Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

September 22

September 2022 Geographical crossword

September 2022 Geographical crossword

ByGeographical StaffSep 19, 2022
The first correctly completed crossword selected at random wins a hardback copy of the comprehensive Philip’s Essential World Atlas worth £25
Review: Shrimp to Whale by Ramon Pacheco Pardo

Review: Shrimp to Whale by Ramon Pacheco Pardo

ByGeographical ContributorSep 17, 2022
From colonial repression to the rise of K-Pop, Ramon Pacheco Pardo documents the extraordinary transformation of South Korea
Why are some wild animals becoming self-domesticated?

Why are some wild animals becoming self-domesticated?

ByGeographical ContributorSep 16, 2022
Scientists have been recording changes in the behaviours of animals that indicate that they may be becoming self-domesticated
Review: Unsettled Land by Sam W Haynes

Review: Unsettled Land by Sam W Haynes

ByGeographical ContributorSep 15, 2022
Sam W Haynes tracks the twists and turns of the Texas Revolution in a wealth of detail in this meticulously researched book
The rising threat of UK coastal erosion

The rising threat of UK coastal erosion

ByMark RoweSep 14, 2022
Several coastal regions of the British Isles are under threat from erosion, but attempting to hold back the waves is an expensive business
Writer’s reads: Gaia Vince

Writer’s reads: Gaia Vince

ByGeographical StaffSep 13, 2022
Gaia Vince, an award-winning science journalist and author of Nomad Century, selects from her library some of her favourite reads…
Review: How to Speak Whale by Tom Mustill

Review: How to Speak Whale by Tom Mustill

ByGraeme GourlaySep 13, 2022
In this eye-opening book, Tom Mustill challenges our human-centred world view and our perception of animal communication with some fascinating research
Postcards of Africa: seeing a continent afresh

Postcards of Africa: seeing a continent afresh

ByBryony CottamSep 12, 2022
A new photography project by the Through The Lens Collective seeks to challenge stereotypical images of Africa
Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden

Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden

ByBryony CottamSep 9, 2022

Journalist Sally Hayden documents the poignant stories of migrants crossing the Central Mediterranean Route, the most dangerous migrant crossing in…

Review: The Edge of the Plain by James Crawford

Review: The Edge of the Plain by James Crawford

ByGeographical ContributorSep 9, 2022

James Crawford ventures into an interesting and wide-reaching examination of the walls, barriers and ‘landscape interventions’ that shape our world…

Preserving culture in Cambodia

Preserving culture in Cambodia

ByGeographical ContributorSep 8, 2022
Much of Cambodia's cultural heritage was destroyed by the Khmer Rouge, but a music school for orphans is now passing on traditional knowledge
Disappearing oases could spell the end for desert life

Disappearing oases could spell the end for desert life

ByGeographical ContributorSep 7, 2022
In Morocco, oases that have harboured life for millennia are under threat from climate change and over use of aquifers
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