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More than 230 new species found in biodiversity hotspot in Southeast Asia
By
Victoria Heath
Dec 16, 2024
New species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region are already facing threats from habitat degradation and illegal wildlife trade
Geo explainer: Why does Afghanistan have a high risk of natural disasters?
By
Victoria Heath
Sep 17, 2024
Afghanistan is the world's second-most prone country to natural disasters. Discover which natural hazards it is threatened by and why...
World Nomad Games 2024 – an Olympic Games alternative
By
Stuart Butler
Jul 30, 2024
If the classic Olympic sports send you to sleep then get your thrills watching horseback wrestling at the 2024 World Nomad Games.
Only seven countries in the world had healthy air quality in 2023
By
Stuart Butler
Mar 27, 2024
New report claims only seven countries had healthy air quality that met World Health Organisation guidelines for PM 2.5 values in 2023.
Climate change affects rural women more than men
By
Stuart Butler
Mar 6, 2024
A new report shows that the effects of climate change on people living in rural areas varies depending on gender, age and wealth.
Winter dzud kills two million animals in Mongolia
By
Stuart Butler
Mar 4, 2024
An extreme winter weather event known as a dzong has killed at least 2 million head of livestock in Mongolia.
US$12 trillion needed to triple global renewables by 2030
By
Stuart Butler
Feb 27, 2024
Worldwide investment in renewable energy needs to increase significantly if we are to meet the goal of tripling renewables by 2030.
A simple solution to protecting tea pickers’ eyesight in Bangladesh
By
Geographical Staff
Jan 12, 2024
Eye care charity Orbis are working to prevent avoidable blindness among workers in the Bangladeshi tea-growing region of Sylhet
Saving the saiga antelope, a relic from the ice age
By
Bryony Cottam
Apr 28, 2023
Biologist Albert Salemgareyev's conservation work has helped bring the saiga antelope back from the brink, winning him the 2023 Whitley Award
Podcast: The cashmere crisis
By
Geographical Staff
May 26, 2022
Super-soft cashmere may be beloved for use in fine clothes but, despite being a natural fibre, it's undergoing a sustainability crisis
The lost continent of Balkanatolia
By
Bryony Cottam
May 11, 2022
An ancient lost continent, dubbed Balkanatolia, could explain the movement of mammals millions of years ago
Tracking the Persian leopard, a cat caught between two warring states
By
Geographical Contributor
Oct 1, 2021
A rare encounter with a Persian leopard sparks a hunt for the elusive creature, caught between Armenia and Azerbaijan
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