
Environment
Hopes for the first field school on Arctic snow
Researchers, students and hunters are coming together in Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay) to learn from each other about snow in the High Arctic.
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Environment
Researchers, students and hunters are coming together in Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay) to learn from each other about snow in the High Arctic.
People & Culture
The new RCGS program supports emerging environmental storytellers
Travel
If you’ve got a dinosaur-obsessed child — or a keen interest in paleontology yourself — add these fascinating museums and experiences to your travel bucket list
People & Culture
Research scientist Wayne Pollard shares insights on his work that earned him the 2019 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
Environment
A recent European study found microplastics in the stools of healthy individuals, suggesting that plastics have spread throughout the food chain
Science & Tech
University of British Columbia PhD student Alex Wilson is studying the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt for clues to past climatic shifts
Environment
A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems
Environment
New Canadian research suggests marine ecosystems are quite literally in hot water as the global climate warms
Environment
Arctic permafrost is thawing. What does that mean for the North — and the rest of us?
Wildlife
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren’t more people concerned?
Science & Tech
The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
Environment
The discovery of microplastics in ice cores from Lancaster Sound highlights plastic pollution’s disturbing reach
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
Science & Tech
Dr. Molly Shoichet discusses her new role and how she plans to restore the public’s trust in government science
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Travel
In 1976, my husband’s grandparents solved one of the world’s great natural mysteries: the monarch butterfly migration. Four decades later, we retraced their journey.
Wildlife
Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
Wildlife
Researchers say cavities in fossilized bear teeth suggest that even early in their evolution, bears geared up for winter by eating sugary berries
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
Exploration
Seven years after it was first explored, the B.C. cave known as Raspberry Rising is still giving up its secrets, from breathtaking mineral deposits to promising antibacterial microbes
People & Culture
The Canadian woman who was first in the world to study giraffes in the wild — and is still considered one of the planet’s foremost experts on the species — is only now getting her due
History
L’histoire méconnue de la grippe espagnole de 1918 et notre état de préparation à la prochaine grande pandémie
People & Culture
A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
History
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we're preparing for the next great pandemic
New research offers insight into the skin care routine of bowhead whales
02Canada Science and Technology Museum reopens after extensive renovations
03Canadian neuroscientist to embark on Antarctic leadership expedition
04Canadian researchers discover surprising connection between calcium and cholesterol
Environment
It started as an in-joke among aurora enthusiasts, but the discovery of "Steve" is making waves in the atmospheric science community
Environment
In the United States, the Trump administration has signaled its intention to ignore the scientific consensus on climate change, sparking a new protest movement
Environment
Two-billion-year-old water held deep in Earth's crust could hold clues to life on other planets
Exploration
In 1992, a team backed by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society became the first to accurately measure the height of Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak
Environment
The Ontario Science Centre's Wild Weather exhibit tackles Canadians' favourite watercooler subject
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The 99-million-year-old specimens were discovered for sale in an amber market in Myanmar
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