
Exploration
What’s all the fuss about water on the Moon?
Western University professor takes a look at recent discoveries and their importance
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Exploration
Western University professor takes a look at recent discoveries and their importance
Science & Tech
There is only one total lunar eclipse to be seen in 2019, and it's set to colour the moon red tonight
Exploration
CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen says space exploration represents a major economic opportunity for Canada
Science & Tech
Future missions to the moon will focus heavily on geology. Fortunately, Canada offers astronauts the perfect place to hone their skills.
People & Culture
Celebrated Indigenous artist Alex Janvier's new work is a circular mural inspired by the traditional lunar calendar. Here's how it came to be.
People & Culture
A Spokane, Wash. man’s joke plan to send wildfire smoke back to B.C. got serious uptake
People & Culture
People & Culture
La nouvelle œuvre du célèbre artiste autochtone Alex Janvier est une peinture murale circulaire inspirée par le calendrier lunaire traditionnel. En voici l’histoire.
People & Culture
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2019 College of Fellows Annual Dinner was also a celebration of the organization’s achievements over the past nine decades — and of the best in geography and exploration
Science & Tech
The federal government has announced a $2 billion investment in Canada’s space program, including a role in NASA’s Lunar Gateway project
History
Wildlife
A new study finds even in the dead of winter, zooplankton flee the light of the moon.
Science & Tech
The unmanned vehicle will collect imagery and data of the surface the moon
Exploration
Legendary Canadian underwater explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis reflects on his friendship with astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
People & Culture
Dean Hadley was the youngest member of the crew that first navigated the Northwest Passage west to east in 1940. He passed away last Friday at the age of 98.
Environment
Curators and research scientists at the museum’s Natural Heritage Campus in Gatineau, Que. share their favourite specimens ahead of annual open house
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.
Wildlife
Salmon runs are failing and grizzlies seem to be on the move in the islands between mainland B.C. and northern Vancouver Island. What’s going on in the Broughton Archipelago?
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
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Science & Tech
A new study suggests Mars’ moons are actually chunks of the red planet itself, and not captured asteroids as previously believed
Science & Tech
The mining industry is actively looking towards new frontiers in mining
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Our understanding of the effects of impact events is continually evolving
Exploration
With interviews from Chris Hadfield, Marc Garneau, Roberta Bondar, and more, Canadarm and Collaboration is the tale of Canada’s involvement in international space exploration from the 1960s to the present day
Exploration
This motor-free ocean race — with vessels ranging from paddleboards to pedal-assist sailboats — is less about how fast you can go and more about whether you get there at all
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
The first Canadian woman and first neurologist to go to space reflects on her exciting career and why she’s focused on planet Earth.
Travel
Once a notorious sulphur emitter, Sudbury is becoming a world leader in ecological restoration research
People & Culture
As NASA and the world’s space agencies prepare to return to the moon, geologist Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinsky helps train potential lunar explorers in remote northern Labrador on what they could find there
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
*Do your own research
People & Culture
This photog lives in southern Ontario, but still gets amazing photos of the northern lights. Here’s how.
People & Culture
People & Culture
Ce projet multiplateforme et ambitieux, lancé par les peuples autochtones, sera un outil d’éducation et de réconciliation.
People & Culture
Ambitious multi-platform, Indigenous-led project will be a tool for education and reconciliation
People & Culture
The former commander of the International Space Station loves the unstructured simplicity of life on Stag Island, Ont.
People & Culture
The rock legend, space scientist and author honoured for outstanding contributions to cultural and physical geography
People & Culture
Harvesting the talent in Toronto, Halifax, Montréal and Vancouver
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
People & Culture
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
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Conditions in isolated saline lakes beneath the Devon Ice Cap could be similar to those on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, thought to be capable of supporting life
Science & Tech
A new way of mapping impact craters could even change how astronauts prepare for the moon and Mars
Science & Tech
To see galaxies far, far away, the most advanced telescope ever built will use Canadian instruments
Travel
Learn more about the Bay of Fundy's famous tides
Travel
Kids
Science & Tech
A sound artist listens for quiet in Grasslands National Park
Exploration
Authors Mark Steward and Alan Greenwood on the great men and women whose daring exploits inspire us to explore
Environment
In his new book, Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada, Roy MacGregor examines the historical legacy and future of Canada's greatest rivers
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Wildlife
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Travel
Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain
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Environment
Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
Travel
Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag
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
Environment
Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
Environment
Wrapping paper, packaging, plastic plates and cutlery — it all adds up. Here are some easy ways to avoid a nightmare around Christmas.
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
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
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Science & Tech
Wildlife
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?