... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
... 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 ...
... only ones affected. Stuart Butler reports on how the region’s ape colonies are struggling to recover
Dossier: America’s Green Dream
MarkRowe reports on how America’s green energy industries ...
... 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.’
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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. MarkRowe investigates ...
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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 ...
As it celebrates turning 50-years-old, Milton Keynes is bracing for the challenges of the next half century. MarkRowe reports
One of the later generations of post-war new towns, Milton Keynes was ...
... forests. But is it too focused on quantity rather than quality? MarkRowe investigates
Some rare good news for the world’s beleaguered forests emerged from the environmental conference in Cancun, ...
... Paris treaty? MarkRowe reports
Development: Changing the World
Every two years, individuals working to change the planet for the better are selected as Rolex Laureates. Geographical highlights ...
... 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, ...
Cities the world over are struggling to improve air quality as scandals surrounding diesel car emissions come to light and the huge health costs of po...
Wetlands are vital storehouses of biodiversity and important bulwarks against the effects of climate change, while also providing livelihoods for mill...
The UK appears to be embracing nuclear, a huge U-turn on government policy from just two years ago. Yet this seems to be going against the grain globa...
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