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14 May 2025Paddle-Out Protests: UK water users take to the waves in sewage outrage
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QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia
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QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

Welcome to the Physical Geography Quiz! From mountains to rivers, deserts to oceans—test your knowledge of Earth’s natural wonders! Good luck!

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The flightless bird captivating scientists for hundreds of years

Tim Birkhead on great auks and their extraordinary story of evolution, exploitation and de-extinction across the years Around 1800, as the scientific study of birds came of age, the need…

How ice melt and ‘double jet streams’ are making Europe hotter…

As Europe records its hottest-ever March, discover several reasons behind the continent’s rising temperatures and its heatwaves… While the planet continues to grapple with the impact of warming, there’s one…

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

A global outburst of satire – from cartoons to memes and AI songs – is being generated in response to Trump’s tariffs Following his inauguration back in January, President Trump…

Geo explainer: Why is cobalt mining so controversial?

Discover more about the practice of cobalt mining in the DRC & the vast repercussions such activities have… It’s in the batteries of your phone, electric cars and computers. It’s…

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QUIZ: Flags of the World – Easy
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QUIZ: Flags of the World – Easy

Grace GourlayApr 23, 20251 min read

Think you know your countries by their flags? This beginner-friendly quiz will test how well you can spot the world’s…

May 2025 Geographical crossword
Crosswords

May 2025 Geographical crossword

Mark ‘Crowley’ RussellApr 22, 2025
No diving sign with person diving in the background at Forty Foot during Christmas tradition. Dublin, Ireland. December 25, 2019
Briefing

Equipment matters: taking the plunge with cold-water swimming

Victoria HeathApr 22, 2025
QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia
Quizzes

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

Grace GourlayApr 9, 20251 min read

Welcome to the Physical Geography Quiz! From mountains to rivers, deserts to oceans—test your knowledge of Earth’s natural wonders! Good luck!

Aquatint by John James Audubon and Robert Havell Jr, 1836

The flightless bird captivating scientists for hundreds of years

Geographical ContributorApr 8, 202513 min read

Tim Birkhead on great auks and their extraordinary story of evolution, exploitation and de-extinction across the years Around 1800, as the scientific study of birds came of age, the need…

Thermometer in green pharmacy screen sign displays extremely hot temperature of 42 degrees Celsius during heatwave in summer in Belgium

How ice melt and ‘double jet streams’ are making Europe hotter…

Victoria HeathApr 8, 20255 min read

As Europe records its hottest-ever March, discover several reasons behind the continent’s rising temperatures and its heatwaves… While the planet continues to grapple with the impact of warming, there’s one…

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

Victoria HeathApr 7, 20255 min read

A global outburst of satire – from cartoons to memes and AI songs – is being generated in response to Trump’s tariffs Following his inauguration back in January, President Trump…

Aerial Of Mine In Northern Ontario Canada In Autumn

Geo explainer: Why is cobalt mining so controversial?

Victoria HeathApr 7, 20256 min read

Discover more about the practice of cobalt mining in the DRC & the vast repercussions such activities have… It’s in the batteries of your phone, electric cars and computers. It’s…

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia
Quizzes

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

Grace GourlayApr 9, 20251 min read

Welcome to the Physical Geography Quiz! From mountains to rivers, deserts to oceans—test your knowledge of Earth’s natural wonders! Good…

The flightless bird captivating scientists for hundreds of years

Geographical ContributorApr 8, 2025

How ice melt and ‘double jet streams’ are making Europe hotter…

Victoria HeathApr 8, 2025

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

Victoria HeathApr 7, 2025

Geo explainer: Why is cobalt mining so controversial?

Victoria HeathApr 7, 2025
QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

Welcome to the Physical Geography Quiz! From mountains to rivers, deserts to oceans—test your knowledge of Earth’s natural wonders! Good luck!

The flightless bird captivating scientists for hundreds of years

The flightless bird captivating scientists for hundreds of years

How ice melt and ‘double jet streams’ are making Europe hotter…

How ice melt and ‘double jet streams’ are making Europe hotter…

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

Geo explainer: Why is cobalt mining so controversial?

Geo explainer: Why is cobalt mining so controversial?

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QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

The flightless bird captivating scientists for hundreds of years

The flightless bird captivating scientists for hundreds of years

How ice melt and ‘double jet streams’ are making Europe hotter…

How ice melt and ‘double jet streams’ are making Europe hotter…

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

Geo explainer: Why is cobalt mining so controversial?

Geo explainer: Why is cobalt mining so controversial?

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Debt for nature swaps: greenwashing or a radical solution?

Debt for nature swaps: greenwashing or a radical solution?

Marco Magrini looks at the resurgence in the practice of swapping debt for conservation projects: greenwashing or a radical solution?
USA moves to contain China with more military bases in the Philippines

USA moves to contain China with more military bases in the Philippines

Tim Marshall takes a look at the US military base agreement with the Philippines, and what it means for China’s activity in the region
New Year, new renewable energy resolutions

New Year, new renewable energy resolutions

Marco Magrini starts the New Year with some positive thinking on changing climate
A microscoping close up of a group of plankton

Loss of biodiversity and climate change go hand in hand

Marco Magrini argues action on climate change and dealing with the loss of biodiversity are inextricably intertwined
Close-up of a Finnish soldier carrying a rifle

Sweden and Finland to join NATO

Tim Marshall looks at Sweden and Finland joining NATO and what it means for Europe’s strategic geopolitics

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QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard
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QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

Put your flag knowledge to the test with our flags quiz. Can you achieve a score of 75% or higher? Take the challenge now!
QUIZ: Country Spotlight – Brunei
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QUIZ: Country Spotlight – Brunei

Put your knowledge of Brunei to the test with our Geography Quiz! How well do you know this small but fascinating Asian nation?
QUIZ: Coastal Landforms
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QUIZ: Coastal Landforms

Test your knowledge of coastal erosion with this interactive quiz. Explore different landforms and learn how they are shaped by natural processes.
QUIZ: 12 Days of Trivia – Capital Cities
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QUIZ: 12 Days of Trivia – Capital Cities

Test your knowledge of capital cities with our final geography trivia quiz! Score 75% or more to unlock an exclusive subscription discount.
QUIZ: 12 Days of Trivia – Flags
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QUIZ: 12 Days of Trivia – Flags

Test your knowledge with our flags quiz! Join our Twelve Days of Christmas Geography Trivia Expedition and reveal an exclusive subscription discount.
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Long reads

Stephen Kgamotso, 19, works an illegal chrome mine

South African villages are being ravaged by illegal chrome mining

Ethiopian wolves, also known as Simien jackals and Simien foxes, are endemic to the Ethiopian highlands

Saving the elusive and endangered Ethiopian wolf

The route of Julian Sayarer’s 4,000-kilometre bike journey

Pedalling through Türkiye’s history into the future

A line of climbers on the Lhotse Face (7,500 metres) crossing the Yellow Band, on the southeast route up Mount Everest in Nepal

Everest faces the challenge of rising temperatures and more climbers

An adult Anopheles gambiae, the mosquito species responsible for most malaria deaths

Could a new gene-editing technique be a major breakthrough in the battle against malaria?

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