Geographical Contributors


Aerial view of solar panels

The future of green jobs is in our hands

Nov 9, 2026
While AI threatens office jobs, the green transition needs people who can work with their hands. Are we doing enough to develop their skills?
China, US, Russia flags

Why Trump, Xi, and Putin can’t carve up the world like the ‘big three’ leaders of 1945

Nov 9, 2026
As Washington, Moscow and Beijing pursue competing spheres of influence, the international order faces a test of sovereignty and cooperation
Two team members looking across Komarnica Canyon

How RGS grants are supporting a new generation of women explorers

Nov 6, 2026
Five women supported by RGS grants reveal the experiences, ambitions and personal connections that have shaped their journeys into exploration
Attendees gather at the RGS Explore Weekend in 2024

RGS Explore celebrates 50 years of expeditions

Nov 6, 2026
For five decades, the RGS Explore Weekend has helped turn ambitious ideas into viable expeditions. Diana Maclean traces the event's evolution and asks what exploration is for today
The UN General Assembly

The troubled state of conflict resolution

Nov 6, 2026
As global conflicts multiply and international institutions weaken, renewed diplomacy, mediation and cooperation offer a vital path towards lasting peace
Niall and Finn McCann in sleeping bags near the Akshayuk Pass in the Canadian Arctic

Travel tips with Niall McCann

Nov 5, 2026
From rowing the Atlantic to protecting tapirs in Honduras, Dr Niall McCann tells Imogen Edmonds how adventure and conservation have shaped his life
A family of red squirrels in Smardale

Capturing the northern Pennines on camera

Nov 3, 2026
In our latest Gallery, discover incredible photography of landscapes and wildlife from the northern Pennines by John Birch
A priest beside health workers in protective equipment outside a metal-walled building in Mongbwalu

Why war is making the DRC’s Ebola outbreak harder to stop

Oct 26, 2026
As Ebola spreads through eastern DRC, rebel violence, mass displacement and deep mistrust are making a deadly outbreak more difficult to contain
Singapore skyline at night

Singapore, a nation built at speed

Oct 12, 2026
Created at extraordinary speed from political necessity, cultural diversity and global commerce, Singapore embodies many of the defining tensions of the modern age
Small scale fisheries in Ghana

Can the world really protect 30 per cent of its oceans by 2030?

Oct 8, 2026
Ten per cent of the ocean is now protected, but new research suggests effective conservation covers a much smaller area
Dalby Forest in Yorkshire

North Yorkshire’s landscapes, from Dalby Forest to Robin Hood’s Bay and Bempton Cliffs

Oct 7, 2026

Across North Yorkshire, ancient rocks, forest, coast and wildlife reveal how landscapes shape the stories we tell – and the…

Chinook salmon in water

Why Alaska’s Chinook salmon collapse threatens Yukon River communities

Oct 5, 2026
Chinook salmon have sustained communities along Alaska’s Yukon River for millennia. Tom Parfitt reports on a collapse that’s threatening both livelihoods and culture
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