Despite overwhelming violence and despair, civil society leaders across Israel and Palestine are working together to demand a lasting peace Maya Savir is a well-respected author, speaker and leader ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

From those depicting the devastation of rising sea levels to displays of population density across the world, these maps will ...

Humpback whales are swimming up to 20 per cent more than previous scientific estimates have suggested, new study finds ...