Front Lines

US arrest of Nicolás Maduro is a Trump-led operation that revives a long history of gunboat diplomacy, oil politics and empire

Universities face financial crises, but cutting Geography raises concerns about short-term thinking and the long-term consequences for research, teaching and public understanding

Cultivated meat is emerging as a potential solution to climate pressures, factory farming and global hunger

When Delhi’s smog lifted during lockdown, residents saw the Himalaya for the first time in decades. That fleeting clarity offered…

As governments from the Gulf to Beijing quietly buy up farmland around the world, a silent shift in global power is underway – one that few have noticed, but all will feel

Tim Marshall on the US operations in Venezuela amid the ongoing war on drugs and its historical context.

Drones may rewrite battle plans, but rivers, deserts and choke points still get a vote on who wins and who…

New appetite-suppressing drugs are booming in the West while famine claims lives in Gaza. In both cases, food is a…

To avoid climate tipping points, we need to trigger positive tipping points towards zero-emission technologies and behaviours Lean back on…

From Motown to Britpop, music has the power to turn a city into a global landmark. In Manchester, Oasis continue…

A centuries- old temple, a disputed map and a border still bristling with tension...

If the Earth is the sole outpost of awareness in the cosmos, our stewardship isn’t optional – it’s essential