Geographical January 2024
January 2024 Despite all the media attention that the refugee crisis receives, the individuals making the perilous journeys are often forgotten, particularly if they end up returning home. For the...
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February 2024 Despite being easily treatable, clubfoot – a common birth defect that affects the muscles and bones in the feet – remains one of the leading causes of disability throughout the...
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March 2024 It’s little wonder the Incas believed condors to be messengers to the gods, writes travel writer Mark Stratton. With their three-metre wingspan, they have been known to cover more than one...
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April 2024 In the April issue of Geographical, we announce the winners of the MPB Geographical Better World Video Awards. We received hundreds of entries since the competition launched last summer,...
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May 2024 The snow leopard lives in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, where its thick grey-and-white coat renders it almost invisible against the rocky, snow-covered mountains of Central Asia....
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June 2024 As a girl, growing up in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Nemonte Nenquimo grew up with a sense that outsiders – or cowori – were a threat. Her childhood was a tug-of-war between the traditional...
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July 2024 Gloom about human-induced climate change and our impacts on flora and fauna can seem unrelenting. However, a new study offers hope and suggests that our efforts to protect nature can turn...
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August 2024 On the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, a giant infrastructure project is picking up speed, to the despair of conservationists. The 1,554-kilometre Tren Maya – the Maya Train – loops around the...
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September 2024 Can AI save us from climate change? The latest tools can now predict extreme weather events more precisely – and more quickly – than traditional methods, can be used to track melting...
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October 2024 More than two and a half years have passed since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and an estimated 3.3 million people remain displaced within their own country after...
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