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Deforestation falls in Brazil while the world burns

Deforestation falls in Brazil while the world burns

The US’s ‘contradictory’ climate stance, explained

The US’s ‘contradictory’ climate stance, explained

Pentagon press rules: the US’s new media clampdown

Pentagon press rules: the US’s new media clampdown

Global wildfires in 2024 destroyed an area larger than India

Global wildfires in 2024 destroyed an area larger than India

Equipment Matters: ocean swimming

Equipment Matters: ocean swimming

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Better World 2025 Shortlist

Geographical Better World Video Awards Vote 2025

Geographical Better World Video Awards Vote 2025

Voting is open for the Geographical Better World Video Awards in association with Aggressor Adventures. Closes midnight, 31 January 2026
Better World Video Awards 2025: Echoes of Hope

Better World Video Awards 2025: Echoes of Hope

Discover more about Beyond Conflict’s work in supporting the mental health of children and young people experiencing war trauma across the world
Better World Video Awards 2025: Spirit of the Forest

Better World Video Awards 2025: Spirit of the Forest

Head to the Făgăraș Mountains in Romania and discover how the historic forests there are being protected for decades to come
Better World Video Awards 2025: Dogs on the Streets

Better World Video Awards 2025: Dogs on the Streets

Discover more about how Dogs on the Streets are providing care for street dogs across the UK Dog care has always been of huge importance to Dogs on the Streets…

Better World Video Awards 2025: Return

Better World Video Awards 2025: Return

Watch the inspiring journey of sea eagles in the UK. Discover how they returned from extinction thanks to conservation efforts.
Better World Video Awards 2025: A Better Place

Better World Video Awards 2025: A Better Place

In this short documentary, one simple question is asked: how can we make the world a better place?
Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

In this short film, learn more about the devastating impact of South Africa’s illegal succulent trade, and the work being done to combat it
Sacha Dench with swans

Better World Video Awards 2025: Flight of the Swans

Conservationist Sacha Dench embarked on an epic migration of 7,000 km from the Russian Arctic to the UK to save a swan
Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

Sharks are making a comeback, and we need to learn to live with them Living with Sharks in the Bahamas is a new mini-documentary from Shark Trust, which explores what…

Kewang member in the Haruku forest, Indonesia

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Kewang: Nature’s Ancient Guardians

The story of Haruku Island’s traditional nature protectors and their quest to protect fragile ecosystems Kewang: Nature’s Ancient Guardians is a compelling documentary set on Haruku Island in Indonesia’s Maluku…

Mexican Caribbean coastline with Better World Video Awards logo

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Mantas of the Mexican Caribbean

Exploring the lives of manta rays in the Caribbean and the people working to protect them ‘Mantas of the Mexican Caribbean’ is a short documentary highlighting over a decade of…

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QUIZ: Geography Trivia
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QUIZ: Geography Trivia

Test your knowledge with our challenging geography quiz and discover hidden islands and record-breaking rivers around the world.
QUIZ: Flags of the World – Europe
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QUIZ: Flags of the World – Europe

Test your knowledge with the Europe flags quiz and win a discount on Geographical subscriptions if you score over 75 percent.
QUIZ: Arctic or Antarctic?
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QUIZ: Arctic or Antarctic?

Challenge yourself with a polar quiz that tests your knowledge of the Arctic and Antarctic. Can you tell them apart?
QUIZ: Pangolins
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QUIZ: Pangolins

Discover the fascinating world of pangolins and learn why these endangered creatures need our urgent help for conservation.
QUIZ: Flags of the World – Africa
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QUIZ: Flags of the World – Africa

Test your knowledge with our exciting flags quiz and discover how well you know African flags.

Geo explainers

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Eagle Creek Wildfire in Columbia River Gorge forest, Oregon
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Why are wildfires getting worse?

Discover the several reasons behind increasingly common wildfires around the world, including those in California
After the heavy rains and floods of last week in Merzouga, beautiful lakes have formed along the edges of Erg Chebbi.
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Will the Sahara flood again?

Discover the Sahara Desert’s fascinating past – and why climate change may make flooding a likely part of its future.
Container cargo ship at industrial port
Briefing

Geo explainer: Where in the world are the busiest shipping lanes?

Take a deep dive into the world’s busiest shipping lanes according to the number of vessels passing through them each day.
Cape Town city and table mountain in the background during sunset
Briefing

Geo explainer: Exploring Africa’s economy and GDP

Five countries account for half of Africa’s total GDP, playing crucial roles in the continent’s economy – but where exactly are they?
Train of Phosphate in Sahara of Tunisia
Briefing

Geo explainer: What is phosphate mining – and why is it important?

Phosphate rock is an essential element for life on Earth. Discover its applications and why its mining threatens planetary health…

Worldview – opinion, comment & campaigns

Oasis sign

How Oasis’s music transcends time & place

From Motown to Britpop, music has the power to turn a city into a global landmark. In Manchester, Oasis continue to define their city You get a special type of…

Cambodia Thailand flag

How a disputed map fuels longstanding feud between Cambodia & Thailand

A centuries- old temple, a disputed map and a border still bristling with tension…
signpost of gap year and university

Closing doors – how rising costs and politics are curbing student travel

Fewer undergraduates are taking gap years – but it doesn’t have to be that way. We need a reinvention, not a rejection, of student travel
Earth from space

Why is our planet so important?

If the Earth is the sole outpost of awareness in the cosmos, our stewardship isn’t optional – it’s essential
Artwork of Russian flag and stocks and stacks of money

Russian sanctions backfire as Putin profits from war economy

Designed to topple a regime, sanctions have helped build a fortress economy where loyalty is rewarded and dissent crushed – consolidating Putin’s power.Antonio Graceffo reports

Discovering Britain

The castle was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville

Discovering Britain: The enduring story of Beeston Castle

Discovering Britain: Maritime Greenwich

Discovering Britain: Maritime Greenwich

The Preseli Mountains at sunrise

Discovering Britain: the stone age secrets of Craig Rhos-y-felin

The lavender fields at Castle Farm

Discovering Britain: Darent Valley, earthly paradise

Scrabo Tower, overlooking Strangford Lough

Discovering Britain: Strangford Loch

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Long reads

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

An adult curlew flying over the North Pennine moors

The last call of the curlew

Monks celebrate a Buddhist festival at a monastery in the Bumthang Valley, the spiritual heartland of Bhutan

Bhutan: a kingdom built on happiness

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Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

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