
Exploration
Photos from beneath Bell Island, Newfoundland
Diver and photographer Jill Heinerth shares a glimpse into the summer phase of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Expedition of the Year
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Exploration
Diver and photographer Jill Heinerth shares a glimpse into the summer phase of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Expedition of the Year
Kids
Canadian Geographic celebrates the exploration and conservation work of RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth in a new Google Earth Voyager story
Exploration
This year the renowned cave diver became the first explorer to officially represent The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Here, in her own words, Heinerth talks adventure.
Travel
From marching for climate awareness in Washington, D.C to stomping through North Florida swampland, Heinerth tests these hiking boots as only an explorer can
Travel
The urban wilderness park’s wetland project sits atop a 10-hectare former waste disposal site in Lake Ontario and will be completed in 2019
Travel
A 19th-century landmark gets a luxurious, thoroughly modern facelift
Travel
Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
Travel
Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain
Science & Tech
Physical distancing requirements to slow the spread of COVID-19 will make it difficult for researchers to visit suspected tornado sites this year, so the team behind the Northern Tornadoes Project is calling on the public to help
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
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Environment
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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
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
Exploration
The RCGS Explorer-in-Residence returns to the Explore podcast to share an exciting project she’s been working on close to home
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
Exploration
Canada is rich in fresh water — but with great wealth comes great responsibility
Exploration
With her new book, Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver, due out next month, world-renowned cave diver and inaugural RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth reflects on what set her on her path
Exploration
In this excerpt from her new memoir, Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver, Jill Heinerth writes about learning to accept fear as a part of exploration
People & Culture
Expanded Explorer-in-Residence program to include storm chaser George Kourounis and solo explorer Adam Shoalts
People & Culture
Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner
People & Culture
The first North American to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean discusses her new passion for ice canoeing and why protecting Canada's waterways is important
People & Culture
Exploration, education, new Fellows and the launch of RCGS Resolute: here are some of the highlights from the 2017 RCGS Fellows Dinner and AGM
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From coast to coast to coast and into the ocean as well, eight grants expand our understanding of Canada
Wildlife
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Exploration
The renowned cave diver opens up about her love of exploration and the importance of protecting Earth’s water resources
Exploration
"Bell Islanders are a picture of what it means to be Canadian," says the underwater diver and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence
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Explorer-In-Residence Jill Heinerth's newest book encourages kids to reach for the stars
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
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers boldly went where few have dared
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
People & Culture
A new children’s book from Kids Can Press tells the story of Vancouver native Simon Jackson’s efforts to raise global awareness of the importance of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest
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
Travel
The new movement building flourishing tourism hubs across Canada – one sustainable example at a time
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Environment
Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
Science & Tech
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As the RCMP celebrates its 100th anniversary, ride along with the force’s little-known West Coast Marine Services division
People & Culture
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Jill Heinerth writes of the howling winds that are causing challenges to her Bell Island, Newfoundland diving expedition
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
Whether diving in Antarctic waters, making scientific breakthroughs or summiting Everest, these remarkable women are making their mark on Canada and the world.
People & Culture
Celebrating the art of cartography, a lively national bird debate and the launch of an exciting educational contest
People & Culture
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers made major contributions to our understanding of Canada’s history and geography
Exploration
On its 90th anniversary, Canadian Geographic presents the 90 most influential explorers in the nation’s recorded history
Kids
Google Earth Voyager story highlights place names and naming practices of Indigenous Peoples across Canada
People & Culture
Sharkwater Extinction, the final documentary from Canadian filmmaker and activist Rob Stewart, is now screening across Canada
People & Culture
RCGS Explorer in Residence and diver Jill Heinerth on the importance of conservation videography
People & Culture
Kids
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?
People & Culture
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Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
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
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#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
Environment
Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper
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History
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History
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A long-term study of white-throated sparrows in Canada found that the birds have mysteriously changed their tune