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9 years ago
Analysis CobbydalerThe island where nothing makes sense
Matthew Teller roams Ascension Island, a volcanic outpost of empire where it's hot and cold at the same time - and nobody's sure who's in charge.
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9 years ago
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The trig pillars that helped map Great Britain
Ordnance Survey celebrates 80 years of the trig pillars that helped map Great Britain.
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9 years ago
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The empire the world forgot
Ruled by a dizzying array of kingdoms and empires over the centuries, the former regional power of Ani is now an eerie, abandoned city of ghosts.
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9 years ago
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Fantastic player. He was also a member of The Nice. RIP.
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9 years ago
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The Cold War space missions that never happened
From a spacecraft fitted with a gun to a nuclear-powered Mars ship, some Cold War missions came close to flight before being abandoned. But one of them is finally becoming reality.
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9 years ago
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Panama’s unexpected spot for climbers
The solid, geometric rock produced from Panama’s last volcanic eruption makes the district of Boquete an ideal destination for rock climbers.
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9 years ago
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Where people were sent to disappear
With poisonous snakes and shark-infested waters, this desert island had no hope of escape.
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9 years ago
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A desert’s once-in-a decade super bloom
Thanks to strong El Niño activity and heavy autumn rains, Death Valley – one of the least hospitable places on Earth – is experiencing its biggest explosion of flowers since 2005.
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9 years ago
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Cheap oil is taking shipping routes back to the 1800s
Plummeting oil prices have had many effects – one of which is that it may be cheaper for ships to travel right around Africa than go through the Suez Canal.
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9 years ago
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The world’s most secretive places
From an isolated Pacific island without running water to a James Bond-like spy base in England, these five places are practically off-limits to even the most curious travellers.