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Video of the Week: Rare night-sky phenomena caught on camera 23 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
Photographer Maciej Winiarczyk recently became the envy of sky-gazers across the globe when he captured two rare night-sky phenomena in a single time-lapse video.
Search for Franklin Expedition wrecks continues 23 Aug 2013 | 12:07 am
As the search for the Franklin Expedition's lost ships continues, Royal Canadian Geographical Society CEO John Geiger joined Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Parks Canada's Ryan Harris onboard the Si...
Help us choose the October Canadian Geographic cover! 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Help us choose the next Canadian Geographic cover!
A different sort of history: Painting Alberta's First Nations 21 Aug 2013 | 03:05 am
The last thing I wanted to do after a day digging at the Bodo Archaeological Centre and Dig Site in east-central Alberta was read a book. Scraping and sifting through dirt that just might contain a pi...
Ultra-marathoner runs across Gobi Desert 20 Aug 2013 | 07:31 am
Ultra-marathoner Ray Zahab had already run across the Sahara Desert and Death Valley National Park when he decided to take on yet another challenge: to run across the Gobi Desert.
Video of the Week: Water bomber puts out truck fire 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
When a fire erupted after a collision on the remote Trans-Labrador Highway late July, authorities called in a water bomber to help. Shawn Noseworthy captured this remarkable video of the aircraft swo...
Geographers create action plan for geographic education in Canada 16 Aug 2013 | 01:24 am
Despite Canada's silver win at the National Geographic World Championship in July, geographic educators say many Canadian students are lost on a map. Geographers from the private sector, academia and...
Q&A: Nature photographer Mark Moffett on the hidden lives of ants 15 Aug 2013 | 01:07 am
He's been called the Indiana Jones of Entomology. His passion? The insect that makes up an estimated 15 to 25 per cent of all terrestrial animal biomass: ants. Award-winning photographer Mark Moffett...
Top live wildlife webcams 14 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am
Catching a sighting of rare wildlife is often a matter of being in the right place at the right time. But in the age of digital devices, there's a way to slip inside animals' habitats without leaving ...
Perseid meteor shower lights up the sky 13 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
The best show in the sky is taking place right now. The Perseid meteor shower has sky-gazers grabbing coffee and heading out of the city for late night viewing of meteors and fireballs tonight. This ...
