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The lost continent of Balkanatolia
May 10, 2022
Written by
Bryony Cottam
An ancient continent, dubbed Balkanatolia, could explain the movement of mammals millions of years ago
Still in the smog: the world's most polluted capital
May 06, 2022
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Attempts to control India’s air pollution are increasingly sophisticated, but the country’s energy policy is holding it back
How maps tell the story of war in Ukraine
Apr 01, 2022
Written by
Doug Specht and Alexander J. Kent
The way maps are created can have a significant impact on the way we view conflict
The rising threat from urban heat
Mar 30, 2022
Written by
Catherine Early
Heat is a bigger killer than other climate disasters, such as floods and hurricanes, but many people are largely unaware of the dangers. Cities, however, are starting to wake up to the threat
Shrinking glaciers are shallower than we thought, putting freshwater supplies at risk
Mar 30, 2022
Written by
Bryony Cottam
New maps of the world’s glaciers reveal that they contain less ice than previously estimated
The connectivity of the largest forest block in Mesoamerica is dangling by a thread
Mar 25, 2022
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Walking in the footsteps of jaguars, Jacob Dykes meets the conservationists determined to maintain the connectivity of the largest forest block in Mesoamerica
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’
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
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
A new device could allow communities to harvest water from the air
Aug 23, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A new device, developed at ETH Zurich, could help communities under water scarce conditions to harvest water directly from the air
Saving mangrove forests in the Dominican Republic
Jul 26, 2021
Written by
Bryony Cottam
A new initiative to save mangrove forests in the Dominican Republic aims to protect coastal regions and sequester carbon
As the desert encroaches, the Republic of Kalmykia sits at the forefront of climate change
Jul 21, 2021
Written by
Words by Pietro Romeo and Rocco Volante, Images by Pietro Romeo
The semi-autonomous Russian republic of Kalmykia sits at the forefront of global climate change as the desert encroaches ever further
Going for a coffee in Mogadishu, the world's most dangerous city
Jul 16, 2021
Written by
Nick Redmayne
In Mogadishu, the troubled capital of Somalia, tentative moves towards economic regrowth are evident, but the future remains far from certain
The rise of the Somalaya: researchers predict new mountain range
Jul 08, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Researchers have predicted the birth of a new mountain range, but we won’t be around to see it
New evidence suggests humans manipulated their environment with fire thousands of years ago
Jul 02, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Archaeological work around Lake Malawi suggests that humans manipulated the environment with fire many thousands of years ago
The Goldman Environmental Prize: an interview with recipient Maida Bilal
Jun 17, 2021
Written by
Geographical
Maida Bilal risked all to prevent contractors building a dam on the river near her home in Bosnia Herzegovina
Riding the California Zephyr
Jun 04, 2021
Written by
John Gilbey
Writer and photographer John Gilbey needed a cheap way of getting from Denver to San Francisco and he wasn’t in a hurry. A train journey across the American West aboard the California Zephyr beckoned
Europe's rivers are obstructed by 1.2 million barriers – this project is working to free them
May 20, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
An EU project has revealed the extent of river fragmentation in Europe
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