From ‘Honest Abe’ to ‘Teflon President’, US leaders earn nicknames – some noble, some not. But what legacy will No...

The former president plans to support energy-intensive cryptocurrency at the expense of climate responsibility

Electric cars may offer an answer to vehicle carbon emissions, but does the UK have what it takes to support...

The remarkable survival of four young children in the impenetrable Colombian rainforest after their plane crashed captured a nation

Espionage operations were rife in wartime and intelligence services were guided by the dictum ‘there’s no such thing as coincidence’

Drax is subsidised to burn biomass at its power station in North Yorkshire – is this the wisest use of...

Paul Bright explores some of the different local names that have been given to winds and looks at the different...

Paul Bright recalls crossing borders into Mexico, Russia, USA and Australia – how do these compare to our own ‘hostile...

The long-distance amateur cycling event that has been described as the UK’s greatest cycling adventure

The North York Moors National Park at Boulby is helping in the search for dark matter as an 'international dark...

To please his son, Paul Bright found out about crypto currency and its environmental impact and provides an explainer

How helpful is Drax Power's biomass use in the fight to beat climate change and secure the UK’s energy supply?

Paul Bright reminisces about his time in the Donbass, working alongside Russians and Ukrainians whose languages are remarkably similar.

Solzhenitsyn was a Russian writer and Soviet dissident who spoke out against Stalinism. He is remembered for his Nobel Prize...

Reflecting on 50 years of wireless, Paul Bright reflects on the power of protest music from artists like Bob Dylan,...

Margaret Mead was seen as controversial for her contribution to the sexual revolution, but without her, our society would differ...

Lenin’s ideas paved the way for the newspaper Iskra, and the USSR. What role did Lenin's bookcase play in preserving...

On this World River's Day we look at the River Magdalena, which is both historically and culturally important.

Zátopek made his name as a runner, but it is the risks he was prepared to take in support of...

Recent news reports of Russian warships in the waters of the English Channel bring to mind another naval transit through...

Paul Bright details the things that led him to becoming a protester and some of his "clashes" with the police

Paul Bright writes about his trip to Wales as geology student; 135 years earlier, Darwin embarked on the same trip

Lots of people have lost their jobs as a result of coronavirus but there are ways to search for a...

Paul Bright discusses the history of racial apartheid in rugby and the protests in South Africa, and politics and racism...

Paul Bright writes about Peter Norman at the 1968 Olympics, where he made a show of solidarity to racial equality...

Paul Bright explains the significance of the Belgian farmer that moved the stone that marked the 200-year border between Belgium...

Paul Bright remembers the Six Nations' 'excuse for a trip' club, where clubs went on day excursions. He honours some...

M&S is taking Aldi to court for copying their famous Colin the caterpillar cake. In a David and Goliath scenario,...