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27 August 2025Better World Video Awards: Tebogo
In this short film, learn more about the devastating impact of South …

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Better World Video Awards: Tebogo
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Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

In this short film, learn more about the devastating impact of South Africa’s illegal succulent trade, and the work being done to combat it In South Africa’s arid landscapes, rare succulents – some of which have survived the harshest of…

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year – best photos so far

Discover the fascinating array of photographs from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year – from stags to flamingoes and emperor penguins The world’s leading wildlife photography competition, Wildlife Photographer of…

Phenomena: The Dabous giraffes

Discover more about the 6,000-year-old Dabous giraffes in Niger’s Ténéré desert In the remote sands of Niger’s Ténéré Desert, two giant giraffes emerge from the foothills of the Aïr Mountains…

Sharks may lose their bite due to acidic oceans, study finds

As oceans become more acidic, sharks’ teeth may become structurally weaker and more prone to break Famously, sharks are able to replace their teeth. New ones always grow as they…

How ship traffic unlocked a methane mystery buried for over a decade

A new paper suggests we may be overlooking a major source of global methane emissions In a 2011 study of Neva Bay – a shallow, busy shipping lane leading from the…

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Better World Video Awards: Tebogo
Briefing

Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

Victoria HeathAug 27, 20252 min read

In this short film, learn more about the devastating impact of South Africa’s illegal succulent trade, and the work being…

Jamie Smart (UK) portrays a red deer stag as it gives a mighty bellow during the autumn rut in Bradgate Park, UK.
Wildlife

Wildlife Photographer of the Year – best photos so far

Victoria HeathAug 27, 2025
Dabous Giraffe
Briefing

Phenomena: The Dabous giraffes

Grace GourlayAug 27, 2025
Better World Video Awards: Tebogo
Briefing

Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

Victoria HeathAug 27, 20252 min read

In this short film, learn more about the devastating impact of South Africa’s illegal succulent trade, and the work being done to combat it In South Africa’s arid landscapes, rare succulents – some of which have survived the harshest of…

Jamie Smart (UK) portrays a red deer stag as it gives a mighty bellow during the autumn rut in Bradgate Park, UK.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year – best photos so far

Victoria HeathAug 27, 20259 min read

Discover the fascinating array of photographs from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year – from stags to flamingoes and emperor penguins The world’s leading wildlife photography competition, Wildlife Photographer of…

Dabous Giraffe

Phenomena: The Dabous giraffes

Grace GourlayAug 27, 20253 min read

Discover more about the 6,000-year-old Dabous giraffes in Niger’s Ténéré desert In the remote sands of Niger’s Ténéré Desert, two giant giraffes emerge from the foothills of the Aïr Mountains…

Blacktip reef shark

Sharks may lose their bite due to acidic oceans, study finds

Victoria HeathAug 27, 20253 min read

As oceans become more acidic, sharks’ teeth may become structurally weaker and more prone to break Famously, sharks are able to replace their teeth. New ones always grow as they…

Shipping lanes across the world

How ship traffic unlocked a methane mystery buried for over a decade

Bryony CottamAug 26, 20255 min read

A new paper suggests we may be overlooking a major source of global methane emissions In a 2011 study of Neva Bay – a shallow, busy shipping lane leading from the…

Better World Video Awards: Tebogo
Briefing

Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

Victoria HeathAug 27, 20252 min read

In this short film, learn more about the devastating impact of South Africa’s illegal succulent trade, and the work being…

Wildlife Photographer of the Year – best photos so far

Victoria HeathAug 27, 2025

Phenomena: The Dabous giraffes

Grace GourlayAug 27, 2025

Sharks may lose their bite due to acidic oceans, study finds

Victoria HeathAug 27, 2025

How ship traffic unlocked a methane mystery buried for over a decade

Bryony CottamAug 26, 2025
Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

In this short film, learn more about the devastating impact of South Africa’s illegal succulent trade, and the work being done to combat it…

Wildlife Photographer of the Year – best photos so far

Wildlife Photographer of the Year – best photos so far

Phenomena: The Dabous giraffes

Phenomena: The Dabous giraffes

Sharks may lose their bite due to acidic oceans, study finds

Sharks may lose their bite due to acidic oceans, study finds

How ship traffic unlocked a methane mystery buried for over a decade

How ship traffic unlocked a methane mystery buried for over a decade

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Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

Better World Video Awards: Tebogo

Wildlife Photographer of the Year – best photos so far

Wildlife Photographer of the Year – best photos so far

Phenomena: The Dabous giraffes

Phenomena: The Dabous giraffes

Sharks may lose their bite due to acidic oceans, study finds

Sharks may lose their bite due to acidic oceans, study finds

How ship traffic unlocked a methane mystery buried for over a decade

How ship traffic unlocked a methane mystery buried for over a decade

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Worldview

signpost of gap year and university

Closing doors – how rising costs and politics are curbing student travel

Fewer undergraduates are taking gap years – but it doesn’t have to be that way. We need a reinvention, not a rejection, of student travel
Earth from space

Why is our planet so important?

