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The Geographical Podcast – Caging a Star: Inside ITER, the world’s biggest nuclear fusion experiment
The April edition of The Geographical Podcast has arrived. This month, we…
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The fossil hunters of the jurassic coastThe dramatic scenery of the Jurassic Coast and the fossils hidden within its rocks make it one-of-a-kind for citizen scientists and collectors alike -
Discovering Britain: Coventry, city of cultureFor this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Rory Walsh is sent to Coventry -
Earth Photo competition 2021: Two weeks left to enterPrestigious photography competition returns for a fourth year -
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Meet Denis Hayes, the founder of Earth DayFounded in the USA by Denis Hayes, Earth Day became a global initiative in 1990 when it extended its activities to 141 countries. Today it’s claimed to reach an estimated one billion people across more than 190 countries. Nic Davies reflects on the movement, its founder and its meaning today.… -
Photographer Tom Goldner captures the aftermath of the Australian wildfiresTom Goldner's project Do Brumbies Dream in Red? is an intimate portrayal of the effect of environmental catastophe. He sought to question our relationship with nature through the symbolism of the Australian brumby – a feral horse with a controversial reputation among environmentalists -
A new world map projection minimises the inherent problems of flattening the globeA new, double-sided world map projection seeks to minimise the problems inherent in flattening the globe
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OPINIONS
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Overpopulation is not the problem it once was, says Marco MagriniThe end of overpopulation? With scientific evidence suggesting that fertility is being affected by pollution, Marco Magrini notes that overpopulation isn’t the problem it once was -
Agroecology is farming that works with nature, says Jyoti FernandesJyoti Fernandes is an agroecological farmer based in Dorset and coordinates the policy, lobbying and campaigning work of the Landworkers Alliance, a British small-farmers union -
Trusting the market to sort out decarbonisation is unlikely to work, says Marco MagriniMarco Magrini shares his views on the government's new White Paper on Energy -
Climatewatch: Joe Biden’s entry into the White House provides hopeJoe Biden’s entry into the White House is good news for the Earth’s biosphere says Marco Magrini
PEOPLE
I’m a Geographer
Peter Fretwell is a senior geographic information scientist at the British Antarctic…
Explorers
Applying Western geographical concepts to distant lands isn’t always a straightforward pursuit,…
PARTNER CONTENT – SIGMA
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A vanishing idyllFew sights encapsulate the essence of summer better than a hay meadow in full bloom, and the season is when many wild flowers are at their peak and perfect for capturing with your camera -
Rock art recording in southern ArmeniaRecording ancient rock art 3,300m above sea levels with the SIGMA dp0 Quattro. Professor Dominic Powlesland, Director of the The Landscape Research Centre, describes these amazing finds -
Bringing the Mary Rose back to lifeHow the SIGMA dp2 Quattro camera is adding an extra dimension to our understanding of life on the Mary Rose during the 16th century -
The Wider ViewWide-angle photography is perhaps the best way to recreate the natural human eye’s field-of-vision. But you’ll need specialist equipment and expertise to really do the images justice
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Discovering Britain
For this month’s Discovering Britain Rory Walsh hears how student politics shaped…
