Laura Cole

Leng Ouch: investigative reporter and activist

Jul 20, 2016

Published in I’m a Geographer

Leng Ouch: investigative reporter and activist

Leng Ouch is an investigative reporter and activist. He spent many months undercover to expose the illegal logging taking place in Cambodia’s forests and is a recipient of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize

Six more must-see documentaries on Netflix

Jul 01, 2016

Published in Films

Six more must-see documentaries on Netflix

Broaden your horizons – and that dent in the sofa – with six of the best documentaries streaming on Netflix right now

Eurasian lynx creeps closer to UK release

Jun 17, 2016

Published in Wildlife

Eurasian lynx creeps closer to UK release

The UK’s last wild lynx disappeared around 700AD. They could return in a trial introduction in 2017

Reading the waters

Jul 06, 2016

Published in Discovering Britain

For this month’s Discovering Britain, Laura Cole talks to Tristan Gooley, author and ‘Natural Navigator’, about one of his favourite viewpoints

Turning Zimbabwe's printing press back on

Jul 02, 2016

Published in Development

Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe once made trillions of dollars almost worthless

Zimbabwe prints more money, prompting fears of a return to the hyperinflation of the country’s past

Hurricanes absorb carbon emissions

Jul 10, 2016

Published in Climate

Hurricanes and tropical cyclones trigger carbon dioxide uptake in forests

Yellow fever goes intercontinental

Jul 05, 2016

Published in Development

Aedes aegypti is present in many parts of South Asia, aiding the spread of yellow fever

Increased air travel is transporting yellow fever to Asia, as the first ever cases are diagnosed in China

Iceland turns carbon dioxide to stone

Jun 09, 2016

Published in Climate

The Hellisheiði geothermal plant in southwest Iceland

Project to turn carbon dioxide into stone works faster than ever imagined

EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT directed by Ciro Guerra

Jun 10, 2016

Published in Films

Karamakate, played by indigenous actor Nilbio Torres

Brace yourself for Embrace of the Serpent – it explores the dark and difficult history of colonialism in the Colombian rainforest, from the eyes of the people that lived there

Minecraft village

Jun 14, 2016

Published in Discovering Britain

In 2008, the Thornton viaduct was opened for walkers as part of the Great Northern Trail

In this month’s Discovering Britain, Laura Cole visits the Victorian slum forgotten by Britain, but treasured overseas

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