Chris Fitch
How New Zealand is redefining its relationship with Captain Cook
Dec 21, 2019
Published in
Cultures
October 2019 marked 250 years since Captain James Cook first set foot in New Zealand, kickstarting a wave of British colonisation on the archipelago. The anniversary has been seen as an opportunity to re-evaluate the country’s relationship with a man who, with a strike of his pen, defined the way many New Zealanders see themselves today
DOSSIER: Can climate-friendly aviation ever actually exist?
Dec 26, 2019
Published in
Climate
Large-scale air travel is under public scrutiny, and refusing to fly is increasingly in vogue, but can not dismantling the aviation industry really be justified?
NOVACENE by James Lovelock review
Nov 21, 2019
Published in
Books
by James Lovelock • Allen Lane • £14.99 (hardback)
Surviving the Outback by Michael Atkinson
Jan 14, 2019
Published in
Films
One man’s recreation of an epic 1930s survival experience deep in the Australian outback, part of the 2019 Banff Mountain Film Festival
The Galápagos Islands: back from the brink
Jan 01, 2019
Published in
Wildlife
After decades battling environmental crises that threaten to rob the Galápagos Islands of their unique biodiversity, the restoration of giant tortoises is a success story worth celebrating. But more conservation challenges still await the iconic archipelago
Earthrise: 50th anniversary
Dec 24, 2018
Published in
Geophoto
A half century has passed since the ‘Earthrise’ photograph – widely believed to have launched the global environmental movement – was taken
Journey to the Pole: South Pole Energy Challenge by Kevin Batchelor
Nov 08, 2018
Published in
Films
Powerful expedition film, screened at the 2018 Adventure Uncovered Film Festival, combines the search for a sustainable planet with the bond between a father and son
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018
Oct 18, 2018
Published in
Exhibitions
Annual photography competition at the Natural History Museum celebrates the enigmatic faces of the animal kingdom, as demonstrated by Marcel van Oosten’s golden snub-nosed monkeys
How human waste could power global agriculture
Oct 17, 2018
Published in
Cities
New research measures the ability of major cities to re-use critical nutrients found in wastewater
Living with Buildings at the Wellcome Collection
Oct 09, 2018
Published in
Exhibitions
We all have to live with buildings, but getting the relationship right can be complicated. A new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection examines the past, present and future of creating healthy buildings
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