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

Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation

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

The planet is in the midst of drastic biodiversity loss that some experts think may be the next great species die-off. How did we get here and what can be done about it?

The animated short film called Last Fish, First Boat recounts the 1992 cod moratorium

The discovery of the 150-year-old Ts’msyen and Coast Salish garden sites — and their still-booming biodiversity — could provide fresh inspiration for both land management and food security solutions

For the first time ever, a Canadian zoo has successfully produced a calf from an embryo sent from another province. Here's what that could mean for species conservation. 

Bridging the gap between conservation and culture

The uncertainty and change that's currently disrupting the region dominated the annual meeting's agenda

Currently only at 4.4 per cent, the province still needs to acquire another 2.6 per cent of land to protect by the end of 2020

Recent challenges to evidence-based policy in Canada and the United States highlight a need for more transparency and advocacy for government scientists, study authors say

The James Bay Lowlands in northern Ontario contain one of the largest potential mineral reserves in Canada. Now, the region’s economy and environment stand on the brink of massive transformation.

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

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

The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond

Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news

One year post-legalization, a look at Canada’s changing relationship with pot

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.

A century ago, the medical school building at the University of Toronto was the site of a momentous scientific breakthrough

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

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

This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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From finding missing people to delivering medical supplies, here’s what’s happening in the skies

Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news

“We just knew no fish would get by. Not without our help.” Behind the scenes of the epic campaign to save a Fraser River salmon run.

15-year-old Zev Heuer spent more than two months paddling from his home in Canmore, Alberta, to his summer job in Missinipe, Saskatchewan

Parks Canada wants the public to nominate Canadian places worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status. Here are the six sites still on the waiting list.

Whether diving in Antarctic waters, making scientific breakthroughs or summiting Everest, these remarkable women are making their mark on Canada and the world.