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New technology means changes to liquids restrictions on flights
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Researchers and industry leaders now have quicker access to data showing the complexity of the world’s seabed. Part five of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: A six-part series.
Kids
Drones are providing new ways of tracking wildlife and mapping changes in the Arctic
Places
After 26 months of construction and $80 million in upgrades, the national science and innovation showcase in Ottawa promises to connect the past and the future
History
Remote sensing and remote controlled underwater vehicles have brought the search into the 21st century
History
This year's search is about much more than underwater archaeology. The Victoria Strait Expedition will contribute to northern science and communities.
History
Why this summer’s search for the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition will be the biggest and most advanced ever
History
While Africa is still only a day away from Montreal, airline technology and society have certainly changed in the 58 years since October 1957.
History
Wildlife
Silicon Valley software developers and B.C. conservation biologists create a facial recognition technology with photos of bears in B.C. and Alaska
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
And moreover, should it? Plus: Dinosaur fight club, birds about town, and tracking whale whoops
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Wildlife
DNA sequencing like that used to track COVID-19 helps scientists trace the origins of salmon pathogens in B.C.
Exploration
A conversation with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who is getting ready to travel to the International Space Station
Exploration
A team of climbers and scientists plan to summit the Yukon’s Mount Logan next spring in the name of climate change — and to re-evaluate its height with modern GPS technology
Exploration
She's also combining her knowledge and skills to uncover the secrets of climate change
Exploration
The Canadian Space Agency President looks at Canada’s role in space
Exploration
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
Kids
Mapping
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Environment
Ghost gear — lost or abandoned fishing gear — is a major problem in our oceans, but renewed efforts are underway to clean it up
Environment
Experts say global reforestation is one of our best defences against climate change, so a Toronto-based company is developing drones that can get the job done quickly
Environment
Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping
Environment
Already gaining steam before the pandemic, interest in urban farming — and hunger for hyper-local food — has soared. A look at three Canadian takes on the urban farming phenomenon
Mapping
New software allows anyone to easily create maps with open source GIS data
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
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Vaccines, treatments and virus mapping are all underway
Mapping
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
These dirigibles might be the solution to transportation challenges in the changing North
People & Culture
On the 175th anniversary of Canada’s first telegraph message, a pioneering telegrapher recalls her exciting career
People & Culture
“We cannot sit on the sidelines anymore,” says Tom Rand, author of The Case for Climate Capitalism
People & Culture
How the Wawared project is using technology to collect and share health data that will improve the lives of women and, perhaps eventually, everyone in the nation
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As climate change accelerates Arctic melt, the ice is offering up its secrets
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Set to launch later this year in Clyde River, Nunavut, digital atlases of Inuit place names, wildlife habitat, scientific studies and more are already benefiting communities in the Arctic
Science & Tech
In the Bay of Fundy, technicians are putting a groundbreaking new tidal technology through its paces
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Canada is taking to space in the fight against illegal fishing
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Researchers get creative in their quest to make the next big breakthrough in green energy
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How computers are replacing humans to forecast the weather
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Part three of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: A six-part series
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The unmanned vehicle will collect imagery and data of the surface the moon
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And it was inspired by a lizard
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What does it take to operate high-tech scientific facilities — including live-study growing chambers and necropsy, genomics and imaging labs — in Canada’s Arctic?
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A professor at Queen's University has developed new technology that transmits life-sized, 3D images of a person from one place to another
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The students’ device will compete at an international innovation competition June 18 to 20
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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
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Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
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Take a look under the hood of a prototype vehicle and learn how teams prepare for the Eco-marathon
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Canadian teams have historically performed well in the competition, which challenges students to create a vehicle that can travel far using little energy
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There was no sign of these birds of prey in the boreal Yukon by 2007, but a long-term study is now recording small returns
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Canadian psychologist Peter Suedfeld is studying stress in the world's harshest environment
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What if we told you the car of the future may have already been invented?
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How has Ontario's green energy shift affected the province? What have been the effects of oil prices' decline in Canada? Perrin Beatty weighs in.
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The latest update in diving suit technology
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Unmanned aerial vehicles are controversial; we explore their pros and cons
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Jenni Sidey and Joshua Kutryk, both from Alberta, were announced as Canada's 13th and 14th astronauts on Canada Day
Science & Tech
Wind power is fueling the push to green diamond mines in the Northwest Territories
History
This summer’s Victoria Strait Expedition will bring cutting edge technology and unprecedented resources to the search for the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition
Mapping
German satellites TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X spent five years orbiting Earth in close formation to create 3D global map of unprecedented accuracy
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Environment
Explore the prehistoric ocean, with David Attenborough as your guide
Kids
From phytoplankton to drones, citizen science in the remote Svalbard wilderness is contributing to research around the world
Kids
Canadian Geographic Education’s series of giant floor maps gives students a colossal dose of cartography and is a powerful teaching tool
Environment
The uncertainty and change that's currently disrupting the region dominated the annual meeting's agenda
Wildlife
One thing researchers weren't expecting to find: yellow perch cannabalism
Wildlife
A Vancouver-based company is studying the morpho butterfly to create an image impossible to counterfeit
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Environment
How “Photography 3.0” is helping us understand the world through a new lens
Environment
Custom-made nanoscale systems can use precision chemistry to achieve high-efficiency delivery of fertilizers or pesticides
People & Culture
The text-messaging technology that’s helping quash misinformation and save lives in Kenya
People & Culture
The latest app from FirstVoices allows users to type, text and post to social media in more than 100 indigenous languages
Environment
People & Culture
On April 12, Franklin enthusiasts had a rare opportunity to come together in the same room as The Royal Canadian Geographical Society presented their 2016 Can Geo Talks
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The origin and evolution of Can Geo Education
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The Canadian High Arctic Research Station will play a central role in the future of science in Canada’s north
People & Culture
Environment
A new book aims to solve nature-deficit disorder and reconnect kids with the natural world