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20 May 2025Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast
Quintin’s drone selfie on Seathorne Beach, Lincolnshire, 2020 In 2015, photographer Quintin …

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QUIZ: Name The Island!
Quizzes

QUIZ: Name The Island!

How well do you know the world’s remotest islands? Test your knowledge with our expert-level quiz and see if you can identify these far-flung outposts from just a few clues.

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Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

Andrew Brooks on how geographers must keep challenging false ideas and develop new, truthful theories There were two outdated ideas from my 1990s secondary school geography classes that have long…

Phenomena: Death Valley’s wandering rocks

For over a century, the mysterious ‘sailing stones’ of Death Valley baffled scientists and visitors alike – until a blend of ice, wind and serendipity finally revealed their secret In…

Abuse allegations rock Prince Harry-linked African Parks charity

Investigation confirms abuses against Baka people in Congo, sparking global scrutiny An independent investigation into human rights abuses at Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo has confirmed multiple…

New global map tracks the movements of 100+ marine migratory species

MiCO tool gives conservationists and governments a powerful new resource to protect ocean wildlife A groundbreaking interactive map has been launched to chart the migratory movements of more than 100…

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Protest by Surfers Against Sewage in Falmouth
Briefing

Paddle-Out Protests: UK water users take to the waves in sewage outrage

Geographical StaffMay 14, 20254 min read

Public demand radical reform as sewage spills continue to pollute UK waters Thousands of swimmers, surfers and kayakers across the…

QUIZ: Human Geography Trivia
Quizzes

QUIZ: Human Geography Trivia

Grace GourlayMay 14, 2025
Sessen Doji Offering His Life to an Ogre (Oni), circa 1764. Painted by Soga Shōhaku (1730–1781)
Book Reviews

Review: Monsterland by Nicholas Jubber

Geographical ContributorMay 13, 2025
QUIZ: Name The Island!
Quizzes

QUIZ: Name The Island!

Grace GourlayMay 12, 20251 min read

How well do you know the world’s remotest islands? Test your knowledge with our expert-level quiz and see if you can identify these far-flung outposts from just a few clues.

A rotting apple on a white background

Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

Andrew BrooksMay 11, 20255 min read

Andrew Brooks on how geographers must keep challenging false ideas and develop new, truthful theories There were two outdated ideas from my 1990s secondary school geography classes that have long…

Death valley wandering rocks

Phenomena: Death Valley’s wandering rocks

Geographical StaffMay 10, 20252 min read

For over a century, the mysterious ‘sailing stones’ of Death Valley baffled scientists and visitors alike – until a blend of ice, wind and serendipity finally revealed their secret In…

Abuse allegations rock Prince Harry-linked African Parks charity

Abuse allegations rock Prince Harry-linked African Parks charity

Geographical StaffMay 9, 20253 min read

Investigation confirms abuses against Baka people in Congo, sparking global scrutiny An independent investigation into human rights abuses at Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo has confirmed multiple…

New global map tracks the movements of 100+ marine migratory species

New global map tracks the movements of 100+ marine migratory species

Geographical StaffMay 9, 20254 min read

MiCO tool gives conservationists and governments a powerful new resource to protect ocean wildlife A groundbreaking interactive map has been launched to chart the migratory movements of more than 100…

QUIZ: Name The Island!
Quizzes

QUIZ: Name The Island!

Grace GourlayMay 12, 20251 min read

How well do you know the world’s remotest islands? Test your knowledge with our expert-level quiz and see if you…

Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

Andrew BrooksMay 11, 2025

Phenomena: Death Valley’s wandering rocks

Geographical StaffMay 10, 2025

Abuse allegations rock Prince Harry-linked African Parks charity

Geographical StaffMay 9, 2025

New global map tracks the movements of 100+ marine migratory species

Geographical StaffMay 9, 2025
QUIZ: Name The Island!

QUIZ: Name The Island!

How well do you know the world’s remotest islands? Test your knowledge with our expert-level quiz and see if you can identify these far-flung…

Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

Phenomena: Death Valley’s wandering rocks

Phenomena: Death Valley’s wandering rocks

Abuse allegations rock Prince Harry-linked African Parks charity

Abuse allegations rock Prince Harry-linked African Parks charity

New global map tracks the movements of 100+ marine migratory species

New global map tracks the movements of 100+ marine migratory species

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QUIZ: Name The Island!

