About Our Guest Prof. Samantha Lawler is an astronomer at the University of Regina who studies the Kuiper Belt — icy bodies beyond Neptune — to understand how the solar system formed. She lives on a farm outside Regina under dark Saskatchewan skies and has emerged as one of Canada’s leading voices on satellite light …
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Preserving Climate History with Alison Criscitiello Ice is one of the planet’s most faithful historians. Layer by layer, it records volcanic eruptions, atmospheric chemistry, temperature shifts, and traces of human activity stretching back tens of thousands of years. In this episode of Northern Latitudes, Bill Ault speaks with Alison Criscitiello, Director of the Canadian Ice Core …
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What the Fossils Know: Deep Time, Climate Change, and Reasons for Hope About This Episode Before towns, before borders, before names for the places we live — this planet was already changing. Warming, cooling, reshaping itself again and again. The rocks hold those stories. Fossils carry them quietly forward. In this episode, Bill speaks with …
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Host: Bill AultPodcast: Northern LatitudesLength: ~30 minutes Episode Description What happens when a life is defined by curiosity — and the willingness to just say yes? In this episode of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault sits down with one of Canada’s most beloved science voices to talk about his new memoir, Just Say Yes. It’s …
Episode: Sisters of the Jungle with Keriann McGoogan Host: Bill AultGuest: Keriann McGoogan, primatologist and authorBook: Sisters of the Jungle: The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild PrimatesPublisher: Douglas & McIntyreRuntime: ~30 minutes 🌿 Episode Summary In this special episode of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault sits down with Keriann McGoogan, primatologist and …
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You can access this and all previous episodes through our RSS feed here. In this episode of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault engages in a compelling conversation with Trina Moyles, an award-winning author, journalist, and creative producer whose work delves into rural communities and their connections to land, wildlife, food security, and climate change. Trina …
Today’s guest is Marcy Mahr, currently the Kootenay Conservation Program’s Kootenay Connect Manager. Marcy is a conservation ecologist with a lifelong passion to preserving and understanding the natural world. Her work spans several critical projects, but one that stands out is her involvement with the KCP. This innovative initiative is making waves in the realm …
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Episode Title: “The Arctic Sentinels: Polar Bears and Climate Change” with Andrew Derocher Show Notes: Listen Here In this eye-opening episode of Northern Latitudes, we delve into the icy realms of the Arctic with distinguished guest Professor Andrew Derocher, a leading authority on polar bear ecology from the University of Alberta. With decades of research …
Coexisting with grizzly bears into the future will be an increasing challenge and require a deep understanding of these large carnivores and what factors make their populations tick. Based on perhaps the longest uninterrupted wildlife research project done by one individual, this is the intertwined story of the science underlying our understanding of grizzly bears …
The spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) is a medium-sized owl that lives in the old-growth forests of western North America. Its range extends from British Columbia down to Mexico, but the species has been in decline for decades due to habitat loss, logging, and other human activities. Sarah Cox an award journalist and author based in …