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US Election: The mysterious blue curve
Nov 04, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
A quirk of geology has produced a strange pattern on the American voting map. What is this blue curve, and where does it come from?
US Election: Nixon’s victory by cartogram
Nov 03, 2016
Written by
Geographical Archive
The true proportions of Richard Nixon’s victory in the 1972 US presidential election can be shown by cartographic methods
Information is Beautiful: The infographic shortlist
Oct 31, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
From US debt to cosmic exploration, water use to missing migrants, these 15 infographics are in the running for the Information is Beautiful Awards 2016
Coast Lines
Oct 22, 2016
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Coasts are a more complex geographical entity than you might believe. Benjamin Hennig maps the world's coasts to learn more
Here come the drones
Oct 21, 2016
Written by
Steve Boreham, Adam Copeland and Chris Rolfe
The methods we use to teach physical geography and environmental science are rapidly changing. As a new generation of high-quality affordable drones creates a revolution in the way that schools collect, process and view landscape data, Dr Steve Boreham of…
Moving Mountains: can Norway give Finland a peak?
Oct 11, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Norway is looking to gift a mountain to Finland as a 100th birthday present. But is it legally feasible?
Plant Life: the state of the world’s plants
Sep 16, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
The world’s first comprehensive report on plant species finds over one fifth at risk of extinction
Cumbria claims Britain’s newest mountain as persistence pays off
Sep 14, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
As a Cumbrian hill in the Yorkshire Dales is offically declared a mountain by a mere six millimetres, Geographical talks to summit mapper Myrddyn Phillips about what defines a mountain
Marine destruction
Sep 10, 2016
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Out of sight, out of mind, the world's oceans are nevertheless full of pollution, which is devastating for marine ecosystems
The home front
Aug 19, 2016
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Home ownership in the UK has changed dramatically in recent years. Benjamin Hennig maps variations across the country
Jungfrau: the top of Europe
Aug 17, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Chris Fitch travels to the Jungfrau region of Alpine Switzerland, where anyone can get under the skin of a mountain – literally
Map Men: teaching geography through comedy
Aug 09, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman tap into a rich vein of geographical quirks to teach through comedy
Cartogram Special – The Olympic Games
Aug 05, 2016
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Which country has been the most successful in Olympic history? Benjamin Hennig charts the winners and participants of the Olympic Games
Atlanta 1996: After it’s all over
Aug 04, 2016
Written by
Trevor Lawson
This month, the Olympic Games opens in Atlanta, generating millions of dollars for the city. But when the athletes head home, will the gold rush end?
Barcelona 1992: Barcelona’s Olympic facelift
Aug 03, 2016
Written by
Ann Varley
Barcelona’s staging of the Olympic Games has provoked a rush of domestic and foreign investment into the city which, its authorities hope, will enable it to become a model European metropolis at the heart of the western Mediterranean economy
Los Angeles 1984: The Olympics under a cloud
Aug 01, 2016
Written by
Derek Elsom
Political boycotts have not been the only threat to the success of the Los Angeles Olympics. Derek Elsom looks at the possible effects of smog on the Games
Cooling Chicago
Jul 30, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Installing ‘green rooftops’ across Chicago – part of a comprehensive planning vision for the next few decades – could dramatically help the city’s attempts to prevent overheating
Darwin’s puddle
Jul 27, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Blue and yellow fish living in a small lake in Tanzania are helping scientists understand basic mechanics of evolution
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