It was after the Second World War that oil rigs truly took off - rising in ever more locations around the world, built with ever more refined engineering. Life on a Steel Colossus: Inside the Brutal World of Oil Rigs
The story of José Salvador Alvarenga is one of the longest survivals on a small boat in the Pacific Ocean - 438 days adrift across the endless expanse, beginning off the coast of Mexico and ending on the Marshall Islands. 438 Days Adrift: How One Man Survived Crossing the Pacific on a Fishing Boat
One of the biggest surprises in the Global Retirement Index published by Global Citizen Solutions comes from Africa. Mauritius has featured on the list before, but it has never ranked this high - second place, trailing only Uruguay, in a field otherwise dominated by European and Latin American destinations. Uruguay Tops the World’s Best Retirement Visa Rankings for 2026, While Europe Dominates the Top 10
In the 1970s and 1980s, the Bronx looked as though better times would never come. The borough was mired in poverty, crime and urban decay. Today, the transformation is so profound and the urban environment looks so much better that, compared with the old footage, the neighbourhood is almost unrecognisable. City on the Brink: How New York Lost Itself, and Found Itself Again
After the whaleship Essex was sunk by a sperm whale, the survivors refused to set a course for the Marquesas Islands out of a fear of cannibals — a fear that, as it turned out, was entirely unfounded. Instead, they chose the longer and more difficult route, only to find themselves forced to eat their own crewmates in order to survive. The Whale, the Boats, and the Lot: The True Story Behind Moby-Dick