Katie Burton
UK unprepared to deal with electric vehicle battery waste mountain
Jan 21, 2020
Published in
Energy
New research reveals that the UK needs to act fast to better recycle lithium-ion batteries and extract the valuable metals within
Apocalypse Cow, Channel 4, review – George Monbiot presents a radical vision for the future of food
Jan 10, 2020
Published in
Films
Monbiot demonstrates the shocking facts and presents a vision for a new world, but can it ever be realised?
Will increasing passenger taxes really lower aviation’s carbon emissions?
Dec 19, 2019
Published in
Climate
Across the EU, emissions from aviation are increasing and passenger numbers are on the up. As Germany raises the taxes it imposes on passengers, Geographical asks whether these sums can really make a difference
Addressing the Unaddressed: giving hope and home to millions
Jan 20, 2020
Published in
Development
Most of us will have never considered the importance of having a home address, but for millions of people on the planet, lacking one can have serious consequences
The channel hopping marine viruses
Jan 15, 2020
Published in
Wildlife
As Arctic ice diminishes, new pathways are opening up, with potentially deadly consequences for marine mammals
Why Congo’s rainforest is undervalued
Jan 13, 2020
Published in
Forests
The world’s second largest tropical forest receives significantly less funding than its counterparts in other countries
Chris Tucker: chairman of the American Geographical Society
Jan 14, 2020
Published in
I’m a Geographer
Chris Tucker is chairman of the American Geographical Society, and serves on the boards of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and the Open Geospatial Consortium. His book, A Planet of 3 Billion, is out now
After the glaciers are gone
Dec 27, 2019
Published in
Energy
The melting of glaciers over the next 100 years will leave large amounts of empty space behind. One group of scientists has analysed ways these new landscapes could be used
Waste World - Picturing the pollution in our seas
Dec 14, 2019
Published in
Oceans
The January issue’s dramatic cover image was designed to highlight the overwhelming problem of garbage pollution in our planet’s seas. We caught up with Karl Taylor, the photographer behind this shot, to see how and why the image was created
Mysteries of the Nile: how to age an ancient river
Nov 26, 2019
Published in
Water
The Nile is home to mysteries both ancient and modern – these scientists may have got to the bottom of two long-debated questions
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