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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
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
History
Looking back at Joseph Burr Tyrrell's contributions to Canada
Wildlife
Researchers used chemical tracers to map the movements of an ancient woolly mammoth
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
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.
Wildlife
No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
Places
A look at the fascinating sites Parks Canada has proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
Kids
Three finalists in this year’s Canadian Geographic Challenge enjoyed the trip of a lifetime as part of their prize, and we were there to capture the fun
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Environment
The start of the Meghalayan age 4,200 years ago brought about climatic shifts that toppled empires
Environment
Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper
Environment
Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Exploration
After inheriting her family's staggering fortune, Louise Arner Boyd organized, financed and directed seven expeditions to the Arctic — yet her contributions to polar science remain virtually unknown
Exploration
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens exploded in the largest volcanic disaster ever recorded in the United States. Forty years later, work continues to understand the eruption and its aftermath — with some surprising Canadian connections.
Exploration
CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen says space exploration represents a major economic opportunity for Canada
Exploration
Cave in Wells Gray Provincial Park described as “about as big as they come in Canada”
Exploration
In 1992, a team backed by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society became the first to accurately measure the height of Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak
People & Culture
In celebration of its 90th year, the RCGS handed out awards to a diverse and star-studded roster of honourees
People & Culture
People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
People & Culture
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Mapping
How George Dawson’s seminal work for the British North American Boundary Commission did far more than simply mark the 49th parallel
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
Mapping
Mapping
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.
People & Culture
The ultimate goal of vaquero horsemanship is to produce a “finished” horse: an exceptionally responsive animal that is a true partner to its rider
Travel
The neighbourhood at the southern tip of the island is more than just Wall Street and skyscrapers
Wildlife
Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Environment
Wrapping paper, packaging, plastic plates and cutlery — it all adds up. Here are some easy ways to avoid a nightmare around Christmas.
Wildlife
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
People & Culture
Celebrating the art of cartography, a lively national bird debate and the launch of an exciting educational contest
Environment
As trees were cleared for farmland beginning in the 1830s, nitrogen levels in the lake began to rise
Science & Tech
Chris Herd is the only Canadian on the Mars rover sample return team
Science & Tech
From coal mining to scientific research, the remote archipelago of Svalbard has a rich and complex heritage
Environment
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
People & Culture
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
Science & Tech
Innovative laboratories are adding new capabilities to climate research and communications in the western Arctic
Science & Tech
Burgess Shale is famous for the exquisite and uncommon detail in its fossilized soft-bodied organisms. Here's the science behind the phenomenon.
Science & Tech
The mining industry is actively looking towards new frontiers in mining
Environment
The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth's geology and ecosystems
Travel
Hitting the backcountry slopes in Newfoundland
Science & Tech
The unmanned vehicle will collect imagery and data of the surface the moon
Environment
Learn the meaning of pahoehoe
Exploration
Caving: The ultimate underground sport
Environment
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
Exploration
Catherine Hansen talks about meeting CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen and their life together
Environment
Travel
Leslie Anthony shares the best of the big hills
Exploration
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
Environment
Jill Heinerth, diver extraordinaire, talks about the glory of Canada's underwater geography
People & Culture
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.
Science & Tech
How a giant hole will help Ontario’s shift away from fossil fuels
People & Culture
Henrietta Wilson wasn’t the first to write a love letter to Canada’s mountains, and I doubt she’ll be the last.
People & Culture
People & Culture
Science & Tech
A new way of mapping impact craters could even change how astronauts prepare for the moon and Mars