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The 'farmers' who grow ice

Known as the "Switzerland of America", Ouray is a bustling outdoor recreation hub, particularly for ice climbing on waterfalls created by a small team of "ice farmers".
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A ski town stuck in the wrong nation

Life for the locals is far from straightforward
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The world's first anti-vaxxers

Before the pandemic, Dr Jenner's House where the world's first vaccine was given was an obscure tourism site. Post-Covid, it could become a major international attraction.
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America's extreme subarctic road

Winding 1,387 miles through some of North America's most extreme environments, it was the most ambitious construction project since the Panama Canal and built to defend a continent.
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A French city that doesn't feel French

"The city of 100 neighbourhoods" has long been overlooked for the same reasons that make it so great: it's not like Paris, Lyon or Aix.
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The discovery of an ancient holy well

While searching for a new path in life, two former nuns created a wondrous "Coastal Camino" that is bringing travellers to an otherwise neglected part of Northern Ireland.
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The nation that's banishing light

The Pacific nation's audacious bid to become the world's first dark sky nation might provide a blueprint for the rest of the world.
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How travel can improve mental health

With a former medical scare and prolonged isolation due to the Covid pandemic, Kimberly Davis' mental health was deteriorating until a friend offered her a holiday to France.
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The oldest place on Earth?

Dating to around 3.6 billion years ago, the Pilbara region of Western Australia is home to the fossilised evidence of the Earth's oldest lifeforms.
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Ireland's loneliest wilderness

Ireland's biggest wilderness is undergoing a rewilding programme to allow its bog and forest to return to their natural state, even if much of the land has always been wild.
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74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russian hackers

Crypto-currency researchers say more than $400m of cyber-crime funds go to Russian gangs.
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Eccentric sewage rebels head for the big screen

When a group of middle-aged swimming friends from Scarborough became worried about sewage in the sea in the 1980s, they started staging eccentric stunts to highlight their cause, and even took on the government. Now, their story is being turned into a film.
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How nurseries are keeping track of their toddlers

Misty Ardouin set up her nursery, Nestlings, in Cardiff City centre in 2019. At the end of each day, they would have a "good sit down" in the playroom with parents to catch-up on everything the children had been doing.
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Record high deforestation of Amazon in January

The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian Amazon in January far exceeded deforestation for the same month last year, according to government satellite data.
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Lessons in pleasure boost good safe sex

Teaching people about achieving sexual pleasure can help sell safe-sex messages, say researchers from the World Health Organization.
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White House left behind as states drop Covid rules

The White House is facing pressure to revise its position on mask wearing as pandemic restrictions are eased in a number of US states.
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James Webb telescope begins to focus its 'big eye'

It's a confusing but amazing image.
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How Taiwan used simple tech to help contain Covid-19

In Taiwan, finding someone who will talk about their Covid experience is harder than you might think.
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