Exploration
Meet Caroline Côté, the fastest woman to reach the South Pole
Breaking stereotypes, pushing boundaries and logging an extraordinary achievement
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: Baby bobcat rescued in Nova Scotia cold, wet, but alive
Plus: Mapping North America’s sea ducks, collecting Yukon’s mosquitos, celebrating Newfoundland’s pine marten success and a rebound for Antarctica’s fin whales
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Exploration
Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance found in remarkable condition below Antarctic ice
On the 100th anniversary of Shackleton’s funeral, the Endurance22 Expedition has located the iconic ship
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Travel
A voyage into Antarctica
A voyage to Antarctica reveals a continent’s-worth of wildlife and ice at the end of the Earth
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Environment
“There’s no coming back from this:” Why the global ocean crisis threatens us all
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
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Science & Tech
How the Homeward Bound expedition program is empowering women in science
As a biologist and photographer, I had long hoped to visit Antarctica — but this journey was much more than a travel dream fulfilled
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Exploration
Canadian neuroscientist to embark on Antarctic leadership expedition
Dr. Catherine Sorbara is the sole Canadian participating in Homeward Bound 2018, an annual three-week-long expedition in Antarctica aimed at bolstering women leaders in STEMM
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Environment
A huge hole in Antarctica’s sea ice could offer insight into climate change
Researchers say the naturally occurring ice-free area, called a polynya, is a rare opportunity to study heat transfer between the ocean and atmopshere in the southern polar region
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Environment
One trillion tonne iceberg the size of P.E.I splits from Antarctica
The iceberg is one of the largest on record, measuring 5,800 square kilometres with a volume twice that of Lake Erie
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History
The Wright stuff
The story of the Canadian explorer who discovered Scott’s frozen remains in Antarctica
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