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Digging deeper wells in Bangladesh reduces arsenic poisoning
Jan 16, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Once a constant threat across Bangladesh, arsenic poisoning has significantly reduced thanks to deeper wells
How a once-maligned shrub can help farmers in Senegal grow better crops
Jan 11, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Once dismissed as undesirable competitors, certain West African shrubs are now being recognised as significant crop enhancers
An international expedition to Antarctica’s icy frontier
Jan 07, 2019
Written by
Professor Julian Dowdeswell FRGS, Dr John Shears FRGS and George Horsington
In January 2019, a Dutch marine charity, the Flotilla Foundation, is due to send a major international expedition to Antarctica with the aim of exploring the remote, harsh and little studied Weddell Sea
George Boynton: the greatest explorer that never was
Dec 27, 2018
Written by
Charles Roberts
Charles Roberts reccounts the story of George Melville Boynton, perhaps the world's worst explorer
Breaking the silence: infertility and stigma in Senegal
Dec 26, 2018
Written by
Jane Labous
Infertility affects thousands of women across Senegal, yet the subject is deeply taboo. Jane Labous meets those fighting societal pressures in this West African country, where the infertile are said to be affected by les anges, and where a new…
The New Silk Road – An interactive look
Dec 19, 2018
Written by
Geographical
Still puzzled by China’s trillion dollar masterplan for the future of global trade? Kontinentalist brings you an interactive overview to help bring you up to speed
Along the New Silk Road – Yiwu: The World Market
Dec 17, 2018
Written by
Charles Stevens
In this final instalment of our monthly series of reports looking at the impact China’s BRI project is having on the local infrastructure situated along its route, explorer and China scholar Charles Stevens reaches Yiwu, the end of the line…
An all-female expedition to the North Pole
Dec 15, 2018
Written by
Felicity Aston
The Arabian Desert may not be everyone’s first choice when training for a ski expedition to the North Pole, but Felicity Aston explains why it was the perfect location for her international team of novices
The Stigma of Angels
Dec 14, 2018
Written by
Geographical
Film-maker Jane Labous documents the taboos faced by Senegalese women when it comes to infertility
Groundcherries might be on the menu as CRISPR allows scientists to modify crops
Nov 23, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Gene editing technology means scientists are close to changing small-scale crops into plants suitable for industrial production
Bamboo bicycling around New Zealand
Nov 22, 2018
Written by
Libby Bowles
Impassioned teacher and marine conservationist Libby Bowles looks back at her bamboo bicycle tour of New Zealand’s schools, where she built awareness about and inspired solutions to the ocean plastics crisis
Simon Reeve: BBC presenter and author
Nov 12, 2018
Simon Reeve is an author and TV presenter whose latest BBC show is The Mediterranean with Simon Reeve. His new book is Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys
Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco
Oct 26, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Morocco reintroduces compulsory military service, one of many countries debating the ‘merits’ of conscription
Along the New Silk Road – Khorgos: where East meets West
Oct 25, 2018
Written by
Charles Stevens
In this penultimate instalment of our monthly series of reports looking at the impact China’s BRI project is having on the local infrastructure situated along its route, explorer and China scholar Charles Stevens visits the Khorgos Gateway that bridges China…
Explore 2018 – the modern explorer
Oct 25, 2018
Written by
Katie Willis
With the RGS-IBG’s annual Explore weekend on the horizon, the Society’s vice president for expeditions and field research, Katie Willis, looks to international collaboration as the key to successful expeditions and field research for any 21st century venture
Southeast Asia swapping opium with coffee
Oct 16, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
The ‘golden triangle’ switches from growing opium crops to coffee
Fearghal O'Nuallain: geography teacher and explorer
Oct 14, 2018
Fearghal O’Nuallain is a geography teacher and explorer. His edited book, The Kindness of Strangers, is on sale now, with all proceeds going to Oxfam's work with refugees
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