Geographical

Shafik Meghji explores Cal Flyn’s The Savage Landscape, a wide-ranging examination of wilderness that questions our romanticised notions of the natural world and the human costs of protecting it

A place of yearning and fear, conflict and discovery, the wilderness is a slippery idea – hard to define, hotly contested, often out of reach, perhaps even a mirage. Author...

Ukraine from above. Image: Shutterstock Combining satellite data with traditional media reporting can help shed light on underreported aspects of conflicts

By Victoria Heath

An international research team has shown how satellite data can help conflict ...

A Yemeni military source said that the Houthis were advancing toward the Bab al-Mandab strait, pictured above. Image: Shutterstock Iran-backed group reiterated they would target vessels from Saudi Arabia after seizing the Red Sea port city

By Victoria Heath

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The majority of fin whale meat and products are exported to Japan. Image: Shutterstock If a ban goes ahead, it will leave just Norway and Japan as the sole countries in the world to continue commercial whaling

By Victoria Heath

Iceland’s government wi...

A fluorescing spiny squat lobster. Image: James Lynott From a fluorescing squat lobster to a sleeping swan cygnet — the winning images of the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards

More than 12,000 images were entered in the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards, which celebrate the variety, beauty and resilience of nature across the UK. The winning images ra...