CULTURES
All the world’s a stage
Jul 27, 2015
Written by
Melody Kemp
A two-year global tour sees Shakespeare’s Globe theatre attempting to put on performances of Hamlet in every country on the planet. Geographical caught up with the players in Laos
Unearthing Iceland’s heritage
Jul 14, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Recent discoveries suggest Iceland’s first settlers were not, in fact, Viking-age Scandinavians. Celtic Scottish and Irish explorers look likely to have arrived first
The forgotten war
Jul 11, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
As WWI commemorations take place, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya remember the East Africa campaign
Rights of passage
Jun 27, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A landmark ruling finally gives hope to indigenous peoples around the world fighting to reclaim their homelands
Finland’s vanishing rural population
Jun 26, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Finland is one of the OECD’s most rural countries, but the rural population is ageing fast and one-by-one the country’s villages are shrinking away
High on a hill
Jun 21, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Switzerland’s youth have the second- highest cannabis consumption in the world, according to UNICEF
The lasting impact of Canada’s truth and reconciliation
Jun 16, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Now that the final report has been announced, Geographical looks at the key debates around the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada and how important it has been to indigenous cultural resurgence
Drought media: does it help?
May 28, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Although California gets all the current headlines, there are numerous significant drought events occurring elsewhere in the world. Geographical explores why you are not hearing about them
Eurovision redefines Europe’s geography... again
May 21, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Australia’s inclusion in the Eurovision song contest may be an extreme geographic anomaly, but it’s another example of Europe’s continuing expansion
Geological secrets behind eternal flames
May 20, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
‘Eternal flames’ from ancient times should interest modern geologists
Report from Dark Mountain
May 11, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
The Dark Mountain project aims to change how people think about the environment. Completely...
Stone cold in Sitka
Apr 25, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
A devastating landslide near the city of Sitka in Alaska last September has unearthed evidence of early human occupation in the region – a prehistoric hammer or ‘handmaul’
Blazing Trowels
Apr 08, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Dinosaur shoes, gender equality and geography combine in a unique archival project
From Makkah to Madinah
Mar 31, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
A new book uses GPS and GIS to trace the Prophet Muhammad’s route from Makkah to Madinah with increased accuracy
Climate tones
Mar 22, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Geography can change the way you speak, and not just through the use of jargon
Ethiopia’s hidden treasures
Feb 26, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Ethiopia was among the world’s first Christian countries, but its many remote churches remain hidden – even from the locals
A band apart
Feb 22, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
The Bushmen people's belief that they are amongst human's most ancient races has reportedly been proven
Afghan Ink
Feb 20, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
An artist records day-to-day Afghan life from Kabul to Herat in ink
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