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Cory Trépanier doesn’t just paint the Arctic; he makes it come alive
Travel
Seeing the Arctic in a whole new light with a new experience from Churchill Wild
Travel
The Calgary-based landscape photographer shares memorable moments in the field and his advice for aspiring photographers
Travel
Seals and narwhal and polar bears, oh my
Travel
What it’s like to come face-to-face with the apex predator of the Arctic on a safari with Churchill Wild
Travel
Everything you need to know about driving the Northwest Territories’ new Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway
Exploration
A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole
Travel
The long-awaited permanent highway between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. opens next month. How will it impact the communities?
Travel
See photos that will inspire you to put Baffin Island on your list of summer getaways, and read a review of the camera equipment (provided by Vistek and Nikon Canada) used to capture them
Exploration
Sunniva Sorby spent two winters living in total isolation on the Norwegian Arctic island of Svalbard to raise awareness of the massive impact climate change is having on our polar regions
Exploration
Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic
Exploration
From phytoplankton to drones, citizen science in the remote Svalbard wilderness is contributing to research around the world
Exploration
From sea ice to ocean currents, Svalbard has a unique yet fragile environment that may look very different as climate change shifts weather patterns
Exploration
Drones are providing new ways of tracking wildlife and mapping changes in the Arctic
Wildlife
What Wildlife Conservation Society Canada scientists discovered after examining a colony of thick-billed murres in Cape Parry, N.W.T.
Exploration
A behind-the-scenes look at the adventures and discoveries of the passionate explorers funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Environment
Warming trends continue due to human-caused climate change
People & Culture
Inuvialuit fishers are adapting to rising numbers of Pacific salmon in the western Canadian Arctic, but fears remain about impacts on native species
Environment
A multi-year diving expedition led by the Canadian Museum of Nature aims to learn more about the diversity and distribution of seaweed in the Arctic
Exploration
How the Polarstern icebreaker accomplished the largest polar expedition in history — and what scientists learned
Exploration
The Arctic researcher has a long association with the Society
Exploration
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
Exploration
The wreck of the Nova Zembla — the first High Arctic whaling ship to be discovered — sheds light on a little-understood chapter of Canada’s past
People & Culture
Science & Tech
Environment
Science & Tech
People & Culture
Environment
Exploration
An account of Enduring Ice, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2017 Expedition of the Year
History
The re-release of Owen Beattie and John Geiger's Frozen in Time introduces a new generation to a captivating — and still unsolved — mystery
Places
Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg shares images of the Arctic from her time aboard the Canada C3 Expedition
Places
The Embassy of Norway has gifted Canada with the first English translation of Roald Amundsen’s Northwest Passage diaries, reaffirming a shared polar past and future
People & Culture
The Canada C3 expedition aims to connect Canadians through arts, science, culture and education during a five-month journey around the country
Places
Carved deep into the permafrost, the 19-room underground freezer preserves food and tradition in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Places
In the stillness of an Arctic midwinter night, an old church bell rang out, and I stopped breathing for a few seconds
Places
360-degree views of the Itijjagiaq Trail, a traditional route across southern Baffin Island that is now part of The Great Trail's national trail network
Places
It's now possible to virtually visit the northern tip of Canada
Places
Blood on ice in the Arctic is not a sign of death, but an affirmation of life itself
Environment
A study of more than 1,700 glaciers on northern Ellesmere Island found six per cent of ice coverage disappeared between 1999 and 2015
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
Environment
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
Environment
I set out to create a historical documentation of the Arctic in musical form. In the process, I found myself developing a spiritual connection with the environment.
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Wildlife
Snowy owls have evolved to survive the harsh environment of the Arctic tundra, but can they survive its warming?
Wildlife
Plus: wolverine genome is sequenced for first time, Arctic fish species is found to produce antifreeze, dinosaur fossil discovered showing some skin and a pesky Canadian insect is feeling the heat
Environment
Inuit food security and self-governance in a rapidly warming Arctic are at the centre of a new policy paper issued by the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Wildlife
Plus, more news from the North: new polar bear population brings hope, Nunavik sentinel discovers new butterfly species, N.W.T. gets a new National Wildlife Area and Canada’s Arctic provides a blueprint for life on Mars.
Environment
The vice-president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council on why to protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world
Environment
Because temperatures in the Arctic are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, we must look to the experiences of Inuit as a harbinger of what is to come — and seek their guidance on how to live sustainably
Exploration
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
Science & Tech
Duncan will meet with climate change researchers and community leaders in Resolute, Nunavut
Science & Tech
A northern research expedition has been postponed until July due to unusually hazardous ice conditions
People & Culture
The renowned Arctic landscape painter and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society lost his battle with cancer on Nov. 5, 2021
People & Culture
Canadian painter and filmmaker Cory Trépanier explores the sublime and rapidly changing Canadian Arctic
People & Culture
Ottawa-area marathoner Steven Jackson is one of only 39 people to ever finish the 6633 Arctic Ultra
People & Culture
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada's newest territory, Nunavut
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
Kids
As one of Canada's most recognizable animals, the polar bear is the largest bear in the world and the top predator in the Arctic.
Kids
Highly adapted to living in the cold, the Arctic hare has shortened ears and limbs and almost a quarter of its body is made up of fat. …
Science & Tech
Des experts inuits et des scientifiques d’Environnement Canada collaborent pour gérer une explosion démographique de l’oie des neiges
Wildlife
The March/April issue of Canadian Geographic magazine is themed around the North — who lives there, how it's changing, and why it matters. Here, learn more about…
Wildlife
The latest population statistics reflect the expensive, dangerous and complex nature of polar bear research — but innovative new techniques may offer a solution
Wildlife
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.
Wildlife
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.
Wildlife
Nicklen marries art, science and conservation in new book Born To Ice
Travel
Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space
People & Culture
How Donald Trump, Russian icebreakers and a warming climate might affect the top of the world
Wildlife
Using cameras baited with squid, researchers were able to gather information about these ancient Arctic fish without taking any out of the water
Exploration
"Arctic on the Edge" expedition will see the RCGS' Explorer-in-Residence document the life cycle of Arctic ice and gather Inuit testimony on climate change
People & Culture
Dean Hadley was the youngest member of the crew that first navigated the Northwest Passage west to east in 1940. He passed away last Friday at the age of 98.
People & Culture
Fly away home, Father Goose
History
A century ago, a strange drama played out on Wrangel Island in the Russian Arctic. The hero of this tale? A 23-year-old Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack
People & Culture
“His life’s work held true:” Leona Aglukkaq, former Minister of Environment and Parks Canada, on the admired Inuit oral historian
Science & Tech
How the Joint Arctic Weather Stations program did more than just fill in a blank on the nation’s weather map
People & Culture
Award-winning documentary will have its Canadian TV premiere on CBC this weekend
People & Culture
Ottawa's Canadian Museum of Nature unveils its newest gallery, devoted to Canada's Far North
Environment
Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years