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Canadian molecular biologist honoured at 2019 Rolex Awards for Enterprise
25-year-old entrepreneur Miranda Wang recognized for her work on developing a system to recycle previously unrecyclable plastic
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25-year-old entrepreneur Miranda Wang recognized for her work on developing a system to recycle previously unrecyclable plastic
Exploration
Meet Neha Acharya-Patel, the first Canadian recipient of the prestigious Rolex scholarship from the Our World Underwater Scholarship Society
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
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2019 North American Rolex scholar Neha Acharya-Patel shares insights from her work (and that of other Canadians) in assisting the Florida-based Coral Restoration Foundation to rebuild beleaguered reefs
People & Culture
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
Environment
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
Exploration
The geologist spoke to Can Geo about exploring the secrets of the Arctic, one cave at a time
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New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Environment
UBC prof Amanda Vincent won the $250,000 Indianapolis Prize for her work on ocean conservation
Environment
Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
Environment
Wrapping paper, packaging, plastic plates and cutlery — it all adds up. Here are some easy ways to avoid a nightmare around Christmas.
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
Environment
Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Wildlife
By protecting local waterways, the arapaima’s population has already seen a 30-fold increase in the last 10 years
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No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
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Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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After more than a million years on Earth, the caribou is under threat of global extinction. The precipitous decline of the once mighty herds is a tragedy that is hard to watch — and even harder to reverse.
People & Culture
Once a traditional way of life across Canada, trapping survives and even thrives in communities throughout the North, including Colville Lake, N.W.T.
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Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
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How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
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Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
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Exploration
She's also combining her knowledge and skills to uncover the secrets of climate change
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Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
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Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
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