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More harvests could boost global food supply
Jan 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Global food production could be increased substantially without clearing more land for agriculture simply by harvesting existing cropland more frequently, according to a new study published in Environmental Research Letters
Ice-cold exploration
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Robbie Shone
High in the Swiss Alps, Robbie Shone joins a team of British scientists exploring, mapping and photographing the network of moulins and ice caves that riddle the 14-kilometre-long Gorner Glacier
Ancient rivers may have been route out of Africa
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
New study provides evidence that three ancient river systems flowed across the Sahara, suggesting they would have provided a viable route for human migration to the Mediterranean
The great escape
Oct 01, 2013
Written by
Marcello Di Cintio
In an edited extract from his book, Walls: Travels along the Barricades, Marcello Di Cintio meets some of the thousands of migrants who attempt to enter Europe via Ceuta, one of Spain’s Moroccan enclaves
The only way is up
Jun 01, 2013
Written by
Mick Conefrey
Even with the most meticulous plans and the biggest team ever assembled for an attempt on Everest, the success of the 1953 expedition came down to a series of gambles and a bit of luck with the weather
Festival of flight
Sep 01, 2011
Written by
Julia Horton
Each year, in Bhutan’s remote Phobjikha Valley, thousands of people gather for the Black-Necked Crane Festival, a vibrant show of solidarity aimed at protecting the endangered dancing birds by providing a source of income for local farmers. And it has…
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