Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Geographical Contributors

A group of young LGBTQ+ refugees sitting in front of a rainbow flag at Gorom

LGBTQ+ refugees face persecution in South Sudan’s Gorom settlement

Sep 21, 2026
LGBTQ+ refugees have fled persecution across East Africa in search of safety. In South Sudan’s Gorom Refugee Settlement, many say that the violence and harassment have followed them
Riders of Dandara

Riders of Dandara: inside Upper Egypt’s Mermah horse festival

Sep 15, 2026
Just an hour north of Luxor, on the banks of the Nile in Upper Egypt, Dandara remains largely untouched by mass tourism. The town reveals a different side of Egypt, where living heritage, strong family ties and community celebrations remain woven into everyday life
Glowing Bright — a fluorescing spiny squat lobster photographed by James Lynott during a night dive in Loch Fyne, Scotland

The winning images of the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards

Sep 11, 2026
From a fluorescing squat lobster to a sleeping swan cygnet — the winning images of the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards
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Writer’s reads: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Aug 25, 2026
Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson shares her top literary picks from her bookshelf in our latest instalment of Writer's Reads...
Gertrude Bell

The life and legacy of Gertrude Bell

Aug 21, 2026
Gertrude Bell’s remarkable life as an explorer, archaeologist and influential figure who helped shape the modern Middle East after WWI
Sean Sutton with landmine victim Oo Hpar and son David

Inside Myanmar’s civil war and its deadly landmine crisis

Aug 20, 2026
Few journalists have reached Myanmar's Karenni State since the 2021 coup. Sean Sutton reports on the communities determined to return home
Baby Jisan, who has spent 22 days in the Bangladesh Neonatal Hospital, Dhaka, is showing signs of recovery

Bangladesh measles crisis overwhelms hospitals

Aug 18, 2026
A fast-moving measles outbreak has killed hundreds of children in Bangladesh and pushed hospitals beyond capacity
Raincloud over a landscape

Could cloud seeding make it rain and help fight wildfires?

Aug 17, 2026
Could controlling the weather and 'rainmaking' become one of our most powerful weapons against devastating wildfires?
Gunung Mulu National Park

Back to base in Borneo

Aug 6, 2026

Nearly 50 years after one of the great rainforest expeditions, the scientists and explorers who helped reveal the secrets of…

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China’s AI push raises the stakes

Aug 3, 2026
China's latest AI breakthrough signals a new phase in the technological rivalry with the United States
Wildfire burning

Firescapes in a warming world

Jul 30, 2026

How firescapes are reshaping our landscapes, homes and the way we learn to survive as temperatures rise By Alastair Bonnett,…

International Space Station

The growing threat of space junk around Earth

Jul 14, 2026
Alastair Bonnett's forthcoming book New Ruins looks at how the debris of our disposable culture is changing the world. In this extract, he focuses on space junk
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