Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Science & Environment
Lithium: the ‘white gold’ powering the world
Vital for many technologies and the clean energy sector, lithium is coveted. Four countries produce this 'white gold', but not without environmental impacts
The 1,000 metre club of mountains
Daniel Quinn and colleagues have identified all the peaks on Earth with more than a 1,000-metres prominence
Why are so many non-smokers getting lung cancer in the UK?
New study reveals 1,100 people in UK are diagnosed with most prevalent form of lung cancer per year due to air pollution
The arsenic-contaminated water flowing through Bangladesh and India
Tens of millions of people are still drinking arsenic-contaminated water 30 years after ‘the greatest mass poisoning in history’
Phenomena: Sunken villages
Discover more about sunken villages across Europe – from Wales to Greece – and how exactly their existence came about
How witchweed is being tackled in sub-Saharan Africa’s croplands
Major breakthrough in herbicides to control crop-devastating & parasitic 'witchweed' that has wreaked havoc upon sub-Saharan Africa's crops
Greenland Ice Sheet cracking more amid climate change, new study reveals
Large-scale study finds crevasse sizes on Greenland ice sheet increasing in size and depth – and may cause more rapid loss of ice from region
The top five European countries with the largest population increases
Discover the European countries with the largest population increases between 1990 and 2023, according to latest UN data
The stunning photographs from the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards
From thunderstorms in Texas to Indonesian volcanoes, these images from the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards showcase the natural wonders of our planet
England’s water industry is misleading public and Government, study finds
Major water & sewage companies across England using deception tactics to deflect blame for sewage pollution, new research reveals
The coptic recyclers of Cairo’s ‘Garbage City’
The remarkable story of Cairo's Zabbaleen, who turn the city's rubbish into valuable resources in a stunning example of sustainability
Equipment matters: the kit you need for mountaineering
Tristan Kennedy on the mountaineering kit used in a remarkable mountain climb on the north face of Jannu
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