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Deforestation falls in Brazil while the world burns

Deforestation falls in Brazil while the world burns

The US’s ‘contradictory’ climate stance, explained

The US’s ‘contradictory’ climate stance, explained

Pentagon press rules: the US’s new media clampdown

Pentagon press rules: the US’s new media clampdown

Global wildfires in 2024 destroyed an area larger than India

Global wildfires in 2024 destroyed an area larger than India

Equipment Matters: ocean swimming

Equipment Matters: ocean swimming

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How Oasis’s music transcends time & place

From Motown to Britpop, music has the power to turn a city into a global landmark. In Manchester, Oasis continue to define their city You get a special type of…

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How a disputed map fuels longstanding feud between Cambodia & Thailand

A centuries- old temple, a disputed map and a border still bristling with tension…
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Closing doors – how rising costs and politics are curbing student travel

Fewer undergraduates are taking gap years – but it doesn’t have to be that way. We need a reinvention, not a rejection, of student travel
Earth from space

Why is our planet so important?

If the Earth is the sole outpost of awareness in the cosmos, our stewardship isn’t optional – it’s essential
Artwork of Russian flag and stocks and stacks of money

Russian sanctions backfire as Putin profits from war economy

Designed to topple a regime, sanctions have helped build a fortress economy where loyalty is rewarded and dissent crushed – consolidating Putin’s power.Antonio Graceffo reports
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Eagle Creek Wildfire in Columbia River Gorge forest, Oregon
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Why are wildfires getting worse?

Discover the several reasons behind increasingly common wildfires around the world, including those in California
After the heavy rains and floods of last week in Merzouga, beautiful lakes have formed along the edges of Erg Chebbi.
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Will the Sahara flood again?

Discover the Sahara Desert’s fascinating past – and why climate change may make flooding a likely part of its future.
Container cargo ship at industrial port
Briefing

Geo explainer: Where in the world are the busiest shipping lanes?

Take a deep dive into the world’s busiest shipping lanes according to the number of vessels passing through them each day.
Cape Town city and table mountain in the background during sunset
Briefing

Geo explainer: Exploring Africa’s economy and GDP

Five countries account for half of Africa’s total GDP, playing crucial roles in the continent’s economy – but where exactly are they?
Train of Phosphate in Sahara of Tunisia
Briefing

Geo explainer: What is phosphate mining – and why is it important?

Phosphate rock is an essential element for life on Earth. Discover its applications and why its mining threatens planetary health…

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How maps tell the story of war in Ukraine
Geopolitics

How maps tell the story of war in Ukraine

The way maps are created can have a significant impact on the way we view conflict, as shown by the war in Ukraine
China’s controversial security deal with the Solomon Islands
Geopolitics

China’s controversial security deal with the Solomon Islands

Journalist and broadcaster, Tim Marshall, shares his thoughts on the Solomon Islands’ shift towards a security deal with China
Old and new in El Alto, Bolivia’s highest city
Culture

Old and new in El Alto, Bolivia’s highest city

Shafik Meghji visits El Alto, Bolivia’s youngest and highest city, a place where the past and the future collide.
Roseberry Topping: the Yorkshire Matterhorn
Culture

Roseberry Topping: the Yorkshire Matterhorn

Rory Walsh follows in the footsteps of a famous explorer for views over the North York Moors and an adventure-inspiring climb
The lost continent of Balkanatolia
Science & Environment

The lost continent of Balkanatolia

An ancient lost continent, dubbed Balkanatolia, could explain the movement of mammals millions of years ago

Geo explainers

Eagle Creek Wildfire in Columbia River Gorge forest, Oregon
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Why are wildfires getting worse?

Discover the several reasons behind increasingly common wildfires around the world, including those in California
After the heavy rains and floods of last week in Merzouga, beautiful lakes have formed along the edges of Erg Chebbi.
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Will the Sahara flood again?

Discover the Sahara Desert’s fascinating past – and why climate change may make flooding a likely part of its future.
Container cargo ship at industrial port
Briefing

Geo explainer: Where in the world are the busiest shipping lanes?

Take a deep dive into the world’s busiest shipping lanes according to the number of vessels passing through them each day.
Cape Town city and table mountain in the background during sunset
Briefing

Geo explainer: Exploring Africa’s economy and GDP

Five countries account for half of Africa’s total GDP, playing crucial roles in the continent’s economy – but where exactly are they?
Train of Phosphate in Sahara of Tunisia
Briefing

Geo explainer: What is phosphate mining – and why is it important?

Phosphate rock is an essential element for life on Earth. Discover its applications and why its mining threatens planetary health…
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Book reviews

The Biodiversity Gardener: Establishing a Legacy for the Natural World, by Paul Sterry
The Future of Geography: How Politics in Space will Change Our World, by Tim Marshall
The Last Drop: Solving the World’s Water Crisis, by Tim Smedley
The Half Known Life: Finding Paradise in a Divided World, by Pico Iyer
The Explorer and the Journalist: Frederick Cook, Philip Gibbs and the Scandal that Shocked the World, by Richard Evans
Flying Green: On the New Frontiers of Aviation, by Christopher de Bellaigue
Sea Bean: A Beachcomber’s search for a magical charm, by Sally Huband
The Land Beneath the Ice: The Pioneering Years of Radar Exploration in Antarctica, by David J Drewry
Explorer: The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown, by Benedict Allen
Home Waters: Discovering the Submerged Science of Britain’s Coast, by David Bowers
Time on Rock: A Climber’s Route into the Mountains, by Anna Fleming
Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilisation, by Leon McCarron

Discovering Britain

The castle was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville

Discovering Britain: The enduring story of Beeston Castle

Discovering Britain: Maritime Greenwich

Discovering Britain: Maritime Greenwich

The Preseli Mountains at sunrise

Discovering Britain: the stone age secrets of Craig Rhos-y-felin

The lavender fields at Castle Farm

Discovering Britain: Darent Valley, earthly paradise

Scrabo Tower, overlooking Strangford Lough

Discovering Britain: Strangford Loch

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Long reads

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

Back to the Delta – on safari in Botswana

An adult curlew flying over the North Pennine moors

The last call of the curlew

Monks celebrate a Buddhist festival at a monastery in the Bumthang Valley, the spiritual heartland of Bhutan

Bhutan: a kingdom built on happiness

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