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Earthquakes of the delta: river avulsions

Earthquakes of the delta: river avulsions

Rewilding Rwanda’s Akagera National Park

Rewilding Rwanda’s Akagera National Park

The return of bats in Britain

The return of bats in Britain

Podcast: The challenges faced by small-scale fishers

Podcast: The challenges faced by small-scale fishers

Taking the heat: Can Qatar survive climate change?

Taking the heat: Can Qatar survive climate change?

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The return of bats in Britain
Wildlife

The return of bats in Britain

Research suggests bats in Britain are increasing in population Britain’s bats are edging towards recovery, according to the recently published annual report from the Bat Conservation Trust’s National Bat Monitoring Programme. The latest results from the long-term survey – which is undertaken every year by thousands of volunteers – shows that at least three of […]
ByGeographical StaffJun 29, 2022
Fossil-fuel companies knew about climate change as consumption soared
Climate Change

Fossil-fuel companies knew about climate change as consumption soared

Big oil companies have long known about climate change, but they still take no notice, says Marco Magrini Barely noticeable in 2005; major economic consequences in 2038; global catastrophic effects in 2067.’ These were the words written by scientist John Laurmann for a presentation to a secretive committee in 1980. The committee didn’t belong to […]
ByMarco MagriniJun 24, 2022
Jennifer Uchendu on founding Eco-Anxiety Africa
Climate Change

Jennifer Uchendu on founding Eco-Anxiety Africa

Eco-anxiety is on the rise among young people and children worldwide, particularly in countries that are on the frontlines of climate change Eco-anxiety is affecting more children than ever before, according to Caroline Hickman, psychotherapist and lecturer at Bath University. In 2021, Hickman and a team of researchers surveyed 10,000 young people aged between 16 […]
ByGeographical StaffJun 21, 2022
Searching for evidence of the Anthropocene
Science & Environment

Searching for evidence of the Anthropocene

One of twelve new sites will be chosen to define a new geological age, the Anthropocene On a frigid Sunday in February, researchers from Brock University drilled into a small but deep, frozen lake in southern Ontario, Canada. They were looking far below the 40-centimetre-thick ice on the surface for clear evidence of a new […]
ByBryony CottamJun 21, 2022
Groundbreaking discovery suggests some earthquakes alter tectonic plates
Science & Environment

Groundbreaking discovery suggests some earthquakes alter tectonic plates

New research into earthquakes suggests that they are both affected by and affect tectonic plates At 3am on 17 August 1999, the earth beneath Izmit shook for 37 seconds. The largest earthquake in Turkey in the past 80 years, and one of the deadliest ever recorded, registered a magnitude of 7.6. It caused a motorway […]
ByBryony CottamJun 19, 2022
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Climate Change

Taking the heat: Can Qatar survive climate change?

Taking the heat: Can Qatar survive climate change?

Fossil-fuel companies knew about climate change as consumption soared

Fossil-fuel companies knew about climate change as consumption soared

Jennifer Uchendu on founding Eco-Anxiety Africa

Jennifer Uchendu on founding Eco-Anxiety Africa

UN move to end plastic pollution is welcome – now what about biodiversity and climate change?

UN move to end plastic pollution is welcome – now what about biodiversity and climate change?

The inventive intelligence of crows needed to survive a changing world

The inventive intelligence of crows needed to survive a changing world

Science & Environment

Earthquakes of the delta: river avulsions

Earthquakes of the delta: river avulsions

The 10 largest marine protected areas

The 10 largest marine protected areas

Searching for evidence of the Anthropocene

Searching for evidence of the Anthropocene

Groundbreaking discovery suggests some earthquakes alter tectonic plates

Groundbreaking discovery suggests some earthquakes alter tectonic plates

Water scarcity in Africa a ‘myth’

Water scarcity in Africa a ‘myth’

Book reviews

Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet, by George Monbiot
Widows of the Ice: The Women that Scott’s Antarctic Expedition, by Anne Fletcher
Landscapes of Silence: From Childhood to The Arctic, by Hugh Brody
Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas, by Harley Rustad
Inside Qatar: Hidden Stories from One of the Richest Nations, by John McManus
A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us About the Destiny of the Human Species, by Rob Dunn
Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa, by Dipo Faloyin
The Instant: Sunday Times Bestseller, by Amy Liptrot
Wild City: Encounters With Urban Wildlife, by Florence Wilkinson
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics, by Adam Rutherford
Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge, by Erica Gies
Ways of Being: Beyond Human Intelligence, by James Bridle

Geo explainers

The world’s fastest growing cities by population
Culture

The world’s fastest growing cities by population

By 2050, 68 per cent of the world population is projected to live in urban areas. Here are the world’s 10 fastest growing cities
The role of the monarchy: where do royals still rule?
Culture

The role of the monarchy: where do royals still rule?

The role of the British Monarchy is largely ceremonial but in many countries royals still wield significant power
Geo explainer: How carbon emissions impact climate
Climate Change

Geo explainer: How carbon emissions impact climate

Global warming: Why is the amount of C02 increasing in our atmosphere, how is it being produced and by which countries?
Geo explainer: Six key takeaways from the latest IPCC report
Climate Change

Geo explainer: Six key takeaways from the latest IPCC report

The release of the latest IPCC report suggests it’s ‘now or never’ if we want to tackle climate change
Geo explainer: Why are wildfires getting worse?
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Why are wildfires getting worse?

Record-breaking wildfires are increasingly common around the world, and there’s a reason why we can expect to see them getting worse.
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Editor’s Pick

How animal senses reveal different worlds
Book Reviews

How animal senses reveal different worlds

Book Review: Ed Yong’s An Immense World reveals the peculiar and different ways animals have of perceiving reality
A train ride through Kazakhstan
Culture

A train ride through Kazakhstan

Photographer Mario Heller took a 7,500-kilometre train journey around Kazahstn spending 225 hours over 17 days on its railways.
The 10 largest marine protected areas
Science & Environment

The 10 largest marine protected areas

There is a growing campaign for more than 30 per cent of our ocean to be safeguarded as Marine Protected Areas
The global effort to improve the world’s slums
Culture

The global effort to improve the world’s slums

One billion people around the world still live in sub-optimal housing, but attitudes towards upgrading slums are changing
Legendary tales of life expectancy in Azerbaijan
Culture

Legendary tales of life expectancy in Azerbaijan

The tiny town of Lerik in Azerbaijan is home to extremely long-live residents and some extraordinary claims
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Culture

Living in Everest’s shadow: the Sherpa people of Khumbu

Living in Everest’s shadow: the Sherpa people of Khumbu

A train ride through Kazakhstan

A train ride through Kazakhstan

Ten years on: London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Ten years on: London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

The global effort to improve the world’s slums

The global effort to improve the world’s slums

Dugout canoes in Estonia’s Soomaa National Park

Dugout canoes in Estonia’s Soomaa National Park

Wildlife

Rewilding Rwanda’s Akagera National Park

Rewilding Rwanda’s Akagera National Park

The return of bats in Britain

The return of bats in Britain

Douglas David Seifert on a lifetime of underwater photography

Douglas David Seifert on a lifetime of underwater photography

Fragile life: how birds go extinct

Fragile life: how birds go extinct

Conservation success for green turtles in Seychelles

Conservation success for green turtles in Seychelles

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