Logo

  • Edition
    • 🌎 Global
    • 🦘 Australia
    • 🦅 Indonesia
  • Hubs
    • Institutions
      • University of New South Wales
    • Journals
    • Conferences
  • Watch
  • Series
    • Climate Change Series
    • FIFA World Cup Series
  • Topics
    • Ageing
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Biotechnology
    • Blockchain
    • Business
    • Chemistry
    • Climate change
    • Data science
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Medicine and health
    • Physics
    • Psychology
    • Public policy
  • Become an author
  • en_GBEN
    • id_IDID

Logo

Geography

  • Climatology
Environment/Geography

Saudi Arabia’s hidden rivers: Unlocking a secret water source beneath the desert

Mashael Bent Mohamad Al Saud
April 21, 2025

What if Saudi Arabia’s water crisis had a buried solution? Scientists explore hidden riverbeds beneath the desert that may offer a new hope for the future.

Climate change/Climatology/Disaster response

Empowering Myanmar communities to overcome flood disasters

Zin Ni Ni Lwin Riken Homma
December 20, 2024

Myanmar’s flood-prone communities show resilience with preparedness, management, and adaptive initiatives to protect homes and lives from yearly floods.

Data science/Development studies/Economic Policy/Geography/Public policy/Sociology

Levelling up England: Are strategies place-based or ‘one-size-fits-all’?

Shivani Sickotra
December 12, 2024

Are combined authorities (CAs) delivering place-sensitive planning that fits regional needs? Analysis suggests autonomy via place-based trends, despite central control.

Preparing effectively for future heat waves in India requires comprehensive strategies that extend beyond short-term disaster plans.
Climate change/Climatology/Meteorology/Public policy

How heat waves will change in India under future climates

Arulalan T Krishna Mirle AchutaRao Ambuj Sagar
April 19, 2024

Preparing effectively for future heat waves in India requires comprehensive strategies that extend beyond short-term disaster plans.

As icy rivers recede, nature's silent warnings of climate change grow louder, revealing its profound influence on our planet's delicate balance.
Climate change/Earth sciences/Geography

River ice decline reflects the impact of climate change and human activities

Maksymilian Fuks
March 18, 2024

As icy rivers recede, nature's silent warnings of climate change grow louder, revealing its profound influence on our planet's delicate balance.

Discover the holistic approaches to valuing ecosystems, crucial for fostering conservation and sustainable growth. Can economic sciences provide tools to strengthen our biodiversity conservation efforts?
Earth sciences/Economic Policy/Economics/Environment/Geography

Ecosystems: Beyond price tags

Cesar Augusto Ruiz-Agudelo
February 18, 2024

Discover the holistic approaches to valuing ecosystems, crucial for fostering conservation and sustainable growth. Can economic sciences provide tools to strengthen our biodiversity conservation efforts?

A vibrant, bustling street in China.
Economics/Geography/Hospitality & tourism

Big Data – The impact of World Heritage Sites on tourism

Yanyan Gao
March 29, 2023

How does UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) inscription affect tourist inflow in China? Tencent migration data study shows a 6.7-10% increase.

Climate change/Climatology

Influence of climate change on accent

Artemis Preeshl Foster Johns
March 6, 2023

What are the potential effects of climate change on the linguistic accents, and what are the contributing factors to such changes?

Climate change/Geography/Geopolitics/International relations/Peace & conflict studies/Public policy

Environmental hazards in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains

Suzy Blondin Melanie Sadozai
March 1, 2023

Is human mobility a major concern for local governments due to climate change, maintenance, rehabilitation, and resilience?

Earth sciences/Geography

Pumice rafts from submarine volcanos are being tracked using determinations of ocean currents

Kevin Hamilton
July 21, 2022

Pumice rafts - the debris left behind in the ocean from volcanic eruptions - are being tracked over time to see how ocean currents flow.

1 2 Next

Topics

  • Ageing14
  • Agriculture14
  • Artificial intelligence74
  • Arts and Culture2
  • Asian studies15
  • Biochemistry3
  • Biology25
  • Biotechnology21
  • Blockchain13
  • Business46
  • Cancer biology1
  • Chemistry13
  • Climate change56
  • Climatology3
  • Computer science39
  • Cybersecurity8
  • Data science29
  • Dermatology4
  • Development studies24
  • Disaster response4
  • E-commerce9
  • Earth sciences11
  • Economic Policy10
  • Economics19
  • Education55
  • Energy22
  • Engineering16
  • Environment53
  • Environmental studies and forestry2
  • Epidemiology8
  • Ethics22
  • Fashion4
  • Finance10
  • Food science & nutrition8
  • Game studies8
  • Gender studies16
  • Genetics6
  • Geography8
  • Geopolitics7
  • Global policy9
  • Green economics10
  • History11
  • Hospitality & tourism28
  • Information systems12
  • Information technology35
  • International relations6
  • Internet studies4
  • Law4
  • Machine learning8
  • Management17
  • Marketing12
  • Materials science18
  • Mathematics7
  • Media & communication16
  • Medicine and health60
  • Mental health14
  • Metaverse7
  • Meteorology3
  • Microbiology15
  • Middle East studies3
  • Nanotechnology6
  • Neuroscience25
  • Oceanography6
  • Paediatrics1
  • Peace & conflict studies6
  • Philosophy13
  • Physics17
  • Political science8
  • Psychology40
  • Public administration4
  • Public health29
  • Public policy53
  • Race & ethnic studies8
  • Robotics9
  • Sexual health4
  • Sleep medicine2
  • Social media16
  • Social work4
  • Sociology19
  • Space sciences3
  • Sports science25
  • Sustainability studies42
  • Virology7

loader

Breakthrough research, delivered straight to your inbox.

Footer Logo

The Academic’s mission is simple: Explain research. We facilitate the communication of scientific knowledge between academics and laypeople by turning the latest discoveries from academic journals into easy-to-digest articles and videos that can be understood by the general public.

  • Advertise
  • Become an author
  • Editorial guidelines
  • How we’re funded
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Home
  • 🎥 Watch
  • 🌍 Edition
    • 🌎 Global
    • 🦘 Australia
    • 🦅 Indonesia
  • Subscribe
  • Become an author
  • Contact
  • Topics
    • Ageing
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Biotechnology
    • Blockchain
    • Business
    • Chemistry
    • Climate change
    • Cybersecurity
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Food science & nutrition
    • Gender studies
    • Mathematics
    • Medicine and health
    • Metaverse
    • Nanotechnology
    • Physics
    • Psychology
    • Public policy
    • Race & ethnic studies
  • en_GBEN
    • id_IDID