Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Victoria Heath

After graduating from Warwick University in 2024 with a First Class BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing with a Study Year Abroad, Victoria now works as the Digital Editor for Geographical.

She loves to travel and regularly seeks out new adventures and experiences abroad and in the UK. Outside of journalism, Victoria is an avid creative writer and is currently working on her first novel.

Victoria is the published author of two books, and her work features in publications including Business Insider, DIVE Magazine, I Am BeYoutiful, as well as her Instagram @byvictoriaheath.

Captain Patrick Marchesseau

Travel tips with Captain Patrick Marchesseau

Feb 27, 2026
Ship's captain Patrick Marchesseau shares with Victoria Heath the challenges of exploring polar seas
A king mackerel

The UK’s overexploited fisheries, explained

Feb 27, 2026
As Waitrose cease to sell mackerel due to concerns about overfishing, we look toward the state of fisheries nationwide...
A researcher in a HAZMAT suit examines an elephant seal pup with symptoms of the virus. The outbreak marks the first cases of HPAI H5N1 in marine mammals in California and the first detection in northern elephant seals. The disease decimated populations of a related species, southern elephant seals, in Argentina in 2023.

Avian flu hits California’s northern elephant seals

Feb 27, 2026
H5N1 avian flu outbreak marks the first cases in marine mammals in California and first detection in northern elephant seals
Venice Grand Canal

How can we best protect Mimmo – the ‘celebrity dolphin’ of Venice?

Feb 26, 2026

Researchers monitoring solitary bottlenose dolphin in Venice say its survival depends on management of people Usually, bottlenose dolphins live in…

Electric vehicle

Government scheme cuts cost of UK EV chargers by £500

Feb 25, 2026
Renters, landlords and businesses in UK will be able to claim up to half the cost of installing an electric charger
Concept art of toy soilders standing around Ukraine and surrounding area on world map

How the world has changed since the Ukraine war

Feb 25, 2026
From drone warfare to redrawing the geography of energy, discover how the world has changed four years on from the advent of the Ukraine war
Indigenous protest in Amazon forces Brazil to revoke waterway decree

Indigenous protest in Amazon forces Brazil to revoke waterway decree

Feb 24, 2026
Brazilian government has U-turned on decree that could have harmed vital rivers and waterways for Indigenous communties
Out now: March 2026’s Geographical Magazine

Out now: March 2026’s Geographical Magazine

Feb 23, 2026
March's edition of Geographical traverses from the billion dollar scam centre industry to trail running in China
Orangutan

The top ten most endangered animal species on the planet

Feb 23, 2026
From the vaquita – the world's rarest marine mammal – to the Sumatran rhino, discover the species facing extinction across the world
Scientists reveal our best and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica

Scientists reveal our best and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica

Feb 23, 2026
New study shows choices we make in next decade will determine Antarctica's climate and environmental fate for centuries
Gaza death toll far higher than reported, study finds

Gaza death toll far higher than reported, study finds

Feb 19, 2026
More than 75,000 people were killed in the first 16 months of the Gaza war – at least 25,000 more than the death toll announced at the time
Yangtze river fishing boat

China’s Yangtze River is recovering following fishing ban

Feb 19, 2026
New study has found the Yangtze River is experiencing a doubling in fish biomass and beginning a 'cautious ecological comeback'
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