Digging deeper wells in Bangladesh reduces arsenic poisoning
Jan 16, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Once a constant threat across Bangladesh, arsenic poisoning has significantly reduced thanks to deeper wells
The world's first omnivorous shark
Jan 15, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Bonnethead sharks, the second smallest member of the hammerhead family, have been shown to not only eat, but digest seagrass, making them the first omnivorous shark known to scientists
Geographical switches to environmentally friendly wrapper
Jan 14, 2019
Written by
Paul Presley
There’s more than enough plastic in the world. That’s why, from now on, our print magazine will be delivered to subscribers in environmentally friendly wrapping
The Crooked House of Himley
Jan 14, 2019
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain Viewpoint, Laura Cole heads to the Crooked House of Himley, a pub embedded in the Black Country
How a once-maligned shrub can help farmers in Senegal grow better crops
Jan 11, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Once dismissed as undesirable competitors, certain West African shrubs are now being recognised as significant crop enhancers
The story behind Brazil's 200 million termite mounds
Jan 10, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The recent discovery of more than 200 million termite mounds in northeastern Brazil, the extent of which had never been understood before, throws up more questions than it answers
Tehran: the sinking city
Jan 08, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Illegal wells are depleting groundwater basins beneath Tehran causing it to sink dramatically
An international expedition to Antarctica's icy frontier
Jan 07, 2019
Written by
Professor Julian Dowdeswell FRGS, Dr John Shears FRGS and George Horsington
In January 2019, a Dutch marine charity, the Flotilla Foundation, is due to send a major international expedition to Antarctica with the aim of exploring the remote, harsh and little studied Weddell Sea
Photographic resolutions for the new year
Jan 03, 2019
Written by
Keith Wilson
The new year still remains a popular time to set life goals and career targets. There’s no reason why that shouldn’t include your photography, says Keith Wilson
The Galápagos Islands: back from the brink
Jan 01, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
After decades battling environmental crises that threaten to rob the Galápagos Islands of their unique biodiversity, the restoration of giant tortoises is a success story worth celebrating. But more conservation challenges still await the iconic archipelago
A new year message to our planet
Dec 31, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
As another new year beckons and the fight to protect the climate continues apace, Marco Magrini sends a message to the planet we call home
Hotspot: Street names
Dec 28, 2018
Written by
Klaus Dodds
When street names become political. Klaus Dodds examines the trend of changing street names to make other nations uncomfortable
George Boynton: the greatest explorer that never was
Dec 27, 2018
Written by
Charles Roberts
Charles Roberts reccounts the story of George Melville Boynton, perhaps the world's worst explorer
Breaking the silence: infertility and stigma in Senegal
Dec 26, 2018
Written by
Jane Labous
Infertility affects thousands of women across Senegal, yet the subject is deeply taboo. Jane Labous meets those fighting societal pressures in this West African country, where the infertile are said to be affected by les anges, and where a new generation of career women is leaving it later to have children
Earthrise: 50th anniversary
Dec 24, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
A half century has passed since the ‘Earthrise’ photograph – widely believed to have launched the global environmental movement – was taken
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