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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Find out more about marine heatwaves, their vast impact on marine life & ecosystems, and how researchers are monitoring them ...

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 ...

Hard coral cover has declined substantially from high levels of recent years back to near long-term average levels ...

Journalist, travel writer and author Shafik Meghji recommends some of his favourite reads. His latest book, Small Earthquakes ...

Penguins are great for wildlife watching because – unlike so many other animals – they’re incredibly predictable. Come ...