NATURE
Obama versus climate change
Sep 26, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Since it was announced in August, President Obama’s Clean Power Plan has proved divisive
Lost coast
Sep 21, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
The North Slopes of Alaska, the United States’ most northernmost coastline, is eroding at some of the fastest rates in the country
Home to roost
Sep 19, 2015
Written by
Katie Stacey
Peregrine falcons are finding a new lease of life amid Chicago’s urban high-rises
They are the walrus(es)
Sep 17, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
An estimated 35,000 walruses have ‘hauled-out’ of the sea to Point Lay, Alaska coinciding with the decline in summer sea ice. Geographical takes a look at what this relatively new behaviour means for walrus populations in Alaska
Sparking interest
Sep 12, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Lake Maracaibo in northeast Venezuela experiences the most lightning in the world. Almost every night, the clouds crackle with 100,000 to 400,000 volts of energy, lighting up the sky for miles
All-female park ranger team honoured
Sep 09, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
An all-female ranger group, the Black Mambas, are determined to eliminate the threat of poaching from the Balule Private Game Reserve in South Africa
Rolling in the Deep
Sep 09, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A newly discovered reef in southern Australia, said to rival the Great Barrier Reef, has been located after a robotic vehicle captured footage at previously unexplored depths
Plastic birds
Sep 08, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Plastic waste in the oceans has become such a problem, it’s now being predicted that within fifty years every seabird will have ingested the material
All about Etna
Sep 08, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Europe’s largest volcano smoulders on, but real-time monitoring might help predict the next lava flows
On the hunt
Sep 07, 2015
Written by
Keith Wilson
India’s wild tiger numbers are a mere fraction of what they should be. As a result, capturing one in your lens remains one of the great photographic thrills
China’s emissions turn
Aug 19, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
China has long been cast as one of the world’s biggest climate villains. But new evidence suggests this reputation may soon be a thing of the past
Big game
Aug 14, 2015
Written by
Geographical
Illegal hunting may have gotten headlines recently with the death of Cecil the lion, but as Geographical’s exclusive investigation shows, the real problem with wildlife poaching is taking place at an institutional level
California lacking a whole year of rain
Aug 12, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
The full scale of the state’s ongoing drought crisis is being described as ‘completely without precedent’
Glaciers melting worldwide
Aug 12, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Glaciated regions are all responding separately to climate change, however, glaciologists confirm that melts are happening on a global scale and at a faster rate than ever before
Damsels and dragons
Aug 10, 2015
Written by
Keith Wilson
Summer is the peak time of year for photographing insects, when city parks, rural fields and woodlands are buzzing with activity
Shelling out on the Arctic
Aug 07, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
With protests on the outside and job cuts on the inside, Shell's activities are anything but quiet. Geographical takes a look at why the energy company is so determined to drill in the Arctic
Lion's bane
Aug 03, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Despite protection from hunting, the annual survival rate for mountain lions in South California is dangerously low. A 13-year study details how they are mainly killed by their greatest threat, human activity
Winning the Rat Race
Aug 01, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Following a landmark eradication project, South Georgia is on the brink of a major conservation success story – being able to declare itself rat-free
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