May 24


The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting logo

Geopolitics: poverty on the rise in the global south

ByTim MarshallMay 25, 2024
Tim Marshall considers what the first increases in global poverty in decades could mean for a fragile world order
A preliminary map of Mount Everest constructed at the Royal Geographical Society from photographs and sketches made by the expedition of 1921. The red dots show the sites of the stations from which expedition member Charles Howard-Bury used a Kodak Panoram camera to create a series of panoramic photographs

The mapping of Mount Everest

New and innovative techniques were used to produce detailed and beautiful maps of the region around Everest prior to attempts…

A snow leopard moves silently through the winter snow

On the trail of the elusive snow leopard

ByStuart ButlerMay 9, 2024
Snow leopards are rarely seen but much sought. Stuart Butler joins those on the trail of the big cat that stalks the high peaks of Ladakh
The Lowry, Salford Quay’s theatre, gallery and arts centre

Discovering Britain: Exploring Salford Quays

ByRory WalshMay 8, 2024
Rory Walsh on the slow transformation of Manchester Docks into a media and arts hub
A man cycling over rugged terrain

An introduction to bikepacking

What you need to know to start bikepacking and essential kit - a Geographical Equipment Matters guide
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry

Review: Battle for the Museum by Rachel Spence

ByMark RoweMay 4, 2024
Delve into the dark side of museum operations as Rachel Spence uncovers the unsettling truth behind artwashing and misdeeds
Many shipwrecks act as havens for marine life

Shipwrecks: A window into history

ByBryony CottamMay 3, 2024
Discover the secrets of shipwrecks: historical data, artefacts, and treasure in need of conservation
Concept art of toy soilders standing around Ukraine and surrounding area on world map

Geopolitics: Is the post-Cold War holiday over?

ByTim MarshallMay 1, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the impact of the Polish prime minister’s warning that we are now in a pre-war era 
Gas flaring in Russia. Oil and gas production is the second-largest source of anthropogenic methane

Tackling methane could have a big and quick impact on climate change

ByMark RoweMay 1, 2024
We need some quick wins to limit the impacts of climate change. Targeting methane, the second most potent greenhouse gas, could buy us time while we get our act together to cut CO2
entrance to Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone

African hospitals are not stuck in the past, they’re struggling in the present

ByAndrew BrooksApr 26, 2024
Andrew Brooks examines the false comparisons that distort our understanding of developing countries and their healthcare
Harvesting rooibos in South Africa’s Cederberg Mountains

Sharing the revenue from South Africa’s roobios tea with the indigenous Khoisan people

ByTommy TrenchardApr 25, 2024
South Africa’s Khoisan people have long been marginalised and landless. But now, an historic benefit-sharing agreement for the money generated by rooibos is offering a step in the right direction
Straw huts on a grassy mountain where in the world

Where in the world is made up of more than 300 islands?

ByGeographical StaffApr 23, 2024
Can you solve our quick quiz for May and identify this country using the following clues?
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