Skip to main content
Skip to secondary menu
Skip to primary sidebar
Skip to footer
Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Home
Briefing
Science & Environment
Climate
Climatewatch
Wildlife
Culture
Geopolitics
Geopolitical hotspots
Study Geography
University directory
Masters courses
Course guides
Climate change
Environmental science
Human geography
Physical geography
University pages
University of Aberdeen
Aberystwyth University
Cardiff University
University of Chester
Edge Hill University
The University of Edinburgh
Oxford Brookes University
Queen Mary University of London
Geography careers
Charity/non-profit
Education & research
Environment
Finance & consulting
Government and Local Government
Applications and advice
Quizzes
Magazine
Issue previews
Subscribe
Manage My Subscription
Special Editions
Podcasts
Geographical Archive
Book reviews
Crosswords
Advertise with us
Subscribe
Search for:
Search Button
Science & Environment
Tiny zooplankton play a major role in carbon storage, new study finds
By
Victoria Heath
Jun 27, 2025
Migration of these microscopic animals – known as a 'seasonal migrant pump' – supports carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean
Geo explainer: What is potash – and why does the world want it?
By
Victoria Heath
Jun 24, 2025
Discover more about potash: the mighty group of minerals and chemicals supporting food production across the planet
How to harness the waves: from halting tsunamis to clean energy
By
Bryony Cottam
Jun 17, 2025
Scientists have discovered a way to tap into the ocean’s vast, untouched energy reserves – but should they?
Climate justice in action: 25 years of the Ashden Awards
By
Bryony Cottam
Jun 12, 2025
On the 25th anniversary of the Ashden Awards for climate solutions, we look at past and present winners from around the world
Scotland’s ecocide bill could set a global legal precedent
By
Geographical Contributor
May 29, 2025
Scotland’s proposed ecocide law could make mass environmental destruction a crime – and serve as a model for international legal reform
Life, science and climate urgency on Antarctica’s Union Glacier
By
Geographical Contributor
May 22, 2025
James Witlow Delano travels to Union Glacier to join scientists revealing how subtle shifts in ice and bedrock, are uncovering the planet’s climate future
Can Europe’s last wild river remain free?
By
Bryony Cottam
May 21, 2025
A landmark conservation success is under pressure as Albania’s Vjosa River faces fresh challenges from tourism development
UK against trawling in protected seas in wake of Attenborough film
By
Bryony Cottam
May 13, 2025
Poll reveals overwhelming public demand for a ban on destructive bottom trawling in UK marine protected areas
Could this tranquil spot in Sweden become home to a uranium mine?
By
Victoria Heath
Apr 14, 2025
Radical new government set to allow multinational companies to build vast open-pit uranium min in Sweden, powering a planned 10 new nuclear reactors
How ice melt and ‘double jet streams’ are making Europe hotter…
By
Victoria Heath
Apr 8, 2025
As Europe records its hottest-ever March, discover several reasons behind the continent's rising temperatures and its heatwaves...
Geo explainer: Why is cobalt mining so controversial?
By
Victoria Heath
Apr 7, 2025
Discover more about the practice of cobalt mining in the DRC & the vast repercussions such activities have...
Turning the tide on Bangladesh’s plastic pollution
By
Stuart Butler
Mar 26, 2025
Can Bangladesh’s new government save the rivers on which the country depends?
Load More