Adventures for the curious

CHINA FACES ACCUSATIONS OF ESPIONAGE and WEAPONIZING OUTER SPACE as it BU ILDS a NEW OBSERVATORY in CHILE critics say WILL BE USED for MILITARY PURPOSES

How she turned rejection into lifelong fortune, favour and independence

After a long, arduous climb, NASA’s Perseverance rover has finally reached the top of Jezero Crater’s rim. It took the rover three and a half months to vertically ascend 500 metres (1,640ft), at times

Many birds have fabulous plumage to attract mates or send warning messages. Some of the colours in their feathers are produced by microscopic structures on the feather surface that absorb and reflect

IN PORTUGAL’S WILD NORTHERN BORDERLANDS, SURVIVAL AND SPIRITUALITY GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE CHANGING SEASONS, AS THEY HAVE FOR MILLENNIA. A ROAD TRIP THROUGH ITS REMOTE REACHES UNCOVERS PAGAN FESTIVALS, AGE-OLD CRAFTS AND ROMAN RELICS IN THE COUNTRY’S ONLY NATIONAL PARK, PENEDA-GERÊS

Explorer, writer and photographer Levison Wood talks to Psychology Now group editor Sarah Bankes about the benefits of adversity, and the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone