Discovering Britain
For this month’s Discovering Britain, Rory Walsh explores London’s weird and wonderful…
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A personal pilgrimage to Ethiopia’s holiest sitesRedzi Bernard recreates a journey her mother made fifty years earlier, travelling across mountains to reach the wondrous rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia, and discovering a route lost to modern tourism -
Geopolitical Hotspot - Uganda and RwandaKlaus Dodds looks at the two African nations that just can’t get along -
The channel hopping marine virusesAs Arctic ice diminishes, new pathways are opening up, with potentially deadly consequences for marine mammals -
Chris Tucker: chairman of the American Geographical SocietyChris Tucker is chairman of the American Geographical Society, and serves on the boards of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and the Open Geospatial Consortium. His book, A Planet of 3 Billion, is out now -
Why Congo’s rainforest is undervaluedThe world’s second largest tropical forest receives significantly less funding than its counterparts in other countries -
Apocalypse Cow, Channel 4, review – George Monbiot presents a radical vision for the future of foodMonbiot demonstrates the shocking facts and presents a vision for a new world, but can it ever be realised?
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The Future of CoralCallum Roberts is a professor of marine conservation at the University of York and author of Reef Life: An Underwater Memoir, out now from Profile Books. He is also the chief scientific advisor to BLUE Marine Foundation -
Why a lack of transparency and trust is hindering the recycling efforts of 39 per cent of the UKDaphna Nissenbaum, CEO and co-founder of TIPA, argues that clearer messages in regards to waste disposal are vital in getting the country’s recycling rates to rise -
The challenges faced by stateless communities at the UNStateless communities are facing numerous challenges at the UN, not least of which is just being heard in the first place -
The science against frackingThe UK’s new moratorium on shale gas extracted by fracking came as a surprise to many given the government’s steadfast support for the industry in the face of fierce local opposition. The moratorium is based on evidence of local micro-earthquakes around the wells, but the impacts from fracking extend beyond…
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Victorien Erussard is the co-leader and president of the Energy Observer expedition, the…
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A vanishing idyllFew sights encapsulate the essence of summer better than a hay meadow in full bloom, and the season is when many wild flowers are at their peak and perfect for capturing with your camera -
Rock art recording in southern ArmeniaRecording ancient rock art 3,300m above sea levels with the SIGMA dp0 Quattro. Professor Dominic Powlesland, Director of the The Landscape Research Centre, describes these amazing finds -
Bringing the Mary Rose back to lifeHow the SIGMA dp2 Quattro camera is adding an extra dimension to our understanding of life on the Mary Rose during the 16th century -
The Wider ViewWide-angle photography is perhaps the best way to recreate the natural human eye’s field-of-vision. But you’ll need specialist equipment and expertise to really do the images justice
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Discovering Britain
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint Rory Walsh looks below Bristol’s famous…
Discovering Britain
For this month’s Discovering Britain, Rory Walsh explores London’s weird and wonderful…
