Photographer Greg Harvey on what it's like to capture a young polar bear's first forays into the world

Canadian Geographic's newest Photographer-in-Residence gives us a glimpse at her process

How archeologists are using 3D laser scanners to digitally preserve historic sites

Meet the newest polar bear cubs at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, and watch an adult polar bear swim underwater

The polar bear jail in Churchill, Man. is seeing more inmates than usual

From phytoplankton to drones, citizen science in the remote Svalbard wilderness is contributing to research around the world

Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic

Celebrating a springtime ritual of polar bear cubs emerging from the dens of Manitoba's famed Wapusk National Park

As polar bears spend more time on land as a result of melting ice, they will have to shift their diets in order to survive

The Canadian High Arctic Research Station is set to open in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, later this year. How will it affect our understanding and appreciation of the North and the rapid change occurring there? 

What does it take to operate high-tech scientific facilities — including live-study growing chambers and necropsy, genomics and imaging labs — in Canada’s Arctic?

Did you know polar bears aren't actually white? Or that bears mark their territory by rubbing their backs on trees?

Loss of sea-ice habitat due to climate warming has been highlighted as the single most important threat to the long-term survival of polar bears

A warmer, wetter, and wilder climate is unbalancing the Arctic ecosystem

A polar expedition has never been this comfortable

From coal mining to scientific research, the remote archipelago of Svalbard has a rich and complex heritage

From bestselling author James Raffan comes an enlightening and original story about a polar bear’s precarious existence in the changing Arctic

Ken Hedges of the 1968-69 British Trans Arctic Expedition reflects on the perilous and ground-breaking journey

Gregus received the Rising Star Portfolio Award in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Canadian Geographic caught up with him for the story behind the photos.

Plus: Tree species at risk, inbreeding polar bears, and a 20,000-kilometre butterfly chase

From permafrost slumping to biodiversity inventories, here’s some of the most exciting research that PCSP supported in 2019

How a Université Laval scientist, DFO researchers and locals in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, are working together to keep these staple fish populations healthy 

Technology also will assist with management practices

Researchers are shedding new light on northern food webs and environments by connecting disciplines and local knowledge — even by using different ships

With Canada’s North effectively closed, how are researchers changing their plans?

Atmospheric readings in Canada’s High Arctic are helping scientists understand how southern wildfires are affecting air quality and climate

In the face of climate change, the government’s long-running Northern Scientific Training Program has never been more crucial

Tiny springtails in Antarctica are teaching scientists about monumental environmental change

Muskox populations in Canada's High Arctic have been struggling in recent years, and one University of Calgary researcher and her students are working out why

A new way of mapping impact craters could even change how astronauts prepare for the moon and Mars

How does life survive in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth and why does it matter? Warwick Vincent is finding answers on the bottoms of frozen lakes at the top of the world.

From sea ice to ocean currents, Svalbard has a unique yet fragile environment that may look very different as climate change shifts weather patterns

Innovative laboratories are adding new capabilities to climate research and communications in the western Arctic 

Canadian psychologist Peter Suedfeld is studying stress in the world's harshest environment

After years of planning, an innovative strategy to help a disappearing caribou population recover is nearly ready to roll out

An exclusive abridged excerpt from a new book by the famed explorer, actor and comedian

Two iconic brands known for exceptional photography join forces to inspire the next generation of photographers

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