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.

The ultimate goal of vaquero horsemanship is to produce a “finished” horse: an exceptionally responsive animal that is a true partner to its rider

The neighbourhood at the southern tip of the island is more than just Wall Street and skyscrapers

Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us

Wrapping paper, packaging, plastic plates and cutlery — it all adds up. Here are some easy ways to avoid a nightmare around Christmas. 

Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?

Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario

Celebrating the art of cartography, a lively national bird debate and the launch of an exciting educational contest

As trees were cleared for farmland beginning in the 1830s, nitrogen levels in the lake began to rise

Chris Herd is the only Canadian on the Mars rover sample return team

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

Researchers from the international PoLAR-FIT team are revealing a four-million-year-old forest beautifully preserved in permafrost and peat on Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island

From a solo ski and mountain-climbing expedition to the South Pole to a project that mapped portions of Devon Island’s coasts for the first time, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in late 2018

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

Burgess Shale is famous for the exquisite and uncommon detail in its fossilized soft-bodied organisms. Here's the science behind the phenomenon.

The mining industry is actively looking towards new frontiers in mining

The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth's geology and ecosystems

Hitting the backcountry slopes in Newfoundland

The unmanned vehicle will collect imagery and data of the surface the moon

Learn the meaning of pahoehoe

Caving: The ultimate underground sport

This week, the International Union of Geological Sciences will consider a proposal to add a new epoch to the geologic time scale — one that reflects the impact of human activity on Earth's natural systems

Catherine Hansen talks about meeting CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen and their life together

Leslie Anthony shares the best of the big hills

A century after the start of the thrilling expedition that strengthened claims to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, the first Canadian Arctic Expedition remains a largely unknown part of the country’s history

Jill Heinerth, diver extraordinaire, talks about the glory of Canada's underwater geography

We caught up with Margaret Atwood at The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2015 College of Fellows Annual Dinner to talk about Canada’s geography, climate change and how to get away with murder in the Arctic.

How a giant hole will help Ontario’s shift away from fossil fuels

Henrietta Wilson wasn’t the first to write a love letter to Canada’s mountains, and I doubt she’ll be the last.

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