Sophie Ibbotson

This Soviet-era solar furnace built in 1981 generates heat up to 3,000 °C.

This breath-taking tribute to Tajik photographer Surat Toimastov highlights the epic landscapes that fired his imagination.

Intrepid divers are discovering exciting new wreck dives in the middle of one of the world’s busiest maritime zones.

Join locals and visitors alike at this wild music festival amongst the decaying hulks of the Aral Sea.

In the small North Macedonian village of Galicnik, everyone gets married on the same day.

This infamous Soviet-era biological weapons site is now home to a booming population of rare saiga antelope.