
Wildlife
Racing for Survival: Ontario’s blue racer
One man’s endeavour to save the province’s most endangered snake
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Wildlife
One man’s endeavour to save the province’s most endangered snake
Wildlife
Jill Heinerth explores what can we learn from the lifecycle of freshwater mussels
Environment
Collaborative research is uncovering the secrets of coastal seagrass beds to help keep them healthy
Science & Tech
The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
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Environment
A study of more than 1,700 glaciers on northern Ellesmere Island found six per cent of ice coverage disappeared between 1999 and 2015
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
Environment
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
Environment
I set out to create a historical documentation of the Arctic in musical form. In the process, I found myself developing a spiritual connection with the environment.
Science & Tech
Duncan will meet with climate change researchers and community leaders in Resolute, Nunavut
Science & Tech
As its one-year anniversary approaches, the cryobank at the Canadian Museum of Nature is ready to grow its collection of plant and animal tissues
Environment
A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems
Science & Tech
Dr. Molly Shoichet discusses her new role and how she plans to restore the public’s trust in government science
Wildlife
Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
Exploration
Dr. Catherine Sorbara is the sole Canadian participating in Homeward Bound 2018, an annual three-week-long expedition in Antarctica aimed at bolstering women leaders in STEMM
Wildlife
The prairie bird has come close to extinction in Canada, but a captive breeding and reintroduction program is helping to halt its decline
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
People & Culture
From putting the “Canada” back in an iconic species’ name to studying a massive iceberg-calving Antarctic iceshelf, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in 2018
Science & Tech
A new study suggests Mars’ moons are actually chunks of the red planet itself, and not captured asteroids as previously believed
Environment
Studies conducted at the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario have impacted environmental decision-making around the world
Environment
As time runs out for Canada to meet its 2020 conservation targets, a new study aims to help governments and the public identify priority areas for protection
Environment
Researchers say the naturally occurring ice-free area, called a polynya, is a rare opportunity to study heat transfer between the ocean and atmopshere in the southern polar region
Environment
Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires
Environment
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
Places
Lead archeologist Bill Perry discusses the latest findings and what they reveal about the region
Wildlife
Study finds birds near noisy sites are stressed out and struggling to adapt
Wildlife
Agricultural expansion, invasive species, climate change blamed for decline in bird species worldwide
People & Culture
The University of Toronto president is a world leader in urban theory and the geography of innovation, creativity and culture in city centres
Wildlife
The innovative structures are heralded for having opened migration corridors and saved countless animals from vehicle collisions
Science & Tech
A northern research expedition has been postponed until July due to unusually hazardous ice conditions
Environment
Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years
Environment
Curators and research scientists at the museum’s Natural Heritage Campus in Gatineau, Que. share their favourite specimens ahead of annual open house
Science & Tech
Dr. Mona Nemer, formerly of the University of Ottawa, steps into the highly-anticipated role
Science & Tech
How do you save an endangered species in the vastness of the open ocean? Listen for it.
Environment
New data could help coordinate conservation efforts across three countries