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1. Gunnerside Gill: romantic ruins, poisonous past: (Discovering Britain); ... brown colour of the water comes from filtering through the peat,’ says Crow. ‘It looks dirty but is actually very clean.’ There is still lead ore under the gill, but the market collapsed with cheaper ...; Created on 04 April 2018
2. Taking it to the street: a guide to street photography: (Geophoto); ... to capture an image of someone going about their business in a local market, striding into a shop, or crossing the street. It wasn’t until the advent of the smaller 35mm format, first used with the ...; Created on 19 March 2018
3. BENEATH ANOTHER SKY: A Global Journey Into History: (Books); ... He wonders if, ‘like the ageing Ulysses of Lord Tennyson’ he was ‘just another “gray spirit” who was yearning for one last adventure,’ but far more was achieved. To wit, the crowning glory of a remarkable ...; Created on 09 February 2018
4. Island man: survival in Panama: (Explorers); ... from his pack). Marking its outline in the sand, we then dig down to the water level, creating a slightly narrower hole than the polythene sheet that is to cover it. Branches of deciduous leaves are thrown ...; Created on 15 January 2018
5. Finding a future: the fate of St Helena: (Cultures); A British Overseas Territory, the home-in-exile of General Napoleon Bonaparte, and the site of a £285million airport to which the airlines won’t fly. Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell visits a remote outpost on the ...; Created on 27 December 2017
6. Lewis Pugh: In the zone: (Oceans); ... trademark Speedos in a small Zodiac dingy in the Antarctic Ocean. The wind chill that day at the Ross Sea was –37°C and the salt water temperature was –1°C. Diving overboard, he began the most southerly ...; Created on 01 December 2017
7. December 2017: (Magazine Issues); CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE The heart of Darién Matt Maynard explores the post-conflict landscape and meets the Panamanians driving change in the infamous province that is home to the Darién ...; Created on 13 November 2017
8. November 2017: (Magazine Issues); CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE DOSSIER: THE GENDER GAP The UN has set an array of targets aimed at banishing gender equality. But how far are we from achieving those goals and what economic benefits ...; Created on 24 October 2017
9. October 2017: (Magazine Issues); CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE Interview: LEWIS PUGH Maritime lawyer Lewis Pugh swam in sub-zero Antarctic waters to help establish a Marine Protected Area in the region. As Matt Maynard discovers, ...; Created on 25 September 2017
10. Cycling the Panj Valley: (Explorers); ... the most spectacular roads I have ever travelled along. The Panj Valley sits due west of the Wakhan Corridor, a narrow finger of land extending out from Afghanistan. It previously marked the dividing ...; Created on 22 August 2017
11. September 2017: (Magazine Issues); ... only ones affected. Stuart Butler reports on how the region’s ape colonies are struggling to recover Dossier: America’s Green Dream Mark Rowe reports on how America’s green energy industries ...; Created on 21 August 2017
12. The Nuclear Power Struggle: (Energy); ... sts, requires cheap access to lending market, [and needs] the back-up of governments. To get the same amount of energy from wind and solar PV involves lower risks that are spread over several projects.’ ...; Created on 03 August 2017
13. Diabetes: The World at Risk: (Development); ... class in developing countries is relative. They are just coping – if they develop diabetes they go under the line. You might get diagnosed with diabetes but you are then subject to market forces of dru ...; Created on 29 June 2017
14. Speaking out: Mapping the world’s dialects: (Mapping); ... of the world’s population share only 12 languages. But it is the diversity of the languages spoken by the few that makes language a remarkable cultural phenomenon. It is estimated that 96 per cent of ...; Created on 26 June 2017
15. Tongue tied: the fight to keep Gaelic alive: (Cultures); For many living in the Outer Hebrides, the Gaelic language is a cornerstone of their narrative culture. But like many minority tongues, it’s in danger of dying out as generations modernise. Mark Rowe investigates ...; Created on 27 April 2017
16. May 2017: (Magazine Issues); CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE DOSSIER: THE WORLD AT RISK Diabetes is often thought of as being a uniquely ‘Western’ problem. But with more than 400 million people affected around the world, Mark ...; Created on 24 April 2017
17. Milton Keynes at 50: (UK); As it celebrates turning 50-years-old, Milton Keynes is bracing for the challenges of the next half century. Mark Rowe reports One of the later generations of post-war new towns, Milton Keynes was ...; Created on 23 March 2017
18. REDD+ or Dead?: (Forests); ... forests. But is it too focused on quantity rather than quality? Mark Rowe investigates Some rare good news for the world’s beleaguered forests emerged from the environmental conference in Cancun, ...; Created on 21 March 2017
19. March 2017: (Magazine Issues); ... Paris treaty? Mark Rowe reports Development: Changing the World Every two years, individuals working to change the planet for the better are selected as Rolex Laureates. Geographical highlights ...; Created on 20 February 2017
20. Moor than meets the eye: (Discovering Britain); ... are no landmarks, with very little to break up the twin planes of ground and sky. Meanwhile, the ground is the hard-going, boot-sucking kind. With each squelch it tries to draw me deeper into its soggy, ...; Created on 13 December 2016

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