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Anjana Khatwa: earth scientist, presenter and advocate for diversity in science
Aug 07, 2020
Written by
as told to Katie Burton
Anjana Khatwa is an earth scientist, presenter and advocate for diversity in the geographical, geoscience and nature conservation sectors. As part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site team, she helped to setup a sustainable education programme to engage the…
Genome sequencing can help scientists track Covid-19
Jul 30, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Genome sequencing has become one of the main methods for tracking how coronavirus is moving through communities. The technique identifies subtle differences called mutations that a virus picks up over time. Despite facing criticism for its handling of the pandemic,…
Sand: is the extraction of the world’s most-mined commodity sustainable?
Jul 28, 2020
Written by
Laura Cole
Sand is the single most mined commodity. Used to make concrete, its extraction eclipses other metals and minerals by a huge margin. Yet while it is abundant, it is not infinite. Fears that some sand deposits are being overused, combined…
New report reveals risk of links between Sudanese conflict gold and major companies
Jul 22, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
A report by Global Witness has revealed that conflict gold could be entering the products of major household brands
Battling locust swarms in East Africa
Jul 07, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Control and relief action in Eastern Africa and the Greater Horn of Africa steps up to face the double threat of desert locusts and the Covid-19 pandemic
Rosemary Brown: freelance journalist, humanitarian worker and explorer
Jul 03, 2020
Written by
As told to Katie Burton
Rosemary Brown is a freelance journalist. In 2014, she followed in the footsteps of American journalist and adventurer Nellie Bly, who carried out a record-breaking 72-day trip around the world in 1889. A book about Rosemary's trip is due out…
Rodrigo Medellín: co-chair of IUCN Bat Specialist Group and former president of the Society for Conservation Biology
Jun 25, 2020
Written by
as told to Jacob Dykes
Rodrigo Medellín is a senior professor of ecology at the University of Mexico. A specialist in bats, he is co-chair of the Bat Specialist Group of the IUCN
Remembering Selma Huxley Barkham: historian and geographer specialising in Basque connections to Canada
Jun 18, 2020
Written by
Oriana and Serena Barkham
Selma Huxley Barkham (March 8, 1927 – May 3, 2020), was a historian and geographer of international standing in the fields of the maritime history of Canada and of the Basque Country
The Saharawi people of Western Sahara are still waiting for a homeland. Tensions are now rising among the young
Jun 17, 2020
Written by
Words: Ferdinando Cotugno Photographs: Francesco Lastrucci
Since its annexation by Morocco in 1975, Western Sahara has been the subject of a long-running territorial dispute. For the Saharawi people, the wait for a homeland has now spanned more than 40 years. Among the young, tensions are once…
How the Black Lives Matter movement is challenging the status quo in Britain’s suburban and rural communities
Jun 15, 2020
Written by
Abigail Spink
Widespread protests are forcing the UK to confront the fact that racism remains prevalent in towns and villages across the country
Researchers create antimicrobial surfaces to combat antibiotic resistance
Jun 12, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
With widespread antibiotic resistance looming, researchers are attempting to create new antimicrobial surfaces
From Black Lives Matter to Unite the Right: the statues that have fallen in the 21st century
Jun 10, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Following the toppling of Bristol’s Edward Colston statue, Geographical looks back at other times when statues have been removed in condemnation of historic forces of oppression
Data discoveries: could social media become a tool to study economic recovery?
Jun 08, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A new study from the University of Bristol has successfully predicted the economic recovery of small businesses following natural hazard events using social media
World Environment Day 2020: Uplifting communities through the power of photography
Jun 05, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
As the world pauses to reflect on biodiversity protection, one non-profit is empowering disadvantaged individuals to capture biodiversity’s beauty, and become ambassadors in their communities
Danny Dorling: author and professor of geography at Oxford University
May 29, 2020
Written by
as told to Geographical
Danny Dorling is an author and professor of geography at Oxford University. In his most recent book, Slowdown, he delivers an optimistic view of the ways in which our economies are stabilising in an era of planetary uncertainty
Secrets of the soil: A newly discovered microbe builds understanding of soil ecosystems
May 28, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A newly discovered microbe could uncover how soil absorbs carbon and promotes growth
A mission to unearth the wreck of Nova Zembla
May 19, 2020
Written by
Matthew Ayre
A single entry in a 118-year-old Arctic whaling logbook diverted the course of Dr Matthew Ayre’s research, taking him from the lignin scents of dusty archives to the perilous waters of the Canadian Arctic
Coronavirus: How humanitarian organisations are working to control the outbreak in refugee camps
May 14, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
As the world grapples with a new pandemic, humanitarian organisations are rallying to control the outbreak in countries that rely on humanitarian aid, while the United Nations calls for a coordinated response to protect the world’s most vulnerable
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