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Country outline quiz
Quizzes

QUIZ: Country Shapes – Easy

Test your geography skills with this fun country shapes quiz. Can you identify these countries by their outlines?
Mosquito
News

How climate change is changing the map of malaria in Africa

Wasps flying around close-up
News

Why insects are disappearing and what it means for our future

Wildfires in northern Australia have been reduced by half since traditional land management has been introduced
Climate Change

Geo explainer: What is hydroclimate whiplash?

AI concept
News

China’s AI push raises the stakes

QUIZ: Glaciation
Quizzes

QUIZ: Glaciation

Physical Geography Quiz
Quizzes

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

The new study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that as our springs and summers get hotter and drier, the UK wildfire season is being stretched and intensified.
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: The growing problem of UK wildfires

US states quiz
Quizzes

QUIZ: US State Capitals

OUT NOW – August 2026 Geographical Magazine

  • Scotland’s gannet hunt: Mark Rowe investigates the controversial harvest of young gannets on Sula Sgeir
  • Kenya’s green flower revolution: Stuart Butler explores the sustainable future of the cut flower industry
  • Returning to Karenni: Sean Sutton reports on communities determined to rebuild their lives in Myanmar
  • …and plenty more!
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Bee colony
Climate Change

Why climate change threatens some bee species more than others

Wildfire burning
News

Firescapes in a warming world

Andy Burnham on newspapera
News

Why Burnham’s ‘No. 10 North’ is about more than politics

Clouds in sky
News

Geoengineering may be able to reduce the effects of the current Super El Niño

A living bridge in northeastern India.
News

Phenomena: living bridges

QUIZ: Capital Cities – Hard
Quizzes

QUIZ: Capital Cities – Hard

Firefighters tackling a wildfire
News

Geo explainer: What are fire clouds?

Undersea cables
Geopolitics

The new geopolitics of undersea data cables

August 2026 Geographical crossword
Crosswords

August 2026 Geographical crossword

Matthew Hollingham headshot
Travel

Travel tips with endurance fundraiser Matthew Hollingham

Longyearbyen seed vault
News

Inside Svalbard: where the world’s seeds are preserved

Andy Burnham giving a speech
News

Which environmental issues does Andy Burnham need to tackle first?

Open water swimming
News

Equipment matters: open-water swimming

A crowded street in Lisbon full of tourists
News

Which countries have more tourists than locals?

Damage from bottom trawling in Chilean waters still visible more than 25 years later, study finds
News

Damage from bottom trawling in Chilean waters still visible more than 25 years later, study finds

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Country outline quiz

QUIZ: Country Shapes – Easy

Test your geography skills with this fun country shapes quiz. Can you identify these countries by their outlines?
QUIZ: Glaciation

QUIZ: Glaciation

Challenge yourself with a glacier quiz to explore fascinating landforms and processes behind these natural wonders.
Physical Geography Quiz

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

Test your knowledge with a fun physical geography quiz that covers landscapes, landforms, and natural processes of Earth.
US states quiz

QUIZ: US State Capitals

Test your knowledge with our US state capitals quiz! Can you name the capitals of all 50 states?

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Forty per cent of the cut flowers sold in the EU come from Kenya
News

How Kenya’s flower industry is becoming more sustainable

After years of criticism over water use, pollution and working conditions, the cut flower industry in Kenya is trying to show it can have a greener future
Voltage cables
News

The battle over Britain’s new energy grid

As the UK transitions away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, the underlying infrastructure used to generate and transport electricity is changing dramatically
Ukraine Russia war concept
Geopolitics

The world’s geopolitical fault lines, from Ukraine to the Arctic

Unpack the geography of global instability – from contested borders to forced displacement in nations around the world
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The women banished as witches in West Africa

In a remote part of West Africa, centuries-old superstitions continue to condemn women accused of witchcraft to exile. A landmark bill offers hope — but can justice overcome belief?

Discovering Britain

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Three Bridges
Culture

Discovering Britain: the Three Bridges of West London

Rory Walsh visits the curious last legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Kenilworth Castle
News

Discovering Britain: Kenilworth Castle

Rory Walsh sets off on a meandering walk to trace the lost defence of Kenilworth Castle
Dartmoor Tor
News

Dartmoor: where geology meets legend

Discover Dartmoor, a land of beauty and mystery with its famous tors and breathtaking views that inspire legends and myths.
A sunset over Oxford.
News

Discovering Britain: Workers’ playtime in Oxford

Rory Walsh revisits Oxford to discover sites of Victorian vice and virtue

Front Lines

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Wasps flying around close-up
News

Why insects are disappearing and what it means for our future

The evidence is mounting. From butterflies to beetles, insects are disappearing at an alarming rate – and the consequences reach far beyond our windscreens
Undersea cables
Geopolitics

The new geopolitics of undersea data cables

As nations compete for digital dominance, the ocean floor has emerged as the newest and least visible stage for geopolitical…

