December 23


Review: Unfinished Woman by Robyn Davidson

Review: Unfinished Woman by Robyn Davidson

Writer Robyn Davidson explores her past, her family, time and memory in insightful and compelling fashion
Jay Owens

Writer’s reads: Jay Owens

ByGeographical StaffDec 23, 2023
Writer and researcher Jay Owens selects from her library some of her favourite and formative reads. Jay's latest book, Dust, is out now
The rusting hulk of a fishing boat now located far from the sea

Aral Sea: an environmental disaster to rival Chernobyl

ByLogan GourlayDec 21, 2023
The Aral Sea was once the world's fourth biggest inland sea, now it's an environmental disaster to rival Chernobyl
Derwent Fells in the Lake District

Equipment matters: winter walks

ByGeographical StaffDec 15, 2023
The risks of walking in winter might be greater, but then again, so are the rewards
Child soldiers in Myanmar

Travel insights from Sean Sutton: a documentary photographer

ByBryony CottamDec 13, 2023
Documentary photographer Sean Sutton tells Bryony Cottam what he has learned from 30 years on the road
The number of Redonda ground dragons has increased 13-fold

Redonda island successfully restored to biodiversity hotspot

ByGeographical StaffDec 11, 2023
Redonda island, a barren Caribbean island once plagued with rats is now a thriving biodiversity hotspot
Illustration of a Neanderthal with Ludovic Slimaks 'Naked Neanderthal' cover

Review: The Naked Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak

ByJules StewartDec 8, 2023
Ludovic Slimak reveals the true significance of the neanderthals in this highly entertaining book
A nurse’s aide checks Arop Alore in the MSF-run hospital in Abyei

Abyei: A land stuck in the middle

ByKatie BurtonDec 7, 2023
In Abyei, a land sandwiched between Sudan and South Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières are working hard to bring life-saving treatment to desperate communities 
Graphic of seasons in a row with summer the biggest

Climatewatch: changing seasons

ByMarco MagriniDec 6, 2023
Marco Magrini on implications of the changing length of the seasons as a warming world brings longer summers and shorter, hotter winters
Fires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, in 2016

Review: Fire Weather by John Valliant

John Valliant recounts the 2016 apocalyptic Canadian fires in vivid detail and explores climate science
fireflies and plants at dusk

The light fantastic – saving fireflies & glowworms

Fireflies and glowworms, like most insects, are struggling. Global efforts to safeguard these magical but little-understood bioluminescent beetles are ongoing
The iconic cranes outside the former warehouse in Bristol Harbour

Discovering Britain: exploring historic Bristol Harbour

ByRory WalshNov 29, 2023
Rory Walsh visits a historic harbour and discovers the source of the term 'ship shape and Bristol fashion'
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