Geographical

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A man paddles his water taxi down the Buriganga River, which flows through the heart of Dhaka

Turning the tide on Bangladesh’s plastic pollution

ByStuart ButlerMar 26, 2025
Can Bangladesh’s new government save the rivers on which the country depends?
Lynmouth Power Station on the Northumberland coast

Can wood-burning power stations ever be sustainable?

ByGeographical ContributorMar 18, 2025
Despite emitting more carbon than coal, the government backs Lynemouth’s green credentials—granting its owner £700 million in subsidies. Christine Ro and Tom Brown investigate
People walking in a busy street

Depopulation: the dramatic change facing humanity

ByVictoria HeathJan 3, 2025
Global population is set to peak in mid-2080s, then undergo a dramatic decline. Mark Rowe reports on the consequences of such a seismic shift
Beautiful view of the El Capitan rock formation in the evening, seen from the loop road.

US national parks: where are the oldest, largest and most visited?

ByVictoria HeathDec 16, 2024
Step into the world of US national parks – from the vast plains of Alaska to the towering mountains of Tennessee and South Carolina
The April 2019 fire that swept through Notre-Dame cathedral

Raising the roof: restoring Notre Dame

ByGeographical ContributorNov 29, 2024
Tim Clark meets the band of itinerant craftsmen who, using ancient skills, helped to rebuild Paris’s landmark cathedral Notre Dame
The Kef Eddour mine, opened in 1985, is currently one of the biggest phosphate mines in the Gafsa Valley. The mounds in the background are from the impurities washed from the phosphate

Gafsa’s silent suffering: The hidden cost of phosphate mining in Tunisia

ByGeographical StaffNov 8, 2024
The Kef Eddour mine, opened in 1985, is currently one of the biggest phosphate mines in the Gafsa Valley. The mounds in the background are from the impurities washed from the phosphate
Holidaymakers queue at Dalaman Airport, Turkey.

Have we had enough of travel?

ByMark RoweOct 31, 2024
Crowds, queues, disgruntled locals, fractured communities, soaring prices... can the problems of overtourism ever be solved?
The Caspian Sea is shrinking – but why?

The Caspian Sea is shrinking – but why?

ByVictoria HeathOct 30, 2024
The world’s largest inland body of water, the Caspian Sea, faces water level decline, threatening ecosystems, economies & regional stability
Lenin’s bust peers down on the Russian mining town of Barentsburg in Svalbard

Arctic geopolitics: the Red Flag flying in Svalbard

ByVictoria HeathSep 27, 2024

Tensions are mounting in Svalbard, where a Russian mining town is goading the Norwegian authorities We are heading to the…

A vast liquefied natural gas plant outside Doha

Country profile: Qatar

ByKatie BurtonSep 23, 2024

The small country with more migrant workers than citizens plays a complex geopolitical game On 9 January 2024, US Secretary…

The rufous hare-wallaby, or mala, is one of the smallest marsupials

Return of the mala – Australia’s minature marsupial

ByGeographical ContributorAug 19, 2024
This tiny marsupial was declared extinct but is now being returned to the wilds of the outback where the region’s First Nations people believe it first appeared on Earth
Yaks on their summer pastures high in the Pamir Mountains

Yaks, yurts and adventures in Tajikistan

ByGeographical ContributorAug 2, 2024
Chris Aslan tells the story of his scheme to help the nomads high in the Pamir Mountains make some much-needed money from the yak down that they previously discarded
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