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Sierra Nevada snowpack shrinks
Apr 30, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
As California’s record drought continues, snowpack in the Sierra Nevada shrinks
Megacities use megaresources
Apr 29, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Megacities across the world are resource hungry, but not all consume at the same rate
Manila: clean and green
Apr 22, 2015
Written by
Paul Miles
The rivers in the Philippine capital long held a reputation for their levels of pollution. Paul Miles reports on a natural solution originating in Scotland, that has seen the waterways undergo a dramatic change for the better
Gender inequality
Apr 19, 2015
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig illustrates global gender inequality with the Gender Inequality Index Value
Isonzo: a brutal First World War front
Apr 17, 2015
Written by
Graeme Gourlay
The Isonzo Front, Slovenia, was one of the First World War’s most brutal campaigns. Today stretches of fortifications have been carefully restored and a ‘Walk of Peace’ has been created threading through the truly beautiful Slovenian landscape linking sites of…
Tropical biodiversity being rubbed out
Apr 17, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A booming global demand for rubber is leading to mass deforestation in southeast Asia, as land is cleared for monoculture rubber plantations
Giants fall
Apr 12, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Nearly a century ago, Albert Wieslander mapped out vegetation and forest resources across California. Now a study has revealed how the state’s forests have changed for the worse since that initial survey took place
Giant redwood clones in Cornwall
Apr 08, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
One hundred saplings from one hundred of the world’s tallest trees have been planted in Cornwall as part of a climate project to add more longevity to our greenery
Keeping yew safe
Apr 05, 2015
Written by
Hazel Southam
Saplings from the yew tree claimed to have been on the site of the signing of the Magna Carta are being grown at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh in a bid to preserve the tree for thousands of years
Nature takes off
Apr 04, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Singapore is building an airport where indoor trees, waterfalls and a ‘rain vortex’ sit alongside check-in queues, transit lounges and baggage carousels
Easter eggs, palm oil and the Congo basin
Apr 03, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
As the UK gets ready to eat millions of chocolate eggs made with palm oil, Geographical explores the global implications of our dependence on this controversial ingredient
A greener gotham
Mar 28, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
A plan to prepare the Big Apple for future climate change is proposing a green revolution for the city, but fears over public involvement remain.
Amazon carbon sink neutralised
Mar 24, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
The Amazon rainforest is unable to store any further carbon dioxide, as faster growing trees are dying younger
New lives for nomads
Mar 20, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
As Genghis Khan once said, ‘Conquering the world on horseback is easy. It is dismounting and governing that is hard’
A university in the desert
Mar 20, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Hermits and Bedouin have long sought wisdom and refuge in the desert. Today, young people from across the world can follow their example
World’s lakes feeling the heat
Mar 19, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Temperatures in world’s lakes are rising, but data has been sparse. A Canadian-led effort has filled in the gaps
Ebola deaths
Mar 14, 2015
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
The distribution of deaths caused by the Ebola disease so far in the recent outbreak has been mapped, as efforts to control the spread intensify
Megacities face megafloods [VIDEO]
Mar 12, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
African and Asian coastal megacities are at the highest risk from a global rise in sea level, says a new report
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