
Exploration
Subterranean trailblazers
Caving: The ultimate underground sport
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Exploration
2022 is the International Year of Caves and Karst. Here’s why you should care about the hidden worlds beneath our feet.
Exploration
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2018 Expedition of the Year returns to the Bisaro Anima Cave near Fernie, B.C.
Exploration
Seven years after it was first explored, the B.C. cave known as Raspberry Rising is still giving up its secrets, from breathtaking mineral deposits to promising antibacterial microbes
Exploration
Taking a cue from nearby Mount Bisaro, the cave and its passages pay tribute to Canada’s fallen soldiers
Environment
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
Environment
Jean-Michel Cousteau releases his new feature documentary about aquatic life, Wonders of the Sea 3D, in February
Environment
Jill Heinerth, diver extraordinaire, talks about the glory of Canada's underwater geography
Environment
The renowned underwater explorer talks about his experience navigating the depths of an angry Mother Ocean
Wildlife
Jill Heinerth explores what can we learn from the lifecycle of freshwater mussels
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
Fighting white nose syndrome in bats
Wildlife
Exploring our love-hate relationship with the wolf
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
People & Culture
Exploration
Expert cave diver and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth explains the risks and challenges of rescuing a boys’ soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand
Exploration
Cave in Wells Gray Provincial Park described as “about as big as they come in Canada”
Exploration
Go deep below the Columbia Icefield in Banff National Park to “the most inaccessible place in Canada” with the 2020 Castleguard Cave Expedition
Exploration
Resilience pays off during a challenging effort to explore new leads in Canada’s deepest cave
People & Culture
History
The challenges that lie ahead for divers exploring the Franklin shipwreck
History
History
History
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
Exploration
An explorer unravels the story of an early 20th century haunting in the isolated foothills of Labrador’s Mealy Mountains
People & Culture
From documenting rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia to sonar-scanning B.C. waters for steam-era shipwrecks, see what just a few of the RCGS’s more than 1,000 Fellows are working on in 2018
Exploration
From coast to coast to coast and into the ocean as well, eight grants expand our understanding of Canada
Exploration
Diver and photographer Jill Heinerth shares a glimpse into the summer phase of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Expedition of the Year
Exploration
Ottawa-born explorer and submarine builder Patrick Lahey is now the second Canadian to reach the deepest point on Earth
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Exploration
Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow Kelvin Murray recounts his role in the record-setting early 2021 expedition
Exploration
Meet Neha Acharya-Patel, the first Canadian recipient of the prestigious Rolex scholarship from the Our World Underwater Scholarship Society
Exploration
A son of the legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh, Jon made his mark in the “Golden Age of diving” through his role in the Man-in-Sea experiment
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Wildlife
From September to November, grizzly bears gather in the mountainous Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Traditional Territory to feast on salmon. As the temperature dips, their fur becomes coated in ice, creating an otherworldly look and spectacular photos.
Wildlife
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Wildlife
Wildlife
Plus: skydiving salamanders, Canada’s returning monarch, orca blubber insights, and the woodpecker-wasp conservation dream team.
Wildlife
The search for these iconic Canadian birds will take you to some of the most scenic locations the country has to offer
Wildlife
This deadly disease has killed more than 5.7 million bats, and it's spreading
Wildlife
The decrease in human activity could be the reason
Wildlife
Plus: protecting Canada’s caribou and the struggle of the black spruce
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
Exploration
Whether outrunning a tornado, dodging lava bombs or hunkering down in a hurricane, explorer George Kourounis is most comfortable living on the edge
Mapping
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic’s 2018 issues
Travel
On March 2, Blue Mountain’s NordicFest welcomes the return of the Yeti
People & Culture
In celebration of its 90th year, the RCGS handed out awards to a diverse and star-studded roster of honourees
Exploration
The Canadian astronaut shares insights into life in zero-gravity as he orbits the planet aboard the International Space Station
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping
People & Culture
Based on the film documentary of the same name, The Third Dive looks to expose the circumstances around Rob Stewart's untimely death.
People & Culture
Joe MacInnis just became the fourth person ever to receive the William Beebe Award for exceptional contributions to underwater exploration from the New York City-based Explorers Club
Exploration
"Bell Islanders are a picture of what it means to be Canadian," says the underwater diver and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence
People & Culture
Whether diving in Antarctic waters, making scientific breakthroughs or summiting Everest, these remarkable women are making their mark on Canada and the world.
Exploration
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers boldly went where few have dared
People & Culture
Cave diver Jill Heinerth is one of Canada’s greatest explorers and a world-leading technical diver. She's also the RCGS's very first Explorer-in-Residence.
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
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
Arctic researcher receives prestigious 2020 L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowship
Kids
On the final day of Canada's Coolest School Trip, the students went whitewater rafting, rode the Jasper SkyTram and soaked in the Miette Hot Springs
People & Culture
Uprooted repeatedly by development projects, the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree wandered boreal Quebec for 70 years before finding a permanent home. For some, the journey continues.
Kids
Canadian Geographic celebrates the exploration and conservation work of RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth in a new Google Earth Voyager story
Kids
Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth is in British Columbia this week visiting schools and talking about her experiences as a diver
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
People & Culture
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