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Sean Sutton with landmine victim Oo Hpar and son David

Inside Myanmar’s civil war and its deadly landmine crisis

Few journalists have reached Myanmar's Karenni State since the 2021 coup. Sean Sutton reports on the communities determined to return home
Dominica has a resident population of more than 200 sperm whales

On the wild side in Dominica

ByBryony CottamAug 12, 2026
From hot sand and bubbling bays to sperm whales and rainforest trails, Bryony Cottam discovers how community-led tourism is shaping a different kind of Caribbean escape
A breeding pair of northern gannets

Inside Scotland’s controversial guga hunt

ByMark RoweJul 31, 2026
Amid avian flu and mounting animal-welfare pressure, one of Britain’s most controversial traditions faces an uncertain future
Forty per cent of the cut flowers sold in the EU come from Kenya

How Kenya’s flower industry is becoming more sustainable

ByVictoria HeathJul 23, 2026
After years of criticism over water use, pollution and working conditions, the cut flower industry in Kenya is trying to show it can have a greener future
Voltage cables

The battle over Britain’s new energy grid

ByMark RoweMay 13, 2026
As the UK transitions away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, the underlying infrastructure used to generate and transport electricity is changing dramatically
Ukraine Russia war concept

The world’s geopolitical fault lines, from Ukraine to the Arctic

ByVictoria HeathFeb 16, 2026
Unpack the geography of global instability – from contested borders to forced displacement in nations around the world
Woman accused of witchcraft in West Africa

The women banished as witches in West Africa

In a remote part of West Africa, centuries-old superstitions continue to condemn women accused of witchcraft to exile. A landmark bill offers hope — but can justice overcome belief?
Beneath the Arctic ice sheet, the ocean reaches depths of 3,900 metres

What does it feel like to stand at 90° North?

ByVictoria HeathDec 26, 2025
A journey through crushing sea ice, polar research stations and wildlife encounters reveals the Arctic in all its stark wonder
Atacama desert

The desert that fed the world

A journey through Chile’s far north reveals how the Atacama shaped global agriculture, redrew borders and left a political legacy that continues to resonate
VS Naipaul

The life and works of VS Naipaul

ByGeographical StaffDec 9, 2025
VS Naipaul wrote with a precision that left readers unsettled and awed. As his centenary nears, we revisit the writer who turned exile into art
A minke whale, entangled in fishing gear, found dead on a beach on Sanday in Orkney

Why are whales stranding along Scotland’s coast?

ByMark RoweNov 27, 2025
Mark Rowe investigates the surge in whale strandings along Scotland’s coast — a warning sign, scientists say, of deeper changes in the North Atlantic ecosystem
A globe full of grain

How control over crops may decide who holds power in a warming world

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
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