Geo-photographer: Xavi Bou captures the mystery of bird flight
Jan 14, 2022
Written by
Geographical
Xavi Bou's artistic visions of flight beguile the eye
Biomass energy's dubious 'green' credentials
Jan 14, 2022
Written by
Jacob Dykes
The UK relies heavily on forest biomass to boost its renewable energy production, but ‘renewable’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘green’
Hydropower: could the costs outweigh the benefits?
Jan 14, 2022
Written by
Mark Rowe
Hydropower is considered essential if the world is to reach net zero, but do the broader cost to ecosystems and local communities outweigh the benefits?
Adapt to survive: the places on the front line of climate change
Jan 12, 2022
Written by
Bryony Cottam
While the world debates the best ways to reduce emissions and hold global temperature rise below 2°C, the heat is already on for countries facing the greatest threats from climate change.
The Ganges – river of life, religion and waste
Jan 07, 2022
Written by
Stuart Butler
The Ganges is one of the most polluted rivers on Earth, but such is its religious importance that there are those willing to make enormous sacrifices to see that it’s cleaned up
Pando – the world's single largest organism – is under threat
Jan 06, 2022
Written by
Jacob Dykes
The world’s largest single organism is unprepared for the changes humans have wrought upon its ecosystem
Inside Thailand's first caviar farm
Jan 04, 2022
Written by
Words by Ron Gluckman, Images by Luke Duggleby
A new caviar-production venture could transform Thailand into a major source of the highly prized foodstuff
The best Geographical features of 2021
Jan 02, 2022
Written by
Geographical
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at some of the most popular Geographical features of 2021
Sexuality and the city: the changing geography of LGBTQ spaces
Dec 17, 2021
Written by
Katie Burton
In cities around the world, the geography of homosexuality is shifting. As historic bars and clubs close down, or where they never existed, queer people are finding other ways to gather
The fading days of Morocco's Grand Taxis
Dec 17, 2021
Written by
Words: John Silcox Images: Sam Christmas
In Morocco, people don’t Uber. Instead, they pile into so-called grand taxis – battered but colourful old diesel Mercedes cars. These ancient vehicles, which the government is trying to force off the streets, tell a wider story about the suffocating legacy of the West’s new car market and the rapid expansion of the North African automotive industry
Restoring the oyster reefs of old to protect English waters
Dec 16, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Oysters play a hugely important role in ecosystems by filtering water and providing habitat for other creatures, but overfishing has decimated their populations. Jacob Dykes visits an ambitious project to restore oyster reefs in Essex waters
Geographical Christmas Gift Guide 2021
Dec 13, 2021
Written by
Geographical
Our Christmas Gift Guide is back for 2021, featuring eco-friendly, ethically-made, sustainable presents for your geography-loving family and friends
Freedom to tinker: The UK is liberalising rules around gene-edited crops
Dec 10, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Few consumed crops today are free of human meddling. Now, the UK is liberalising the rules around gene-edited crops
Spotlight on... Montreuil-sur-Mer: a feast for all the senses
Dec 08, 2021
Written by
Vitali Vitaliev
Vitali Vitaliev takes a tour of the small town of Montreuil-sur-Mer in northern France
The rise of halal tourism
Dec 08, 2021
Written by
Katie Burton
With the market for Muslim travellers growing at pace, holiday-makers and travellers are broadening their horizons
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