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Arctic nations are squaring up to exploit the region’s rich natural resources

Arctic nations are squaring up to exploit the region’s rich natural resources

Discovering Dunbar: following the footsteps of naturalist John Muir

Discovering Dunbar: following the footsteps of naturalist John Muir

Is Mogadishu, once the world’s most dangerous city, on the road to recovery?

Is Mogadishu, once the world’s most dangerous city, on the road to recovery?

Keystone species: rewilding by numbers

Keystone species: rewilding by numbers

The future is fungi

The future is fungi

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Cryopreservation and nature’s SAFE
Wildlife

Cryopreservation and nature’s SAFE

Cryopreservation could offer a future for the world’s most endangered species In a laboratory in Shropshire, hundreds of little vials hold the promise of life. This is Nature’s SAFE, where scientists are storing the cells of endangered species in the hope of safeguarding their future. Carefully frozen in cryoprotectants (like antifreeze), these cells will be […]
ByBryony CottamAug 8, 2022
Plight of the Scottish salmon
Wildlife

Plight of the Scottish salmon

With Scotland’s salmon under threat, environmental groups are planting trees along riverbanks to help save them The Atlantic salmon of Scotland are hardy and determined animals. Each spring and summer, they return from the North Atlantic Ocean to breed in Scotland’s shallow rivers, leaping up waterfalls and over weirs, propelling themselves upstream in a Herculean […]
ByGeographical StaffAug 6, 2022
Anthropocene timeline: the human footprint
Climate Change

Anthropocene timeline: the human footprint

In 2016, the Anthropocene Working Group  (AWG) voted in favour of recognising a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. Whether its decision will be ratified by the International Union of Geological Sciences remains to be seen, but what is certain is that our species has left numerous marks on the Earth’s systems, environment, processes and biodiversity. […]
ByGeographical StaffJul 26, 2022
The weird creatures inhabiting the lava tubes of Hawaii
Science & Environment

The weird creatures inhabiting the lava tubes of Hawaii

Unearthing the endemic Hawaiian species that have adapted to life below ground inside lava tubes Beneath the surface of Hawaii lies a subterranean world inhabited by pale, eyeless creatures. The volcanoes that created the island chain also built labyrinthine systems of lava tunnels that extend for kilometres underground. The upper reaches shelter bats and invasive […]
ByBryony CottamJul 22, 2022
The rising levels of internally displaced people
Culture

The rising levels of internally displaced people

The combination of conflict and natural disasters has resulted in unprecedented levels of internally displaced people In May, the United Nations Refugee Agency announced a sombre milestone, reporting that the number of people forced to flee their homes passed 100 million in the last year – the highest number of displaced people recorded since the […]
ByBryony CottamJul 20, 2022
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Climate Change

Anthropocene timeline: the human footprint

Anthropocene timeline: the human footprint

Investigating climate change’s impact on the oceans

Investigating climate change’s impact on the oceans

What cities can do to combat rising heatwaves

What cities can do to combat rising heatwaves

Data from the world’s highest weather station

Data from the world’s highest weather station

Cutting methane emissions

Cutting methane emissions

Science & Environment

Geo explainer: What causes heatwaves?

Geo explainer: What causes heatwaves?

The future of desalination

The future of desalination

Storm chasing across America

Storm chasing across America

How the UK could heat homes from old coal mines

How the UK could heat homes from old coal mines

Geo explainer: Cleaning up Mount Everest

Geo explainer: Cleaning up Mount Everest

Book reviews

I Don’t Want To Talk About Home: A migrants search for belonging, by Suad Aldarra
Forget Me Not: Finding the forgotten species of climate change Britain, by Sophie Pavelle
Rooted: Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution, by Sarah Langford
Exiles: Three Island Journeys, by William Atkins
Nine Quarters of Jerusalem: A new biography of the Old City, by Matthew Teller
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction and the Beginning of our World, by Riley Black
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, by Ed Yong
Birds, Beasts and Bedlam: Turning My Farm into an Ark for Lost Species, by Derek Chow
Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes, by David J Gibson
Rituals: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living, by Dimitris Xygalatas
Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan, by Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Spring Tides: ExploringMarine Life on the Isle of Man, by Fiona Gell

Geo explainers

Geo explainer: What causes heatwaves?
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: What causes heatwaves?

What exactly is a heatwave, when and why do they happen, and how is climate change having an impact on them?
Geo explainer: Cleaning up Mount Everest
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Cleaning up Mount Everest

The world’s highest mountain is covered in rubbish, but plans for Mount Everest clean up operations are underway
Geo explainer: The threats to coral reefs
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: The threats to coral reefs

Coral reefs are important for the huge humber of species they harbour, but they are increasingly under threat
Geo explainer: Exploring the Mariana Trench
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Exploring the Mariana Trench

The Mariana Trench is the deepest-known and explored point in the ocean, with many secrets yet to be revealed
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
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Editor’s Pick

Indonesia: living next to a volcano
Culture

Indonesia: living next to a volcano

In Indonesia, more than five million people live close to active volcanos. Photographer Putu Sayoga documents their lives
Podcast: Rewilding lost ecosystems
Podcasts

Podcast: Rewilding lost ecosystems

Rewilding has the power to safeguard species and restore lost ecosystems, but getting it right isn’t always a walk in the park
Sweden and Finland to join NATO
Geopolitics

Sweden and Finland to join NATO

Tim Marshall looks at Sweden and Finland joining NATO and what it means for Europe’s strategic geopolitics
Sexuality and the city: the changing geography of LGBTQ spaces
Culture

Sexuality and the city: the changing geography of LGBTQ spaces

In cities around the world, the geography of homosexuality is shifting. Queer people are finding new ways to gather
Rewilding Rwanda’s Akagera National Park
Wildlife

Rewilding Rwanda’s Akagera National Park

Rwanda’s Akagera National Park was on the verge of being lost. But work is underway to bring the park’s ecosystems back to life.

Culture

Discovering Dunbar: following the footsteps of naturalist John Muir

Discovering Dunbar: following the footsteps of naturalist John Muir

Is Mogadishu, once the world’s most dangerous city, on the road to recovery?

Is Mogadishu, once the world’s most dangerous city, on the road to recovery?

The best volcano documentaries

The best volcano documentaries

The cashmere crisis of the Changthang Plateau

The cashmere crisis of the Changthang Plateau

The resolute widows of Punjab farmers driven to suicide by relentless debt

The resolute widows of Punjab farmers driven to suicide by relentless debt

Wildlife

Keystone species: rewilding by numbers

Keystone species: rewilding by numbers

The future is fungi

The future is fungi

Cryopreservation and nature’s SAFE

Cryopreservation and nature’s SAFE

Plight of the Scottish salmon

Plight of the Scottish salmon

The rightful return of beavers to Britain

The rightful return of beavers to Britain

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