Canada
A Thief Replaced This Iconic Churchill Portrait With a Fake. Two Years Later, the Original Has Been Recovered
Investigators discovered that the original print of "The Roaring Lion" had been sold to a buyer in Italy
Nine Mythical Places Archaeologists Think May Have Actually Existed
Historical evidence is helping to pinpoint the exact locations of fabled sites, from King Arthur’s castle to Solomon’s Temple
Watch Chatty Beluga Families Migrate With These Stunning Live Cams in Canada
Polar Bears International and Explore.org are once again capturing video footage and audio recordings of the social marine mammals as tens of thousands congregate in the Churchill River this summer
Alaska's Juneau Icefield Is Melting at an 'Incredibly Worrying' 50,000 Gallons per Second, Researchers Find
Between 2010 and 2020, the icefield lost 1.4 cubic miles of ice each year, according to a new study
Time Is Running Out for the Hudson Bay Polar Bears
The southern and western subpopulations are on track to disappear as sea ice becomes too thin amid rising global temperatures
Ernest Shackleton's Last Ship, Quest, Discovered Off the Coast of Canada
The famed explorer died of a heart attack aboard the ship near South Georgia Island in 1922, and it sank in the north Atlantic Ocean in 1962
Seven of the Worst Bridge Disasters in World History
The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is shocking—but not unprecedented
Why Aren't Dolphins in the Great Lakes? And More Questions From Our Readers
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts
What Happened to the Canary in the Coal Mine? The Story of How the Real-Life Animal Helper Became Just a Metaphor
The humble bird, which was employed until 1986, represents an important part of mining history
Inside the Biggest Art Fraud in History
A decades-long forgery scheme ensnared Canada’s most famous Indigenous artist, a rock musician turned sleuth and several top museums. Here's how investigators unraveled the incredible scam
Locals Work to Save Mysterious Canadian Shipwreck Before It Disappears Into the Ocean
The 100-foot-long wreck, which likely dates to the 19th century, washed up off the coast of Cape Ray in January
A Brief History of How Carnival Is Celebrated Around the World
Here’s how Venice, Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad and Tobago, New Orleans, and Quebec City mark the pre-Lenten season
Rare Fossil Shows Trees Looked Very Different 350 Million Years Ago
The newly discovered specimen looks like something from the imagination of Dr. Seuss, and it sheds light on a little-understood era of prehistory
Meet Elma, a Woolly Mammoth Who Roamed Far and Wide More Than 14,000 Years Ago
By analyzing a fossilized tusk, scientists have pieced together the animal's movements
Construction Workers Discover Indigenous Burial Ground in Toronto
Researchers who investigated the site estimate that it's about 700 years old
Museum Realizes Ten J.E.H. MacDonald Sketches Are Fakes—and Puts Them on Display
A new exhibition showcases how the Vancouver Art Gallery investigated the artworks' authenticity
Giant Goldfish Are Bad News for the Great Lakes
Researchers are tracking invasive goldfish—which, often, were once kept as pets—in Lake Ontario to determine how best to manage them
DNA Pulled From Paw Prints May Help Researchers Study Elusive Polar Bears
As rising temperatures threaten the Arctic mammals, scientists are turning to new, non-invasive methods to study them
Why Wildfires Are Burning Hotter and Longer
As conflagrations become more difficult to contain, a citizen movement to try to manage them through “prescribed burns” is growing
Engineers Create 'Air Conditioning' for Salmon With Chilled Patches of River Water
Wild Atlantic salmon can struggle with heat as they swim upstream to spawn—but artificial "thermal refuges" may help them cool off
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