Discovery (627 results)

Islands off of Vancouver Island with the most diverse seabird colony on the West Coast may soon become a marine national wildlife area

Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Sarah Hewitt

Tags: British Columbia, Birds, Vancouver Island, Pacific Ocean, Cassin’s auklets, Seabirds

Article ID#: 3495

CG caught up with Canada’s favourite storm chaser on his way to Tornado Alley

Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Heather Yundt

Tags: Extreme weather, Weather, Tornado, George Kourounis, Hurricane Katrina

Article ID#: 3496

Highlights from the illustrious career of the original Canadarm

Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Nick Walker

Tags: Outer space, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Canadarm

Article ID#: 3497

Canoeing an ancient trading route

Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Conor Mihell

Tags: Ontario, First nations, Watershed, Mining, Development, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Fawn River, Severn River, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, CPAWS Wildlands League

Article ID#: 3498

Beauty and community in the “kingdom” of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Roland Michel Tremblay

Tags: Quebec, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

Article ID#: 3499

A century after the start of the thrilling expedition that strengthened claims to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, the first Canadian Arctic Expedition remains a largely unknown part of the country’s history

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Anne Watson

Tags: Arctic, Cartography, Expeditions, History, Artifacts, Karluk, Canadian Arctic Expedition, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Rudolph M. Anderson, Arctic sovereignty

Article ID#: 3429

Some scientists believe geo-engineering could be the answer to climate change. Here are six ideas.

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Michelle LePage

Tags: Science, Climate change, Geo-engineering, Ocean fertilization

Article ID#: 3430

Warmer winter temperatures are a game-changer for outdoor hockey.

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Mark Dance

Tags: Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, Climate change, Sports, Hockey, Ice skating

Article ID#: 3431

Cougars have recolonized the Cypress Hills area in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Source: Canadian Geographic, December 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Jeremy Derksen

Article ID#: 3408

On the coast of British Columbia, the Steller’s sea lion has benefitted from a more nutritious diet than its Alaskan counterpart, whose numbers are falling.

Source: Canadian Geographic, December 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Ryan Stuart

Article ID#: 3411

Cut off from federal funding, field stations look for new ways to stay afloat

Source: Canadian Geographic, October 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Samia Madwar

Tags: Alberta, Ontario, Yukon, Environment, Ecology, Research station, Edmonton, Alberta, Algonquin Provincial Park, Whitehorse, Yukon, Kluane Lake Research Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Peterborough, Ontario, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology

Article ID#: 3372

Even Vancouver can’t wrap its head around Douglas Coupland’s latest concept

Source: Canadian Geographic, October 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Kenza Moller

Tags: British Columbia, Technology, Urban development, Urban planning, Vancouver, British Columbia, Sustainable energy, Telecommunications

Article ID#: 3373

The story of the Canadian explorer who discovered Scott’s frozen remains in Antarctica

Source: Canadian Geographic, October 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Joseph Frey

Tags: Ontario, Expeditions, Toronto, Ontario, Antarctic, Robert Service, Antarctica, Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen, South Pole

Article ID#: 3374

Once a notorious sulphur emitter, Sudbury is becoming a world leader in ecological restoration research

Source: Canadian Geographic, October 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Cynthia Reynolds

Tags: Ontario, Research, Ecology, Mining, Sudbury, Ontario, Ring of Fire

Article ID#: 3375

Wind power is fueling the push to green diamond mines in the Northwest Territories

Source: Canadian Geographic, October 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Laurie Sarkadi

Tags: Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Energy, Mining, Renewable energy, Diamonds, Wind energy, Sustainable energy, Yellowknives Dene First Nation

Article ID#: 3376