledge of plants is helping northern researchers, the plants themselves have much to teach us about human history in the North

Tout autant que le savoir traditionnel des plantes aide les chercheurs dans le Nord, les plantes elles-mêmes peuvent nous apprendre beaucoup au sujet de l’histoire humaine des zones nordiques

A video by NASA’s Earth Observatory blog reveals the little-known history of tiny Landsat Island — and the Canadian woman who helped discover it 

Where and how we live affect how much energy we consume. Here’s what Canada would look like if the provinces and territories were scaled to represent the amount of energy they use.

The new movement building flourishing tourism hubs across Canada – one sustainable example at a time

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

Jill Heinerth is leading a team of divers into the cold February waters to explore and document underwater mines at Newfoundland's Bell Island

The historian and geographer filled in “a great gap” in Canadian history, from the time of Cartier to the arrival of Champlain

Comedian Jonny Harris, of Still Standing fame, on finding inspiration from coast to coast to coast

Explore Canada's various tartans (and the stories behind them)

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

Photographer Michelle Valberg discusses Project North, her not-for-profit that delivers hockey equipment to communities in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, northern Quebec and Labrador

Showcasing the top shots in the 2021 CanGeo x Nikon #ShotOnNikon Photo Contest 

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

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

The uncertainty and change that's currently disrupting the region dominated the annual meeting's agenda

Thanks to Google’s popular Street View tool, armchair travelers can now explore three northern towns from the comfort of their desktop

Looking back 150 years at a watershed moment in global communication

This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world

Data on each province's obesity rates affects public policy. How accurate is it?

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

International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation

Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping

Ghost gear — lost or abandoned fishing gear — is a major problem in our oceans, but renewed efforts are underway to clean it up

From rain to snow, from high temperatures to low, 50 questions to test your weather wits

Ten festivals down the road from Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage sites

Robin Esrock gives his list of favourite spring activities

Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers made major contributions to our understanding of Canada’s history and geography

Plus: Bacterial “first responders,” modelling cod and more marmots

Colouring Canada features 26 greyscale photographs shot by Canadian Geographic's Photographer-in-Residence 

As part of our re:Location project, we saw hundreds of entries to our photo competition. Here are the top three.

Give these species another few decades and they could be comeback stories. That’s not to say they won’t quickly go the other way if human vigilance and crucial research lapses or natural events interfere.