Disasters
The Sandoz Chemical Spill
In the early hours of 1 November 1986, the Rhine was still one of Europe’s great working rivers. It flowed…
Murder
The Zodiac Killer
Before anyone knew the name Zodiac, northern California already had the right ingredients for a nightmare that would refuse to…
Mysteries
The Mystery of the Tomb of Genghis Khan
In August 1227, Genghis Khan died while campaigning against the Western Xia, an empire in north-western China that had resisted…
Science
Coral Reefs and Ocean Acidification
If you could drain the ocean from a coral reef and walk across what remained, you might be tempted to…
