In this short film, Issy Drake uncovers the fascinating role played by a British bog – and why its existence is pivotal for habitats and animals alike ...

The breakthrough came in the 1760s when John Harrison, a Yorkshire carpenter and clock maker, invented a reliable marine timekeeper that worked well at sea. By the 1820s, many ships had portable ...

Discover the overlooked impacts that human activities can wreak upon vulnerable bird populations within the UK ...

Discover more about the literary gems spanning countries and continents from acclaimed travel writer Bruce Chatwin ...

Chatwin gave up his job at Sotheby’s at the age of 26. In his book The Songlines, which describes the music of Australia’s Aboriginal people and their nomadic traditions, he explains the catalyst for ...

Breakthrough technology can turn a multi-million-tonne seaweed crisis in the Caribbean into a profitable industry ...

Heat islands are cropping up across the globe. Discover more about this phenomenon and how they can wreak havoc for humans ...

Tristan Kennedy meets Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, whose 30-kilo kitbag – and even greater inner resolve – helped him traverse Patagonia’s fiercest ridge alone Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll had already ...

Students of Kunchu Primary School in Amboseli, Kenya, had a surprise visit from a group of elephants during their lunchtime break. Alerting their teacher, Betty Silantoi, schoolkids were kept safe ...

In this short film, parkour athlete Louis Allan inspires others to connect to nature through the art of climbing trees ...

In his latest book, Shafik Meghji tracks the relationship between Britain and Latin America across hundreds of years ...

Discover more about vanishing islands across the globe, and why some 'phantom islands' have entirely disappeared from maps ...