Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees

How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them

Once a traditional way of life across Canada, trapping survives and even thrives in communities throughout the North, including Colville Lake, N.W.T.

Twelve Indigenous people honoured for their extraordinary work across Canada

In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights

Has there ever been a national symbol more loathed or misunderstood? Has there ever been a more important time for the beaver to flourish?

Our feathered friends are increasingly calling our urban centres home. Why crows in particular are nesting among us.

Ask Jennifer Ackerman whether being called a birdbrain is an insult or a compliment, and she’ll tell you that there’s no question it’s the latter

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.

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

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

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

Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, on the idea of a Inuit-Crown relationship, Canada’s Inuit homelands and the role of Inuit in the world

Yukon students from Khàtìnas.àxh Community School win an all-expenses-paid trip to Manitoba

A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole 

Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists

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 

An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush

The items given to Syrian refugees — warm clothing, DVDs, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms — represent more than just practical considerations; they're the building blocks of a shared Canadian identity

From Letterkenny to Schitt’s Creek, Canada’s geography has become the laughing stock of television — and that shouldn’t come as a surprise

David Grémillet explores the remarkable life and work of fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly

Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper

Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city

One of Canada’s leading chefs and Indigenous food experts on why making traditional Métis foods, including the harvesting of local ingredients, helps contribute to the preservation of the Michif language and identity

Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers boldly went where few have dared

Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping

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

*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of maps and art that help us understand her people’s story.

Indigenous and Inuit communities are expressing concern as the threat of COVID-19 comes nearer to their communities

The history behind the Dundas name change and how Canadians are reckoning with place name changes across the country — from streets to provinces

A look at the winners of the 25th annual awards

An exclusive Q&A with British explorer, comedian and actor Michael Palin

Free lesson plans on Franklin expedition now available in Inuktitut.

#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.

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Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada

Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain