CULTURES
CONIFA: the World Cup for unrecognised nations
Jun 06, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
As the world prepares for the next FIFA tournament in Russia, the top football teams from the world’s unrecognised nations square off in London
China: land of milk and money
Mar 27, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Growing demands for dairy products from an increasingly wealthy China are set to have a dramatic impact on the country’s carbon emissions
Antwerp’s humble diamantaires
Mar 22, 2018
Written by
Estelle Hakner
Diamonds are perhaps the least modest of all jewels. But, in Antwerp, they have attracted a community known for its humility
Art on the border
Feb 21, 2018
Written by
Lottie Watters
Influencing international peace through street art
Cave secrets
Jan 12, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Instead of gradually leaving Africa in a single wave, new fossil discoveries are showing that early humans left the continent in multiple waves, across many tens of thousands of years
Finding a future: the fate of St Helena
Dec 27, 2017
Written by
Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell
A British Overseas Territory, the home-in-exile of General Napoleon Bonaparte, and the site of a £285million airport to which the airlines won’t fly. Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell visits a remote outpost on the cusp of dramatic change
Bones of contention: the truth about Easter Island
Dec 16, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Contrary to pervasive myth, Easter Islanders were resourceful and sensitive to the limits of their environment
Revitalising endangered languages
Jul 21, 2017
Written by
Alice Sloman
Of the approximately 7,000 languages thought to be alive, the eight most spoken are accounted for by 40 per cent of the world’s population
Capitalising for linguistic peace
Jul 19, 2017
Written by
Alice Sloman
After years of debate, the German alphabet has got a new letter, but not everybody is happy about it
Culture Shock: The war over heritage
Jun 10, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The conflict in Syria has focused attention on the ‘war crime’ of inflicting damage to significant cultural property
Tongue tied: the fight to keep Gaelic alive
Apr 27, 2017
Written by
Mark Rowe
For many living in the Outer Hebrides, the Gaelic language is a cornerstone of their narrative culture. But like many minority tongues, it’s in danger of dying out as generations modernise. Mark Rowe investigates those pushing to keep the ancient…
Mongolia: wrestling with modernity
Dec 30, 2016
Written by
Peter Geoghegan
A few years ago Ulaanbaatar was a sleepy backwater – not anymore. Multinational corporations now sponsor star wrestlers, while amateurs often combine day jobs in the mines with training and competition. Mongolia’s national sport is changing the country’s image
Bama: the road to longevity
Dec 27, 2016
Written by
Thomas Bird
In an increasingly health-conscious China, tourists are flocking to a small village in the south fabled for aged residents and life-giving natural properties
Bull fights: cultural clash in Catalonia
Nov 28, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
A Spanish cultural divide has been ripped open by the overturning of Catalonia’s bullfighting ban
Melting the Ice Curtain: islands on the Russia/US border
Oct 15, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Two islands, divided by an international border and separated by geopolitics, are on the verge of being reunited. But will fractured US-Russian relations stand in the way?
Tribal meet: Visually documenting the World Indigenous Games
Aug 04, 2016
Written by
Paul Presley
The Rio Olympic carnival kicks into action this week, but last year Brazil saw competitors gathering for a very different festival of sport
Forever young: Why old age is no barrier for the Master Athletes
Aug 03, 2016
Written by
Paul Presley
While all eyes are on the world’s best athletes in Rio this summer, Geographical looks at the equally competitive, if slightly older, veterans still competing well into their old age
Seoul 1988: Real life in the land of miracles
Aug 02, 2016
Written by
Simon Winchester
Korea, insular and little-known to the Western world, was once dubbed the Hermit Kingdom. Today, given South Korea’s remarkable economic growth, it has earned another name – the land of miracles. Simon Winchester trekked the country hosting the Olympic Games
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