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24 June 2025The Lobito Corridor: the new scramble for critical minerals
Workers unload a cargo of smoked fish at the train station in …

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QUIZ: Forgotten Countries
Quizzes

QUIZ: Forgotten Countries

Think you know your world map? Test your knowledge of countries that have changed names, identities or simply slipped off the global radar – it’s time to rediscover the lost names of nations!

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Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

Sharks are making a comeback, and we need to learn to live with them Living with Sharks in the Bahamas is a new mini-documentary from Shark Trust, which explores what…

QUIZ: Geography Trivia

Test your global smarts with this random mix of geographical brain-teasers from every corner of the map. Good luck!

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

How well do you know your flags? From bold stripes to curious colours, flags reveal a lot about a country’s identity. Put your knowledge to the test and see how…

Not Just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

Marco Magrini argues we’re not facing multiple crises – just a single, dangerously interlinked emergency There’s much more than climate change. Every year, according to a recent study, hundreds of…

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Senegalese hairdresser facing the camera with better world video awards logo
Briefing

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Community Empowerment in Senegal

Charlotte LockJun 23, 20252 min read

Action Against Hunger’s Boolo Xeex Xibon Project is helping local Senegalese communities to thrive In northern Senegal, child malnutrition has…

Fabian Mdluli starting off as a wildlife cameraman
Wildlife

The New Voices of African Wildlife Filmmaking

Bryony CottamJun 23, 2025
QUIZ: Forgotten Countries
Quizzes

QUIZ: Forgotten Countries

Grace GourlayJun 23, 2025
QUIZ: Forgotten Countries
Quizzes

QUIZ: Forgotten Countries

Grace GourlayJun 23, 20251 min read

Think you know your world map? Test your knowledge of countries that have changed names, identities or simply slipped off the global radar – it’s time to rediscover the lost names of nations!

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

Charlotte LockJun 23, 20252 min read

Sharks are making a comeback, and we need to learn to live with them Living with Sharks in the Bahamas is a new mini-documentary from Shark Trust, which explores what…

QUIZ: Geography Trivia

QUIZ: Geography Trivia

Grace GourlayJun 22, 20251 min read

Test your global smarts with this random mix of geographical brain-teasers from every corner of the map. Good luck!

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

Grace GourlayJun 20, 20251 min read

How well do you know your flags? From bold stripes to curious colours, flags reveal a lot about a country’s identity. Put your knowledge to the test and see how…

digital art of the world on a cliff edge

Not Just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

Logan GourlayJun 19, 20255 min read

Marco Magrini argues we’re not facing multiple crises – just a single, dangerously interlinked emergency There’s much more than climate change. Every year, according to a recent study, hundreds of…

QUIZ: Forgotten Countries
Quizzes

QUIZ: Forgotten Countries

Grace GourlayJun 23, 20251 min read

Think you know your world map? Test your knowledge of countries that have changed names, identities or simply slipped off…

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

Charlotte LockJun 23, 2025

QUIZ: Geography Trivia

Grace GourlayJun 22, 2025

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

Grace GourlayJun 20, 2025

Not Just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

Logan GourlayJun 19, 2025
QUIZ: Forgotten Countries

QUIZ: Forgotten Countries

Think you know your world map? Test your knowledge of countries that have changed names, identities or simply slipped off the global radar –…

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

QUIZ: Geography Trivia

QUIZ: Geography Trivia

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

Not Just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

Not Just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

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QUIZ: Forgotten Countries

QUIZ: Forgotten Countries

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

Better World Video Awards 2025 – Living with Sharks in the Bahamas

QUIZ: Geography Trivia

QUIZ: Geography Trivia

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

Not Just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

Not Just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

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Map of Gulf of Mexico

Digital cartography on trial: Mexico sues Google for ‘Gulf of America’ label

Mexico sues Google over renaming the Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’, raising concerns about digital sovereignty and cartographic power
Glowing clouds below sun during sunrise