If the Earth is the sole outpost of awareness in the cosmos, our stewardship isn’t optional – it’s essential
Artwork of Russian flag and stocks and stacks of money

Russian sanctions backfire as Putin profits from war economy

Designed to topple a regime, sanctions have helped build a fortress economy where loyalty is rewarded and dissent crushed – consolidating Putin’s power.Antonio Graceffo reports
The bias of balance: net zero, denial and political spin

The bias of balance: net zero, denial and political spin

From climate change to Gaza, the pursuit of ‘balance’ often misleads rather than informs, warns Andrew Brooks
Eighty per cent of Finns say that they are happy to help with national defence

Time for Britain to show some sisu

Tim Marshall argues it’s time for the UK to consider Finland’s model for national preparedness The UK needs to rediscover its inner sisu. That is, assuming it still has it.…

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QUIZ: US State Capitals
Quizzes

QUIZ: US State Capitals

Test your knowledge with our quiz on USA state capitals. How well do you know the capitals of America’s states?
QUIZ: Capital Cities – Hard
Quizzes

QUIZ: Capital Cities – Hard

Test your knowledge with our capital cities quiz. Can you name them all? Put your city smarts to the challenge today.
QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia
Quizzes

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

Challenge your knowledge with our geography quiz. Test your understanding of deltas, dunes, and more!
QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard
Quizzes

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

Challenge yourself with our flags quiz and discover how much you know about countries around the world.
QUIZ: Country Spotlight – Uganda
Quizzes

QUIZ: Country Spotlight – Uganda

Test your knowledge with our engaging Uganda quiz. Fun facts await you, so see how much you know!

Geo explainers

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Eagle Creek Wildfire in Columbia River Gorge forest, Oregon
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Why are wildfires getting worse?

Discover the several reasons behind increasingly common wildfires around the world, including those in California
After the heavy rains and floods of last week in Merzouga, beautiful lakes have formed along the edges of Erg Chebbi.
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Will the Sahara flood again?

Discover the Sahara Desert’s fascinating past – and why climate change may make flooding a likely part of its future.
Container cargo ship at industrial port
Briefing

Geo explainer: Where in the world are the busiest shipping lanes?

Take a deep dive into the world’s busiest shipping lanes according to the number of vessels passing through them each day.
Cape Town city and table mountain in the background during sunset
Briefing

Geo explainer: Exploring Africa’s economy and GDP

Five countries account for half of Africa’s total GDP, playing crucial roles in the continent’s economy – but where exactly are they?
Train of Phosphate in Sahara of Tunisia
Briefing

Geo explainer: What is phosphate mining – and why is it important?

Phosphate rock is an essential element for life on Earth. Discover its applications and why its mining threatens planetary health…

Discovering Britain

Discovering Britain: Maritime Greenwich

Discovering Britain: Maritime Greenwich

The Preseli Mountains at sunrise

Discovering Britain: the stone age secrets of Craig Rhos-y-felin

The lavender fields at Castle Farm

Discovering Britain: Darent Valley, earthly paradise

Scrabo Tower, overlooking Strangford Lough

Discovering Britain: Strangford Loch

The city grid of Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes: Soulless suburb or urban utopia?

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Long reads

Monks celebrate a Buddhist festival at a monastery in the Bumthang Valley, the spiritual heartland of Bhutan

Bhutan: a kingdom built on happiness

The Alqueva dam is nearly 100 metres high, creating a reservoir that can hold 4,150 million cubic metres of water

Western Europe’s largest artificial lake was meant to save southern Portugal. It may be doing the opposite

Cedar Breaks International Dark Sky Park

Darkness falls, stars rise in Utah’s national parks

A woman sits outside the ruins of houses destroyed in Cairo’s historic City of the Dead

Living among the graves: Cairo’s City of the Dead faces an uncertain future

Small ship cruise lines such as Swan Hellenic are taking the lead on sustainability

Can the cruise industry navigate a sustainable future?

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