Tristan da Cunha | The island home to the most isolated society in the world
In the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,750 miles from the coast of South Africa and over 2,200 miles from South America, sits a group o...
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Growing the World’s Largest Flower
When you imagine a plant, what do you think of? Lush green leaves, the sweet smell of a flower or maybe some roots? Well, the world’...
How a year without summer changed the world
It’s late September and summer is behind us, but at least it was fun while it lasted. Were we living back in the year 1816, we would...
The mustached monkey named after a former German emperor
The animal kingdom is filled with millions of examples of the weird, wacky and wonderful, but only one creature can claim to resembl...
Inside Zhangjiajie National Forest, the Chinese land that inspired Avatar
The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was the first national park in China, and its stunning scenery inspired filmmaker James Cameron...
The Danakil Depression | Life in the world’s hottest place
The terrain looks like something from a faraway universe, but is actually the hottest place on our own planet. Home to acidic spring...
Moon Trees | The NASA project growing seeds that went to space
Outside the Indiana Statehouse, the state capitol building in Indianapolis, stands a sycamore tree. Planted over 40 years ago, this...
Is this the elephant’s closest relative?
The elephant is the world’s largest land animal, renowned for their towering size and strength, but did you know that their closest...
Is the mystery of Namibia’s “Fairy Circles” now solved?
Marks on the ground in the Namibian desert have long caused confusion. According to local myths, they are the “footprints of the god...
The Great Banyan | The tree in India that looks like a forest
What looks like a dense forest on the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal, is in fact a single tree with thousands of aerial roots, kn...