QUIZ: Name The Island!

Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

Phenomena: Death Valley’s wandering rocks

Phenomena: Death Valley’s wandering rocks

Abuse allegations rock Prince Harry-linked African Parks charity

Abuse allegations rock Prince Harry-linked African Parks charity

New global map tracks the movements of 100+ marine migratory species

New global map tracks the movements of 100+ marine migratory species

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Worldview

Concept art of the earth plugged into digital wiring and techonology

We ask AI to explain why we struggle with solving the climate crisis

Marco Magrini asks a sophisticated AI model why we are failing to tackle climate change
Concept art of spaceman playing basketball with earth

Does comparing tackling climate change to the space race make any sense?

Andrew Brooks on why comparisons between the space race and the global environmental crisis are both misleading and counter-productive
The novel The Ministry of the Future starts with record temperatures in India

The sci-fi world of climate change

Marco Magrini on the lessons to be learned from a dystopian climate novel
The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting logo

Geopolitics: poverty on the rise in the global south

Tim Marshall considers what the first increases in global poverty in decades could mean for a fragile world order
Concept art of toy soilders standing around Ukraine and surrounding area on world map

Geopolitics: Is the post-Cold War holiday over?

Tim Marshall considers the impact of the Polish prime minister’s warning that we are now in a pre-war era 

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QUIZ: Flags of the World – Africa
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QUIZ: Flags of the World – Africa

Challenge yourself with the African flags quiz! Test your knowledge and discover how well you know Africa’s 54 nations.
QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia
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QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

Test your knowledge with the geography quiz! Challenge yourself on mountains, rivers, and Earth’s natural wonders.
QUIZ: Forests
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QUIZ: Forests

Test your knowledge with the ultimate forest quiz and discover fascinating facts about essential ecosystems worldwide.
QUIZ: Capital Cities
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QUIZ: Capital Cities

Test your knowledge with our capital cities quiz and discover fascinating facts about global capitals.
QUIZ: Flags of the World
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QUIZ: Flags of the World

Test your knowledge with our exciting flags quiz. Can you score 75% or higher? Join the challenge today!

Geo explainers

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Eye of the sahara
Science & Environment

Phenomena: The Eye of the Sahara

A geological marvel in the middle of the Sahara desert caused by erosion you can see from space
Geo Explainer: What is COP?
Climate Change

Geo Explainer: What is COP?

From COP1 to COP28 make sure you know the basics of the world’s biggest climate conference What is COP? COP…

Geo Explainer: The many Chinas
Culture

Geo Explainer: The many Chinas

A primer to the physical and cultural diversity of the second-most populous country in the world
A view of Gaza Strip in Palestine
Geopolitics

Geo Explainer: The Gaza Strip

A detailed map of the most densely inhabited and controversial strip of land in the world
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Science & Environment

Geo Explainer: Are hurricanes getting worse?

Records leave us with a sense that hurricanes are getting more frequent, stronger, scarier. But is that the case?

Discovering Britain

The iconic cranes outside the former warehouse in Bristol Harbour

Discovering Britain: exploring historic Bristol Harbour

The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy

Glen Roy: the high road and the low road

The view of Robin Hood’s Bay from Ravenscar

Discovering Britain: Ravenscar, the holiday resort that never got built

The radar mast dominates the Lincolnshire flatlands

Lincolnshire’s silent sentry near RAF Stenigot

Sunset at Bedruthan Steps, Carnewas

Discovering Britain: Fistral Beach

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Long reads

Conservation measures in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands have done much to improve hyacinth macaw populations

Study reveals conservation’s positive impact on biodiversity worldwide

A local farmer sprays the herbicide Roundup among the oil palms in the small plot of land she and her family owns. She also routinely sprays Gramoxone, without protection

Paraquat: banned in Europe, on sale in Indonesia

One of the many narrow gullies on the island known as chines

Isle of Wight: From Victorian Seaside to Eco-Conscious Paradise?

A poignant drawing by a child at a nursery situated in Varanasi’s red light district

The dark side to India’s City of Light: people trafficking in Varanasi

Nenquimo at home in the forest that she loves

Nemonte Nenquimo: ‘I’m fighting for the land I love’

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