Because of its uniquely suitable microclimate, the Greek island of Chios is a major producer of mastic, or 'Arabic gum' - the resin of the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus). The sticky sap has been used medicinally since antiquity and is said to work ...

"Palaces of Memory" is a journey into India through the Indian Coffee Houses, a national network of worker-owned cafes which can be found in cities throughout the sub-continent. The Coffee Houses simultaneously speak of a Post-Independence optimism ...

The Mauritanian town of Chinguetti, situated toward the end of one of the few paved roads that radiate out of the capital Nouakchott, was once considered among Islam's holiest cities - the city of libraries. Founded in the 12th century as a fortified...

Australian healthcare company Ansell is the world's second biggest condom manufacturer and its Thai factory, based in the southern city of Surat Thani, is its most productive site, churning out over 1 billion units a year. Different countries ...

Almost a fifth of China is desert and the deserts have been encroaching on farmland, towns and villages at a rate of almost 2,500 square kilometres per year, making vast tracts of the interior unusable and uninhabitable. Vast sandstorms regularly ...

The Black Sea - mysterious, menacing and mythical - is at the heart of centuries of warfare, turmoil and historical drama. A mixture of totalitarian regimes and young democracies, a melting pot of ethnic minorities, the Black Sea region is a point of...

Coal used to be West Virginia's 'gold' but the industry has been in decline of late and the Obama administration's 'Clean Power Plan', which aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions by a third by 2030, has caused coal exports from the state to collapse. ...

Detroit was the birthplace of America's Middle Class. With the advent of the motor car the city grew rich, workers were well paid and were able to enjoy the fruits of their labour in the bustling city that attracted migrants from across the US and ...

The economy of Youngstown flourished in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with a number of large steel works providing the vast majority of industrial jobs. The steel boom created tens of thousands of jobs, drawing in migrants from across the ...

I spent most of 2015 documenting the exodus from Syria, following four young men from the Syria-Turkey border to Greece, through the Balkans and on to Germany. I saw how Europeans opened their homes to refugees and donated food, clothes and their ...

I spent most of 2015 documenting the exodus from Syria, following four young men from the Syria-Turkey border to Greece, through the Balkans and on to Germany. I saw how Europeans opened their homes to refugees and donated food, clothes and their ...

I spent most of 2015 documenting the exodus from Syria, following four young men from the Syria-Turkey border to Greece, through the Balkans and on to Germany. I saw how Europeans opened their homes to refugees and donated food, clothes and their ...

I spent most of 2015 documenting the exodus from Syria, following four young men from the Syria-Turkey border to Greece, through the Balkans and on to Germany. I saw how Europeans opened their homes to refugees and donated food, clothes and their ...

I spent most of 2015 documenting the exodus from Syria, following four young men from the Syria-Turkey border to Greece, through the Balkans and on to Germany. I saw how Europeans opened their homes to refugees and donated food, clothes and their ...

On 6 June 1992 the village of Miljevina, 64 km southeast of Sarajevo, was shelled and attacked by Serbian paramilitaries. Six year old Elvis, his sister Elvira, their parents and their grandmother had to flee their home. Another 22,500 Muslims, the...

For the first time in history more than half the world's people live in cities. Build Hope in the City, a powerful outdoor photographic exhibition produced by overseas aid agency Concern Worldwide and Panos Pictures, documents the reality of urban ...