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Using WhatsApp to monitor and predict deadly landslides in Colombian informal settlements
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The Social Saving NetworkUsing WhatsApp to monitor and predict deadly landslides in Colombian informal settlements -
The Sacred LakeDuring her time in Ghana, Sarah Begum experienced the lives of a community that surrounds one of the world’s few lakes situated in an ancient meteor impact crater -
High Steaks: Lone Star ticksThe Lone Star tick is spreading across North America, carrying a peculiar health threat with it: an allergy to red meat -
Special Report: Gili Trawangan earthquake in picturesEarlier this week, Indonesia was struck by a series of powerful earthquakes. Photographer and island resident, Alfie Minnaar files this special photographic report as the islanders of Gili Trawangan attempt to deal with the aftermath -
Cold Storage: cooling the internetEfforts to reduce the energy drain of the internet are pushing high-power using data centres into the sea, the Arctic, and beyond -
Talc Terror TrailAn investigation reveals how the illegal export of talc, used in numerous household products, is providing significant funds to insurgents in Afghanistan
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August 2018
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China's trillian dollar masterplan
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Paramotors over Petra
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Ailing empiresIs the world going through another transfer of power? Julian Sayarer asks where this moment in history might lead -
The case for ‘pop-up’ vaccine factoriesIt’s time to stop relying on traditional commercial methods when dealing with disease outbreaks, says Professor Harris Makatsoris -
Conserving honey bees does not help wildlifeLack of pollination of commercial crops is an issue of agricultural, not environmental importance -
Aid effectiveness in a changing worldWhere does aid go from here? Pablo Yanguas calls for donor countries to embrace the complex internationalism required for effective development
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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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RGS–IBG News
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) recognises the contributions individuals have made…
Discovering Britain
In this month’s Discovering Britain, Laura Cole visits Winchester’s chalk stream, a…
