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Venice is a stunning oddity. It is a city built atop around 120 islands, crisscrossed by 177 canals, and is best explored - when on foot at least - via the use of its 391 bridges. It is a watery maze of a city, full of tiny footpaths and tucked away squares, hidden museums and secluded, centuries-old churches.
At the 2006 World Chess Championship match between Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov, it was clear that something was amiss. Topalov's team had accused Kramnik of cheating, suggesting he was guilty of using his toilet breaks to plot moves, potentially with assistance from a computer.
Greenland is fast becoming a hub for extreme sports for travellers and islanders alike. From initiatives looking to boost awareness of climate change to community-focused concepts, the island is a natural playground for those looking to get their adrenaline racing.
It's useful to note that not all hot springs in Iceland are places where you can swim or soak. The temperature of Iceland's natural hot springs varies, but some water emerges from the ground at the perfect temperature for bathing (38-40°C, or 100-104°F), while some water emerges at a far hotter temperature.
Bee bricks are the new solution for dwindling pollinators being touted by Brighton and Hove. But do bee bricks work? Bee conservation experts weigh in In recent decades the UK's bee population has been under significant strain. Pollinators-including bees-have been in a state of decline since the 1970s, with some species suffering more than others.
The desert has never been far from Dubai's doorstep. Now a modern financial hub of some three million people, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) most populous city remains surrounded on one side by sea, on the other by a seemingly endless carpet of sand.
An old Brazilian story suggests Ilha da Queimada Grande's snake population is the direct consequence of some inventive pirates' and their ploy to discourage people from finding their buried loot. However, the real reason for the island's unique population is somewhat less fantastical.
Two of the knives that arrived in the first subscription box. Photo: Joseph Phelan Due to a loophole in UK law, I didn't even have to provide any ID. Knife crime charities say they're horrified at the how easy it is for people to buy such weapons online.
Killing or hurting an animal on-screen is a surefire way to catalyse an emotional response from a film's audience, be it sadness or anger, dismay or shock.
British wine might not be the first thing you think of when trying fine vinos, but this young industry is rapidly racking up plaudits. We take a closer look According to a recent OECD report, the average Briton drinks the equivalent of 120 bottles of wine every year.
Since Russia first invaded Ukraine nearly three weeks ago, the threat of nuclear weapon use has risen. This was made clear on Feb. 27, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his country's nuclear forces had been placed on "high alert," the Associated Press reported.
We use them every day, but have you ever stopped to consider that your lips do not look, feel or act like other parts of your body? Why are they so red, so sensitive and so prone to dryness? And why have humans evolved to have lips, when other creatures — birds and turtles, for example — get on just fine without them?
In this week's issue: Lead Story: Bookshop Heroes 2022 Trade Spotlight: The Booksellers Association Author Profile: Freya Marske New Titles Non-Fiction: December 2022 Category Spotlight: Humour
(Image credit: Guillaume Preat/EyeEm via Getty Images) In Liu Cixin's short story "The Wandering Earth (opens in new tab)" (first published in Chinese magazine Science Fiction World in July 2000), Cixin portrays a scenario in which the planet's leaders agree to propel out of the solar system to escape an imminent solar flare that is expected to decimate all of the terrestrial planets.
Is Greenland on your bucket list? Icelandair flies to 4 destinations in Greenland, with connections from North America and Europe via Iceland. Journalist Joseph Phelan takes the temperature of football in Greenland. Greenland is an isolated outpost that splits the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has forced at least 1 million people to flee their homes, and has already seen thousands of Ukrainian civilians killed , could also have wide-reaching and prolonged ramifications for scores of industries and organizations, including many designed to be apolitical.
(Image credit: anouchka via Getty Images) If you're buying a car and have no experience with power measurements or vehicle stats, you may be baffled by one of the vehicle's key capabilities: its horsepower. Based on that term, you may assume that a horse can produce around 1 horsepower.
An article looking at the current state of football in Greenland.
From The Field One of climbing's greatest talents, Anna Taylor is not like most people. It becomes clear, almost immediately after we begin talking, that she is driven by levels of determination and ambition that are as admirable as they are rare. 'It sounds sadistic, but I enjoy pushing my mind and body to breaking point.
(Image credit: Didier Marti via Getty Images) It's no secret that Mount Everest, the jewel in Nepal's Himalayan crown, is the world's premier mountain. It's one of those facts embedded in childhood, like knowing that Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the or that blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived.
(Image credit: Ali Arapoğlu/Pexels) Have you ever stood on a balcony, leaned over the edge and unexpectedly thought, "If I wanted to, I could just jump?" Or perhaps you've been at a cliff's edge, with the intention of doing nothing more than enjoying the view and fleetingly considered how easy it would be to simply step over the edge.
Knife-A-Month, which advertises on Instagram where it has more than 160,000 followers, did not respond when asked why it had stopped shipping outside of the US. But anti-knife campaigners welcomed the move, and said the reporting had led to the change in policy.
Interview on Times Radio re: knife subscription boxes. The article was originally published by VICE.
BY JOSEPH PHELANSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photo courtesy of Amar Café The United Kingdom's capital city is home to some rather eclectic destinations. Examples of non-coffee madness include Holy Trinity, a church with a clown museum in its basement, and Crossness, arguably the world's most elegant sewage pumping station.
An feature on Redemption Roasters, an innovative coffee company that goes into prisons to teach inmates everything they need to know about roasting, preparing and serving coffee.
An in-depth conversation with outdoor chef Harrison Ward, known locally as the Fell Foodie, about his love of cooking and how it helped him overcome addiction.
James Forrest, adventurer, writer and Lake District enthusiast, has broken another longstanding record.
A discussion with Gilly McArthur, renowned wild swimmer, illustrator, climber, activist and documentary star.