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.

Small tortoiseshell

2024 one of the worst years for UK butterflies on record

Apr 2, 2025
More than half of butterfly species across UK in long-term decline - but there are ways to help boost numbers
Mandalay,Myanmar 28 Mar 2025:A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Myanmar, with a state of emergency declared and fears of mass casualties after tremors shook high-rise buildin

With USAID funding weakened, what countries are supporting Myanmar?

Apr 1, 2025
Amid the biggest natural disaster since Trump first announced USAID freezes, discover which countries are providing relief to Myanmar
BGS’s 1:50 000-scale geomorphology map of the seabed around Ascension Island.

New maps help conserve Ascension Island MPA

Apr 1, 2025
British Geological Survey maps are poised to aid conservation of one of the largest marine-protected areas in the world
Clostophis

New ‘microsnail’ species discovered in Cambodia

Mar 31, 2025
Tiny snail - measuring less than 2mm wide - with semi-transparent body found in karst limestone hills of western Cambodia
Robin Hanbury-Tenison’s charity row on the River Tamar

Robin Hanbury-Tenison’s charity row on the River Tamar

Mar 31, 2025
88-year-old Hanbury-Tenison raising money for Thousand Year Trust, a charity keen to restore Britain's temperate rainforests
Keeping track of time zones in a trading office

The curious geography of time

Mar 21, 2025
As we move our clocks forward an hour into British Summer Time, Alastair Bonnett considers the uses and abuses of one of the 19th century’s most beneficial inventions
Out now: April 2025’s Geographical

Out now: April 2025’s Geographical

Mar 17, 2025
From fighting pollution in Bangladesh’s rivers to looking toward the future of nuclear power in Sweden, join us in the latest issue of Geographical
American flag and Chinese flag on cloudy sky

China vs US: which has the world’s biggest economy?

Mar 14, 2025
Which country comes out on top? It's an answer that varies... read on to break down exactly how both economies square up
The online climate tool that Trump removed, but data scientists have now rebuilt

The online climate tool that Trump removed, but data scientists have now rebuilt

Mar 13, 2025
Future Risk Index tool has been rebuilt, but won't be able to collect new data that may be vital to understanding impacts of climate change
Is the world an insurance risk?

Is the world an insurance risk?

Mar 12, 2025

Climate change, says Marco Magrini, is making the insurance industry fear the Earth is on the verge of insolvency Actuaries…

Man with healthcare professional

Ninety per cent of chronic disease is linked to our environment, study finds

Mar 12, 2025
Environmental factors like smoking, sleeping and well-being are ten times more likely to cause chronic illnesses than genetics alone
How do trees wake up in the spring?

How do trees wake up in the spring?

Mar 12, 2025
Spring has sprung - learn more how about how trees use hormones to begin to sprout leaves again in warmer months
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