The song of a male red-winged blackbird takes on a visible form as it stakes out its territory on a cold spring morning. (Photo: Stanley Bysshe) Our planet has a soundtrack. There are the birds, of ...

Niigaan Sinclair, author and associate professor in the University of Manitoba's department of native studies, on why the gray jay is important to the Anishinaabe people. Gwiingwiishi has lived with ...

*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of ...

In this exclusive excerpt from Kenn Harper’s new book, the Arctic historian explores tales of Inuit and Christian beliefs and how these came to coexist — and sometimes clash — in the 19th and 20th ...

Maps have long played a critical role in video games, whether as the main user interface, a reference guide, or both. As games become more sophisticated, so too does the cartography that underpins ...

Dendrobaena octaedra is a the most common non-native earthworm species we are finding in Canada’s boreal forest. (Photo: Stephen Paterson) Earthworms have long been recognized as some of the most ...

When it comes to home insulation, R-value is a crucial factor to consider. Although I knew it was a quantifiable way to measure insulation, I don’t know if I could ever explain what it was. R-value ...

Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in central Saskatchewan. (Photo: Shannon Bileski/Can Geo Photo Club) 1. As far as countries go, Canada is pretty much the coolest — literally. It vies with ...

The South Saskatchewan River is under unprecedented pressure. Now, a major irrigation project is set to expand. The South Saskatchewan River is beautiful. That’s the first thing you need to know about ...

Nickel Tailings #31 (detail) forms part of Edward Burtynsky’s Mines and Tailings, a series devoted to exploring the environmental aftermath of metal mining and ...

The name reckoning is upon us. Problematic names in all parts of society are being questioned. And, as it turns out, the wildlife world is not immune to questionable nomenclature. Before diving into ...

The daughter of a hereditary Mohawk chief and an English immigrant, Johnson used her hard-won celebrity to challenge Indigenous stereotypes Pauline Johnson was Canada’s first performance artist. In ...