A fading shine: why earth’s dimming glow spells climate trouble

Marco Magrini considers the climate consequences of a dimming planet
Don’t care about the Arctic because it’s empty and distant – care because it’s busy and close

Don’t care about the Arctic because it’s empty and distant – care because it’s busy and close

An Arctic resident’s view of the row about Camilla Hempleman-Adams’ trek across Baffin Island
Concept art of an eagle with the american flag in its talons

The end of Pax Americana? A new era of great power politics

Tim Marshall asks whether it’s the end of an era, or just America’s Orange Period
River in panamanian rainforest, Darién National Park

Darién Gap: the perilous migration route

Tim Marshall on the relentless flow of migrants struggling through the treacherous jungle of the Darién Gap, desperate to reach the USA

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QUIZ: Country Spotlight – Jordan
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QUIZ: Country Spotlight – Jordan

Explore the rich history and culture of the Jordan country through this engaging quiz on its ancient and modern wonders.
QUIZ: US State Capitals
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QUIZ: US State Capitals

How well do you know the capitals of the 50 US states? This quiz is your chance to find out!

QUIZ: Capital Cities
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QUIZ: Capital Cities

Think you know your world capitals? This quiz will put your global geography knowledge to the test!

QUIZ: Human Geography Trivia
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QUIZ: Human Geography Trivia

Test your global knowledge with fascinating human geography trivia that covers population patterns and cultural insights.
QUIZ: Urban Geography
Quizzes

QUIZ: Urban Geography

Challenge yourself with a quiz on urban geography. Discover interesting facts about city trends and their unique landscapes.

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Google Earth image of Point Nemo.
Briefing

Geo explainer: Point Nemo – the planet’s most isolated place

Discover more about Point Nemo, the place furthest from land on the entire planet. What exactly lives there and can it be explored?
Band-e Amir National Park, in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan's Band-e Amir National Park, in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan
Briefing

Geo explainer: Why does Afghanistan have a high risk of natural disasters?

Afghanistan is the world’s second-most prone country to natural disasters. Discover which natural hazards it is threatened by and why…
Close up of seed bombs used in guerrilla gardening.
Briefing

Geo explainer: Is guerrilla gardening the way to a greener planet?

Discover what exactly guerrilla gardening is, and why the act is taking local residents across the world by storm.
Aerial view of Los Angeles skyline.
Briefing

Could earthquake activity rise in California?

Highest number of mini-quakes reported in California since 1988, sparking fears that a major earthquake could occur in the near future.
St elmos fire at night
Briefing

Phenomena: St Elmo’s fire explained

Learn about the captivating phenomenon of St Elmo’s fire: a crackling display of atmospheric electricity that occurs during thunderstorms.

Discovering Britain

London's East End with a train

Discovering Britain: The vanished communities of London’s East End

Group of students overlook Edinburgh at sunset from Arthur's Seat.

Discovering Britain: Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat

Roman Wall near Caw Gap, or Hadrian's Wall, a World Heritage Site in the beautiful Northumberland National Park.

Discovering Britain: Exploring Hadrian’s Wall

The view from Dover’s Hill

Discovering Britain: The Cotswold Olympick

The view from Dover’s Hill

Migrant workers in the UK fishing industry face the same English tests that barristers or chief executives need for entry

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Long reads

Odysseus tied to the mast. Image from an ancient vase found in the Black Sea

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

The Zealandia reserve, with the suburbs of Wellington in the background

Into the urban jungle: how Zealandia became Wellington’s wild heart

A man paddles his water taxi down the Buriganga River, which flows through the heart of Dhaka

Turning the tide on Bangladesh’s plastic pollution

Lynmouth Power Station on the Northumberland coast

Can wood-burning power stations ever be sustainable?

The Merlion, with the head of a lion and tail of a fish, is Singapore’s official mascot

Country profile: Singapore

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