It’s in one of the world’s most populous nations, on Australia’s doorstep and a former centre of global trade. Yet the Maluku ...

Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

Sandwip appears on the historical stage in 1569. That year, on his way back from Pegu, a cyclone caused Cesare Federici's ...

Planes usually travel at between 35-40,000 feet through areas of sky with very minimal oxygen, which explains why all ...

Almost under the radar in North Wales is an issue bubbling away that threatens to be the defining challenge of the age. In ...

Winding from southern deserts into snowcapped mountains towards northern beaches, the Route of Caravans offers adventurous ...

Ukrainian officials have warned that any deal that legitimises Russian land grabs would only embolden the Kremlin to press ...

Billions of birds travel distances incomprehensible to humans annually. Some, like the Arctic tern, log sufficient miles in ...

Israel has launched a widescale attack against Iran, killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists, with the country ...

Russia and China have deployed vessels to waters around Japan, with both ships tracked loitering off the coast of the United ...

It is the largest habitat on Earth – and also the least explored. As world leaders prepare to meet in Nice for a major UN summit on the ocean's future, scientists say we still know remarkably ...