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OUT NOW – November 2026 Geographical Magazine
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- Sheep or mining? Why Greenland’s farmers fear losing their livelihoods to a proposed rare-earth mine
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QUIZ: Capital Cities – Hard
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The battle to save Greenland’s sheep farms from a multibillion-dollar mine
In southern Greenland, a bucolic farming landscape sits at the centre of a battle over rare-earth minerals – and an US$11.6billion mining company compensation claim
Robert Macfarlane on nature writing, rivers and room for hope
From mountains and ancient paths to threatened rivers and disappearing species, Robert Macfarlane tells Jonathan Lorie why our relationship with the natural world still leaves us with room for hope
Who runs Britain? Inside the outsourcing of the British state
Across the UK, public services are increasingly delivered by private companies working behind the scenes. Critics say outsourcing has not only produced failures and scandals, but changed the relationship between citizen and state
Inside Myanmar’s civil war and its deadly landmine crisis
Few journalists have reached Myanmar's Karenni State since the 2021 coup. Sean Sutton reports on the communities determined to return home
The Crystal Palace dinosaurs, London’s Victorian vision of prehistoric Britain
Rory Walsh explores South London’s Victorian vision of prehistoric Britain
Discovering Britain: Glastonbury Tor
Rory Walsh explores the Early Jurassic geology, the 'fata morgana' mist illusion and the legends beneath Glastonbury Tor
Discovering Britain: Llandudno’s grand designs
Rory Walsh pays homage to ‘the Queen of Welsh resorts’ on a walk through Llandudno’s Victorian past
Discovering Britain: the Three Bridges of West London
Rory Walsh visits the curious last legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
The Canadian province with an empire state of mind
Across the border from New York, Quebec has forged a national identity and global city of its own
Tim Marshall on how Yemen’s ancient religious divisions fuel a modern war
Religion, geography and regional rivalries have shaped the Houthis’ rise. Understanding that combination helps explain why a struggle for power in Yemen has consequences far beyond its borders
What does it take for an election result to be believed?
Israel's vote on 27 October is unlikely to be decided by fraud at the ballot box, but four years of pressure on the institutions that oversee it have made a credible result harder to secure
AI or climate change – which poses the greater threat to humanity?
Climate change and artificial intelligence pose very different threats, but uncertainty about the scale of catastrophe is no excuse for abandoning precaution
QUIZ: Capital Cities – Hard
Think you know your world capitals? Put your geography knowledge to the ultimate test with our challenging Hard Capital Cities Quiz!
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