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From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail journeys.

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ROGER McKENZIE argues that Africa's ultimate liberation depends on its ability to decolonise itself including the redrawing of its present national borders imposed by Europe ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

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A new £1 million project will investigate the mysterious Roman burial practice of pouring liquid gypsum over the clothed ...

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Crenshaw, a veteran park ranger, was named the director of the Maryland Park Service – becoming the first Black woman to hold the esteemed role – in 2023. She has worked at the Harriet Tubman ...