December 23

Review: Unfinished Woman by Robyn Davidson

ByGeographical ContributorDec 31, 2023

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

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

Equipment matters: winter walks

ByGeographical StaffDec 15, 2023

The risks of walking in winter might be greater, but then again, so are the rewards

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

ByGeographical ContributorDec 2, 2023

John Valliant recounts the 2016 apocalyptic Canadian fires in vivid detail and explores climate science

The light fantastic – saving fireflies & glowworms

ByGeographical ContributorNov 30, 2023

Fireflies and glowworms, like most insects, are struggling. Global efforts to safeguard these magical but little-understood bioluminescent beetles are ongoing