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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
Village chief Issa Ousmane Tcharaba with elders of Barkadroussou in Kanem province, Chad. The Great Green Wall initiative helped stop the dunes from swamping their oasis

Is the Great Green Wall a mirage of hope?

ByStuart ButlerNov 20, 2025
The Great Green Wall was meant to reshape the Sahel. But as drought, bureaucracy and fading funds take their toll, its legacy is uneven
Romania has seen a dramatic growth in brown bear populations in recent years

We’re going on a bear hunt in Romania

ByBryony CottamNov 17, 2025

From the quiet woods of Zabola to the high ridges of the Făgăraș Mountains, Bryony Cottam traces Romania’s tangled relationship…

Truck

How can we make expeditions more planet-friendly?

Using biofuels can make a significant difference in the emissions and environmental footprint of remote expeditions
Using snow machines to preserve ski slopes in the Alps is not sustainable

Why we need to get smarter about adaptation

ByVictoria HeathOct 30, 2025
In this extract from her new book Sink or Swim, Susannah Fisher unpacks ten reasons why efforts to adapt are proving so difficult to deliver
Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

An edited extract from ‘Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary - by an anonymous Gazan manwho has fled his home and is living in exile’
Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

ByMark RoweSep 17, 2025
Explore the critical issue of overfishing and its impact on ocean health and fish populations worldwide.
Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

Witness the stunning wildlife of Botswana while understanding the threats posed by human activity to its pristine landscapes.
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