Geographical

Test your geography skills by identifying countries from their outlines and distinctive shapes in this easy quiz.

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A field being sprayed with pesticides. Image: Shutterstock Widespread pesticide contamination across Europe is threatening the essential soil fungi that plants rely on

By Bryony Cottam

Atrazine, once one of the most-used herbicides in the world, has be...

Fertility rate has dropped 66.7 per cent in the City of London between 2014 and 2024

By Victoria Heath

Across the capital of England, a significant demographic challenge is on the rise. After a decade of rapid growth in the 2000s, the number of childr...

Extreme heat is known to trigger heart attacks and other cardiovascular issues. Image: Shutterstock A new study predicts that human-caused climate change will accelerate heart-related diseases in the US, particularly in southern states

By Khadeejah Masud

Higher temperatures could increase heat-related heart disease by 200 per cent by 2050, ...

The world’s oceans absorbed an additional 23 zettajoules of energy in 2025 alone. Image: Shutterstock For decades, the oceans have absorbed the heat of human-made climate change. Now, that stored energy may be returning with compound interest

By Marco Ma...