When I talk about Madeira, people usually assume two things. Firstly, it’s just a cruise ship stop. Secondly, it’s good for sunbathing, a viewpoint or two, and that famous cable...

Around 250 million years ago, the Dolomites were a coral reef under a tropical sea. Then Africa collided with Europe, and the seabed got shoved into the sky. But the geology isn...

More polar bears than people, months of total darkness, and a town built by an American who was only supposed to be on holiday. Longyearbyen's story runs through a deadly 1920 m...