Ruling from newly-elected government means deep-sea mineral exploration and exploitation will stop until almost end of decade ...

Discover more about the origins of Santa Claus and how festive traditions have carried their way throughout history ...

When Delhi’s smog lifted during lockdown, residents saw the Himalaya for the first time in decades. That fleeting clarity offered more than a view – it proved that real change begins with what we do ...

From Russia to the US, discover the world’s biggest forests by area and more about their fascinating history The total forest area in the world is 4.1 billion hectares, or 32 per cent. For context, ...

Mark Rowe investigates the surge in whale strandings along Scotland’s coast — a warning sign, scientists say, of deeper ...

Discover the best equipment to bring on your next winter trail, to make sure those chilly runs go as smoothly as possible Winter trail running is a tough sport. Just ask Elsey Whyman-Davis, who ...

More than 1,000 of the UK’s leading scientists wrote to MPs this morning, 20 November, urging them to attend a landmark ...

West of the famous White Cliffs of Dover, Kent’s coastline includes another remarkable landscape. Near the village of ...

Suraj Milind Yengde is a leading scholar of caste and race whose new book, Caste: A Global Story, explores how caste-based ...

As governments from the Gulf to Beijing quietly buy up farmland around the world, a silent shift in global power is underway ...

Jules Stewart reviews Geographical's book of the month, Our Bodies, Our Planet, by Marcus Hall – available to buy now ...

A journey across the Galápagos reveals an archipelago in motion, while record visitor numbers test the world’s greatest living laboratory ...