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The feral hogs invading America
The feral hogs invading America
The United States is grappling with a wild pig invasion. Working out where they roam and why is the first step towards controlling the…
Geographical Magazine
Nov 27, 2019
Ways to Work — Mapping the UK’s commuting choices
Ways to Work — Mapping the UK’s commuting choices
by Benjamin Hennig
Geographical Magazine
Nov 27, 2019
Why a ‘green’ burial is best for the environment
Why a ‘green’ burial is best for the environment
A new green cemetery in Paris indicates the growing desire among citizens for an eco-friendly death
Geographical Magazine
Nov 13, 2019
China’s social credit systems — a step too far in a bid to shape a society?
China’s social credit systems — a step too far in a bid to shape a ...
The Chinese government aims to put a ‘social credit system’ in place by 2020; a virtual scoring platform that uses personal data to assess…
Geographical Magazine
Nov 13, 2019
Eastbound and Up: What’s really going on in Margate?
Eastbound and Up: What’s really going on in Margate?
The story of Margate is one of early success, severe downturn and, now, revival through a conscious strategy of ‘culture-led regeneration’…
Geographical Magazine
Nov 7, 2019
Rise of the Superbolts
Rise of the Superbolts
An analysis of nine year’s worth of lightning data, covering two billion strikes has led to some unusual discoveries about the…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 31, 2019
Conscious uncoupling: The link between China’s growth and increased pollution has come to an end
Conscious uncoupling: The link between China’s growth and increased...
The link between China’s economic growth and increased pollution has come to an end, but the path to sustainability is far from complete
Geographical Magazine
Oct 31, 2019
The Inevitability of Beauty: How a Russian artist is creating art from geology
The Inevitability of Beauty: How a Russian artist is creating art f...
From a secret town in the Soviet Union to a refurbished stable in Hertfordshire, GeorgII Uvs explores the intersection between the natural…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 29, 2019
Conflict and compassion: How Chile’s ‘social crisis’ could reframe the pivotal UN climate summit…
Conflict and compassion: How Chile’s ‘social crisis’ could reframe ...
Protestors claim the nation’s neo-liberal system is broken. Amid bullets and tear gas, socio-economic reforms are being rushed through…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 28, 2019
Treading on History: Why Uluru is closing to climbers
Treading on History: Why Uluru is closing to climbers
From 26 October, tourists will no longer be able to climb Uluru. Chris Fitch heads to the sacred site to discover what this means for…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 24, 2019
Lilliputians in Gulliver’s World — The odd world of the mini-state
Lilliputians in Gulliver’s World — The odd world of the mini-state
Living it large in our planet’s smallest independent nations
Geographical Magazine
Oct 24, 2019
What’s Chile’s sacrifice zones tell us about the ongoing riots
What’s Chile’s sacrifice zones tell us about the ongoing riots
As the world’s attention focuses on the rioting in Santiago, eyes are also being drawn to the Chilean government’s mixed messages on…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 21, 2019
Within decades, economic growth must cease
Within decades, economic growth must cease
The author of Climate Change and the Cargo Cult, argues that economic growth as we currently define it, is disastrous for the climate
Geographical Magazine
Oct 16, 2019
The Bahamas calls for investment in coastal and marine ecosystems to strengthen hurricane…
The Bahamas calls for investment in coastal and marine ecosystems t...
While the country is still reeling from the shock of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful Atlantic storm to hit the island nation since…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 16, 2019
The Cave: The story of a remarkable rescue
The Cave: The story of a remarkable rescue
The inside story about The Cave — the first feature film about the rescue of the Thai schoolboy football club saved from a flooded cave
Geographical Magazine
Oct 16, 2019
Why larger communities create more systematic languages
Why larger communities create more systematic languages
An experiment that asked different sized groups to invent a new language has revealed that community size plays an important role in…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 7, 2019
The Paparoa track: Previewing New Zealand’s tenth ‘Great Walk’
The Paparoa track: Previewing New Zealand’s tenth ‘Great Walk’
Commemorating a mining tragedy that shocked the nation a decade ago, New Zealand’s rugged West Coast will soon be home to the Paparoa…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 7, 2019
Climate science: an intricate web of unknown outcomes
Climate science: an intricate web of unknown outcomes
As the Amazon burns, Marco Magrini feels that it’s time to start looking at the fundamental interconnectedness of all things
Geographical Magazine
Oct 3, 2019
New evidence points to microplastics’ toxic impact on the human body
New evidence points to microplastics’ toxic impact on the human body
Scientists at the Plastic Health Summit taking place in Amsterdam are revealing groundbreaking research on micro- and nanoplastics…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 3, 2019
Waves of destruction: An ancient Turkish town is bracing itself for 90ft floodwaters
Waves of destruction: An ancient Turkish town is bracing itself for...
The settlement of Hasankeyf, dating back thousands of years, will soon be lost to history as a hydroelectric power plant begins to fill…
Geographical Magazine
Oct 1, 2019
Plans to relocate Indonesia’s capital city gain momentum
Plans to relocate Indonesia’s capital city gain momentum
With Jakarta suffering from severe subsidence, pollution and congestion, Indonesia is making plans to move its capital
Geographical Magazine
Oct 1, 2019
Thunberg and Juliana plaintiffs strike back against US climate denial machine
Thunberg and Juliana plaintiffs strike back against US climate deni...
On the eve of millions of world citizens going on strike for climate action, the Swedish teenager who inspired them deflects all attention…
Geographical Magazine
Sep 20, 2019
The largest refugee camp in the world: the plight of Rohingya women and girls
The largest refugee camp in the world: the plight of Rohingya women...
The British government today announced a new aid package to support the 70,000 Rohingya people still living in refugee camps in Bangladesh…
Geographical Magazine
Sep 20, 2019
Building the superblocks: why pedestrianising Barcelona might just save the city’s soul
Building the superblocks: why pedestrianising Barcelona might just ...
Despite protests, an experimental pedestrianisation system is proving to be a hit in Barcelona’s traffic-swamped streets. With pollution…
Geographical Magazine
Sep 19, 2019
More than 60 lakes discovered beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
More than 60 lakes discovered beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
New analysis of NASA data has led to the discovery of more than 60 sub-glacial lakes hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet
Geographical Magazine
Sep 19, 2019
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