Culture

A local farmer sprays the herbicide Roundup among the oil palms in the small plot of land she and her family owns. She also routinely sprays Gramoxone, without protection

Paraquat: banned in Europe, on sale in Indonesia

ByGeographical ContributorJun 28, 2024

The dangerous pesticides destroying the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Borneo

How to survive and thrive in gruelling expeditions

ByBryony CottamJun 15, 2024

Emergency medic Ryan Ahlgren, talking to Bryony Cottam, shares his tips for surviving gruelling expeditions

Explore the UK’s Geoparks this summer

ByStuart ButlerJun 13, 2024

Go on a summer holiday through geological and human history in one of the UK’s outstanding Unesco Geoparks.

A poignant drawing by a child at a nursery situated in Varanasi’s red light district

The dark side to India’s City of Light: people trafficking in Varanasi

ByStuart ButlerJun 7, 2024

A charity trying to help those often kidnapped young women forced into prostitution in India's holiest city

Nenquimo at home in the forest that she loves

Nemonte Nenquimo: ‘I’m fighting for the land I love’

ByGeographical ContributorMay 30, 2024

Indigenous leader and environmental activist Nemonte Nenquimo successfully fought the Ecuadorian government to protect her Amazon home from oil drilling.…

Mystery behind the construction of the pyramids solved

ByStuart ButlerMay 18, 2024

Scientists think a long extinct river might be the key to solving the mystery behind how the pyramids were constructed.

Hosting the Olympics: the winners and losers

ByKatie BurtonMay 14, 2024

Hosting the Olympics is a massive undertaking, not every city comes out on top Hosting the Summer or Winter Olympics…

On board an Antarctic cruise with science at its heart

ByGeographical ContributorMay 13, 2024

Nicola Moyne speaks to the scientists on-board luxury icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot to find out how tourism is supporting research…

entrance to Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone

African hospitals are not stuck in the past, they’re struggling in the present

ByAndrew BrooksApr 26, 2024

Andrew Brooks examines the false comparisons that distort our understanding of developing countries and their healthcare

Harvesting rooibos in South Africa’s Cederberg Mountains

Sharing the revenue from South Africa’s roobios tea with the indigenous Khoisan people

ByTommy TrenchardApr 25, 2024

South Africa’s Khoisan people have long been marginalised and landless. But now, an historic benefit-sharing agreement for the money generated by rooibos is offering a step in the right direction