Katie Burton
Coronavirus: should we be afraid of bats?
Apr 22, 2020
Published in
Wildlife
The notion that the Covid-19 pandemic all began because one person in China ate a bat is a prevalent one, but conservationists are fighting back against misleading claims
It’s never been more important to stay connected – please join us
Apr 20, 2020
Published in
Cultures
Geographical’s monthly print magazine has always sought to help its readers forge a connection with places and people far away
Nut wars: the battle to dominate the pistachio market
Apr 17, 2020
Published in
Cultures
As Iran and the US slog it out to dominate the global pistachio trade, other countries look to get in on the action
Albatrosses could police the oceans for illegal fishing
Mar 31, 2020
Published in
Wildlife
Recruiting armies of albatrosses could enable the detection of illegal fishing
Nuclear dreams: UAE becomes the first Arab nation to operate a nuclear power plant
Mar 27, 2020
Published in
Geopolitics
The UAE has become the first Arab nation to operate a nuclear power plant, but not all concerns have been satisfied
Cloud seeding: is forcing clouds to rain the answer to combating drought?
Mar 25, 2020
Published in
Water
The controversial practice of cloud-seeding has always been difficult to measure – a new method offers hope
No oil, no coal, no future? Are we prepared for a ‘just transition’?
Mar 20, 2020
Published in
Climate
It is supposed to ease the transfer of workers in high-carbon industries and environment-destroying jobs into cleaner, greener alternatives, without destroying their livelihoods in the process. But if the so-called ‘Just Transition’ holds all the answers, why aren’t governments around the world listening?
HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST by Adam Rutherford book review
Mar 19, 2020
Published in
Books
by Adam Rutherford • Weidenfeld & Nicolson • £12.99/£6.99 (hardback/eBook)
TWO TREES MAKE A FOREST: On Memory, Migration and Taiwan by Jessica J Lee book review
Mar 06, 2020
Published in
Books
by Jessica J Lee • Virago • £16.99 (hardback)
TO THE LAKE: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace by Kapka Kassabova book review
Mar 06, 2020
Published in
Books
by Kapka Kassabova • Granta Books • £14.99 (hardback)
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