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Paris climate pledges lack ambition
May 05, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
The commitments to cutting carbon dioxide emissions currently set out by the EU, the USA and China are still likely to result in significantly more carbon in the atmosphere than the limits needed to keep the world below the two-degree…
Man’s best friend
May 03, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
When it came to mastering their ancient hunting grounds, ‘modern’ humans had a technological advantage over their Neanderthal rivals – the dog
The pollinator protectors of Kenya
Apr 30, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Pollinating insects are facing a global crisis, attacked with pesticides by farmers around the world. But work being undertaken in Kenya is showing how farmers and insects could live together in harmony
NEPAL APPEAL: Donate to the DEC
Apr 29, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Support the people of Nepal with a donation to the DEC
Geo briefing: Nepal earthquake
Apr 28, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Over the weekend, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. But what are the factors which made the country, and the city of Kathmandu, so susceptible to such a disaster?
Nepal: a timeline of tragedy
Apr 28, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
A timeline of Nepal’s history with earthquakes
Gulf oil disaster: five years later
Apr 24, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Five years ago, between April and July 2010, over 4.9 million barrels worth of oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico. Geographical looks at how the local environment has attempted to recover from this incident
The tiger widows
Apr 23, 2015
Written by
Emma Wigley
The Sundarbans, which span India and Bangladesh, is a special place – a rich and diverse ecosystem, a vast carbon sink and the world’s largest mangrove forest. It’s also home to the Royal Bengal Tiger, notorious for attacking locals who,…
Data from the deep
Apr 18, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Data-gathering Royal Navy submarines are helping scientists discover how and why the Arctic Ocean is on the move
Central Asia’s energy potential
Apr 16, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Countries from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan, from Ukraine to Uzbekistan have the potential for rapid development, if they can adopt long-term energy policies
Into the dark side
Apr 11, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Every 30 million years or so, the Earth passes through the most crowded section of the galactic disc. Mass extinction events and radical changes to the Earth’s geology follow
Following the setting sun
Apr 10, 2015
Written by
Keith Wilson
Sunset has long been a favourite time of day for travellers and the breathtaking colours and light conditions make it a photograph many of us wish to take, wherever in the world we may be
Berries and the bear
Apr 08, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
As traditional food sources become inaccessible, polar bears are having to look elsewhere for new snacks
Predicting floods in the Pacific Northwest
Apr 08, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
The Pacific North West’s isolated, low-lying cities are at risk from stronger storm surges
What will be the fate of the Great Barrier Reef?
Apr 08, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Conservationists paint a bleak picture for the future of the world famous reef, but a new study suggests all is not lost
Mediterranean facing plastic crisis
Apr 07, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Human pressure is adding significant plastic pollution to the Mediterranean Sea, with total estimates ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 tons
BAS supports space tests
Mar 27, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
A new life science experiment to study how people adapt to life in remote and isolated locations in preparation for long space flight has been set up at the British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station
What the media misses
Mar 25, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
When the IPCC’s climate change findings are reported in the media, crucial points are often overlooked
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