July 24


On the icy edge of Europe: exploring East Greenland and Svalbard

On the icy edge of Europe: exploring East Greenland and Svalbard

Daniel Allen joins a small expedition ship exploring the Arctic waters and remote wilderness of East Greenland and Svalbard
Volcano eruption iceland

Review: Adventures in Volcanoland by Tamsin Mather

ByBryony CottamAug 6, 2024
From Pompeii to the present, Tamsin Mather's Adventures in Volcanoland is a fiery exploration of Earth's most explosive power
Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden

Is the Baltic Sea a ‘NATO lake’? Only if Gotland is a NATO island

ByTim MarshallJul 30, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the strategic importance of a holiday island off the Swedish coast
Stornoway, the islands’ only town

A taste of the Outer Hebrides: eat your way around Lewis & Harris

ByMark RoweJul 19, 2024
Few places in the UK epitomise living off the land like the Outer Hebrides, as Mark Rowe discovers on a food and drink tour of Lewis and Harris
Conservation measures in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands have done much to improve hyacinth macaw populations

Study reveals conservation’s positive impact on biodiversity worldwide

ByMark RoweJul 15, 2024
New study offers hope and suggests that our efforts to protect nature can turn the tide on biodiversity loss
Where in the world July 2024

Where in the world has its own alphabet?

ByGeographical StaffJul 15, 2024
Can you solve our quick quiz for July and identify this country using the following clues?
The ‘tapioca-like blobs’ of amphibian eggs, the product of millions of years of evolution

Review: Infinite Life by Jules Howard

ByKatie BurtonJul 8, 2024
From simple blob to spaceship, Jules Howard explores how the egg cracked open the secrets of evolution
A yellow tent under stars with mountains

Equipment matters: Wild camping

Tristan Kennedy on the close encounters you can enjoy while wild camping
Concept art of the earth plugged into digital wiring and techonology

We ask AI to explain why we struggle with solving the climate crisis

ByMarco MagriniJul 5, 2024
Marco Magrini asks a sophisticated AI model why we are failing to tackle climate change
The view from Dover’s Hill

Discovering Britain: The Cotswold Olympick

ByLogan GourlayJul 3, 2024
Rory Walsh visits an unusual British sports stadium in the Cotswolds
The view from Dover’s Hill

Migrant workers in the UK fishing industry face the same English tests that barristers or chief executives need for entry

The UK’s fishing fleet depends on migrant fishers. Geographical investigates the impact of updated visa requirements
A local farmer sprays the herbicide Roundup among the oil palms in the small plot of land she and her family owns. She also routinely sprays Gramoxone, without protection

Paraquat: banned in Europe, on sale in Indonesia

The dangerous pesticides destroying the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Borneo
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