York street, ghost tour
News

Why York’s ghost tours are rewriting the city’s hidden history

Ghost tours, witchcraft and themed attractions turn marginalised histories into spectacle – creating a cityscape haunted as much by commerce as by the dead
Drones in sky
News

The £5billion question: what Britain’s drone splurge really buys

Why investing billions in military autonomy may leave diplomacy as Britain’s most neglected security strategy today Keir Starmer chose a…

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Country outline quiz

QUIZ: Country Shapes – Easy

QUIZ: Glaciation

QUIZ: Glaciation

Physical Geography Quiz

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

US states quiz

QUIZ: US State Capitals

Long Reads

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Forty per cent of the cut flowers sold in the EU come from Kenya
News

How Kenya’s flower industry is becoming more sustainable

Voltage cables
News

The battle over Britain’s new energy grid

Ukraine Russia war concept
Geopolitics

The world’s geopolitical fault lines, from Ukraine to the Arctic

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News

The women banished as witches in West Africa

Discovering Britain

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Three Bridges
Culture

Discovering Britain: the Three Bridges of West London

Kenilworth Castle
News

Discovering Britain: Kenilworth Castle

Dartmoor Tor
News

Dartmoor: where geology meets legend

A sunset over Oxford.
News

Discovering Britain: Workers’ playtime in Oxford

Front Lines

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Wasps flying around close-up
News

Why insects are disappearing and what it means for our future

Undersea cables
Geopolitics

The new geopolitics of undersea data cables

York street, ghost tour
News

Why York’s ghost tours are rewriting the city’s hidden history

Drones in sky
News

The £5billion question: what Britain’s drone splurge really buys

Country outline quiz

QUIZ: Country Shapes – Easy

Test your geography skills with this fun country shapes quiz. Can you identify these countries by their outlines?
Mosquito

How climate change is changing the map of malaria in Africa

Wasps flying around close-up

Why insects are disappearing and what it means for our future

Wildfires in northern Australia have been reduced by half since traditional land management has been introduced

Geo explainer: What is hydroclimate whiplash?

AI concept

China’s AI push raises the stakes

QUIZ: Glaciation

QUIZ: Glaciation

Physical Geography Quiz

QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia

The new study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that as our springs and summers get hotter and drier, the UK wildfire season is being stretched and intensified.

Geo explainer: The growing problem of UK wildfires

US states quiz

QUIZ: US State Capitals

Bee colony

Why climate change threatens some bee species more than others

August 2026 issue – OUT NOW
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Wildfire burning

Firescapes in a warming world

Andy Burnham on newspapera

Why Burnham’s ‘No. 10 North’ is about more than politics

Clouds in sky

Geoengineering may be able to reduce the effects of the current Super El Niño

A living bridge in northeastern India.

Phenomena: living bridges

QUIZ: Capital Cities – Hard

QUIZ: Capital Cities – Hard

Firefighters tackling a wildfire

Geo explainer: What are fire clouds?

Undersea cables

The new geopolitics of undersea data cables

August 2026 Geographical crossword

August 2026 Geographical crossword

Matthew Hollingham headshot

Travel tips with endurance fundraiser Matthew Hollingham

Longyearbyen seed vault

Inside Svalbard: where the world’s seeds are preserved

Andy Burnham giving a speech

Which environmental issues does Andy Burnham need to tackle first?

Open water swimming

Equipment matters: open-water swimming

A crowded street in Lisbon full of tourists

Which countries have more tourists than locals?

Damage from bottom trawling in Chilean waters still visible more than 25 years later, study finds

Damage from bottom trawling in Chilean waters still visible more than 25 years later, study finds

Forty per cent of the cut flowers sold in the EU come from Kenya

How Kenya’s flower industry is becoming more sustainable

York street, ghost tour

Why York’s ghost tours are rewriting the city’s hidden history

Hormuz closure could trigger global super-spreader event

Hormuz closure could trigger global super-spreader event

Road flood closed sign under deep water during bad extreme heavy rain storm weather in UK

Around 1.4 million people will be exposed to coastal flooding in UK by 2200, study finds

QUIZ: Country Shapes – Hard

QUIZ: Country Shapes – Hard

Out now: August 2026’s Geographical Magazine

Out now: August 2026’s Geographical Magazine

Band-e Amir National Park, in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan's Band-e Amir National Park, in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan

Why does Afghanistan have a high risk of natural disasters?

England’s largest private landscape restoration project announced

England’s largest private landscape restoration project announced

World Central Kitchen

More than one million meals served to Venezuela by World Central Kitchen after deadly earthquakes

Drones in sky

The £5billion question: what Britain’s drone splurge really buys

QUIZ: Country Spotlight – Somalia

QUIZ: Country Spotlight – Somalia

QUIZ: US Geography Trivia

QUIZ: US Geography Trivia

Microplastics on finger

Airborne microplastics proven to contribute to climate change, study finds

Chiara Barzini, Aqua

Writer’s Reads: Chiara Barzini

QUIZ: River Trivia

QUIZ: River Trivia

Newspapers UK

Most UK media reports on June heatwave did not mention climate crisis

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