Author: Smithsonian Channel

Can we co-exist with urban birds?

A third of the food we eat is pollinated by bees. We need them to survive

Coexisting with wildlife in our cities

Beer is to Canada as wine is to France. How Labatt and its allies brewed up a nation of beer drinkers

Canada’s largest mental health facility is undergoing a multimillion-dollar facelift that reflects a greater cultural shift, the mainstreaming of mental illness

The (un)natural history of Kraft Dinner—a dish that has shaped not only what we eat, but also who we are

Pushing the limits of brain science could bring Canadian marathoners Olympic glory

Shortly before he died, the literary critic Northrop Frye foresaw an insidious cultural phenomenon: Canada’s “condominium mentality”

A misunderstood moment, now 200 years old, defines us as Canadians. A citizens’ guide to the War of 1812