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Why the Brumadinho dam collapse wasn’t surprising
Mar 20, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The recent dam collapse in Brazil could just be the beginning of a series of disasters due to inadequate dam technology and monitoring
Watch Nekton's First Descent mission into the Indian Ocean
Mar 12, 2019
Written by
Geographical
Watch the stunning live-stream from the bottom of the Indian Ocean!
Predicting the unidentified carriers of zika, dengue and yellow fever
Mar 04, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Where will the next virus outbreak emerge? A new model predicting wildlife species potentially capable of transferring pathogens to humans helps answer the question
The indigenous people of Taiwan’s letter to Xi Jinping
Mar 01, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Xi Jinping’s rhetoric has prompted a heartfelt but stern response from Taiwan’s indigenous people
Plotting the Greater Patagonian Trail
Feb 13, 2019
Written by
Matt Maynard
The 3,000-kilometre Greater Patagonian Trail has no signposts, printed maps or legal recognition. Satellite technology conceived the route. Matt Maynard follows in the footsteps of those who discovered it while technically, though respectfully, trespassing
The Women Who Mine
Jan 31, 2019
Written by
Eleonora Vio
Female-led artisanal mining associations are fighting back against a predominately male industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Digging deeper wells in Bangladesh reduces arsenic poisoning
Jan 16, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Once a constant threat across Bangladesh, arsenic poisoning has significantly reduced thanks to deeper wells
How a once-maligned shrub can help farmers in Senegal grow better crops
Jan 11, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Once dismissed as undesirable competitors, certain West African shrubs are now being recognised as significant crop enhancers
An international expedition to Antarctica’s icy frontier
Jan 07, 2019
Written by
Professor Julian Dowdeswell FRGS, Dr John Shears FRGS and George Horsington
In January 2019, a Dutch marine charity, the Flotilla Foundation, is due to send a major international expedition to Antarctica with the aim of exploring the remote, harsh and little studied Weddell Sea
George Boynton: the greatest explorer that never was
Dec 27, 2018
Written by
Charles Roberts
Charles Roberts reccounts the story of George Melville Boynton, perhaps the world's worst explorer
Breaking the silence: infertility and stigma in Senegal
Dec 26, 2018
Written by
Jane Labous
Infertility affects thousands of women across Senegal, yet the subject is deeply taboo. Jane Labous meets those fighting societal pressures in this West African country, where the infertile are said to be affected by les anges, and where a new…
The New Silk Road – An interactive look
Dec 19, 2018
Written by
Geographical
Still puzzled by China’s trillion dollar masterplan for the future of global trade? Kontinentalist brings you an interactive overview to help bring you up to speed
Along the New Silk Road – Yiwu: The World Market
Dec 17, 2018
Written by
Charles Stevens
In this final instalment of our monthly series of reports looking at the impact China’s BRI project is having on the local infrastructure situated along its route, explorer and China scholar Charles Stevens reaches Yiwu, the end of the line…
An all-female expedition to the North Pole
Dec 15, 2018
Written by
Felicity Aston
The Arabian Desert may not be everyone’s first choice when training for a ski expedition to the North Pole, but Felicity Aston explains why it was the perfect location for her international team of novices
The Stigma of Angels
Dec 14, 2018
Written by
Geographical
Film-maker Jane Labous documents the taboos faced by Senegalese women when it comes to infertility
Groundcherries might be on the menu as CRISPR allows scientists to modify crops
Nov 23, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Gene editing technology means scientists are close to changing small-scale crops into plants suitable for industrial production
Bamboo bicycling around New Zealand
Nov 22, 2018
Written by
Libby Bowles
Impassioned teacher and marine conservationist Libby Bowles looks back at her bamboo bicycle tour of New Zealand’s schools, where she built awareness about and inspired solutions to the ocean plastics crisis
Simon Reeve: BBC presenter and author
Nov 12, 2018
Simon Reeve is an author and TV presenter whose latest BBC show is The Mediterranean with Simon Reeve. His new book is Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys
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