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11 May 2025Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography
Image: Shutterstock Andrew Brooks on how geographers must keep challenging false ideas …

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What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?
Climate Change

What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?

Discover the significant consequences if one of the world’s most important ocean currents – The Gulf Stream – were to collapse Originating in the Caribbean, the Gulf Stream is a vital ocean current responsible for bringing heat from the tropics…

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How do scientists predict and forecast hurricanes?

Explore the complexities of predicting and forecasting hurricanes, and how AI can be used to help monitor them before they strike When hurricanes make landfall, they unleash an immense amount…

The first open-source atlas of the world’s ecosystems has launched

Just over half the world’s ecosystems have been mapped so far. The Global Ecosystems Atlas will help to monitor them, and could help chart the rest A new conservation tool,…

QUIZ: Physical Geography – Central Asia

Test your knowledge of the diverse landscapes and natural features of Central Asia!

Uncontacted tribes around the world – is it best to leave them alone?

Discover where some of the world’s most isolated uncontacted tribes are found, their traditions and more… There are over one hundred uncontacted tribes across the world, many of which inhabit…

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A volcanic eruption from Mount Tolbachik in Kamchatka, Russia
Science & Environment

How glaciers could help predict future volcanic activity

Bryony CottamDec 29, 20245 min read

Millions live in the shadow of active volcanoes. Keeping an eye on nearby glaciers could help to predict future volcanic…

QUIZ: 12 Days of Trivia – Country Trivia
Quizzes

QUIZ: 12 Days of Trivia – Country Trivia

Grace GourlayDec 29, 2024
Freeride snowboarding in winter.
Science & Environment

The joys of backcountry boarding & the kit you need

Tristan KennedyDec 28, 2024
What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?
Climate Change

What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?

Victoria HeathOct 25, 20245 min read

Discover the significant consequences if one of the world’s most important ocean currents – The Gulf Stream – were to collapse Originating in the Caribbean, the Gulf Stream is a vital ocean current responsible for bringing heat from the tropics…

Meteorologist in work area in Doppler Radar Station with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

How do scientists predict and forecast hurricanes?

Charlotte LockOct 25, 20246 min read

Explore the complexities of predicting and forecasting hurricanes, and how AI can be used to help monitor them before they strike When hurricanes make landfall, they unleash an immense amount…

The first open-source atlas of the world’s ecosystems has launched

The first open-source atlas of the world’s ecosystems has launched

Bryony CottamOct 25, 20243 min read

Just over half the world’s ecosystems have been mapped so far. The Global Ecosystems Atlas will help to monitor them, and could help chart the rest A new conservation tool,…

QUIZ: Physical Geography – Central Asia

QUIZ: Physical Geography – Central Asia

Grace GourlayOct 25, 20241 min read

Test your knowledge of the diverse landscapes and natural features of Central Asia!

Uncontacted tribe Mashco Piro in Perus

Uncontacted tribes around the world – is it best to leave them alone?

Charlotte LockOct 25, 20248 min read

Discover where some of the world’s most isolated uncontacted tribes are found, their traditions and more… There are over one hundred uncontacted tribes across the world, many of which inhabit…

What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?
Climate Change

What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?

Victoria HeathOct 25, 20245 min read

Discover the significant consequences if one of the world’s most important ocean currents – The Gulf Stream – were to…

How do scientists predict and forecast hurricanes?

Charlotte LockOct 25, 2024

The first open-source atlas of the world’s ecosystems has launched

Bryony CottamOct 25, 2024

QUIZ: Physical Geography – Central Asia

Grace GourlayOct 25, 2024

Uncontacted tribes around the world – is it best to leave them alone?

Charlotte LockOct 25, 2024
What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?

What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?

Discover the significant consequences if one of the world’s most important ocean currents – The Gulf Stream – were to collapse Originating in the…

How do scientists predict and forecast hurricanes?

How do scientists predict and forecast hurricanes?

The first open-source atlas of the world’s ecosystems has launched

The first open-source atlas of the world’s ecosystems has launched

QUIZ: Physical Geography – Central Asia

QUIZ: Physical Geography – Central Asia

Uncontacted tribes around the world – is it best to leave them alone?

Uncontacted tribes around the world – is it best to leave them alone?

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What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?

What would happen if the Gulf Stream collapsed?

How do scientists predict and forecast hurricanes?

How do scientists predict and forecast hurricanes?

The first open-source atlas of the world’s ecosystems has launched

The first open-source atlas of the world’s ecosystems has launched

QUIZ: Physical Geography – Central Asia

QUIZ: Physical Geography – Central Asia

Uncontacted tribes around the world – is it best to leave them alone?

Uncontacted tribes around the world – is it best to leave them alone?

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Where in the world – volcanoes
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Where in the world – volcanoes

Can you solve Geographical’s Where In World quick quiz? Just identify the location of four well-known volcanoes
Where in the world – palaces
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Where in the world – palaces

Can you identify these palaces below?
Where in the world – coastal locations
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Where in the world – coastal locations

Can you identify these iconic coastal locations from around the world using simple clues and photographs?
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