The fastest train the world had ever seen was launched in Japan in 1964. The first Shinkansen, or bullet train, ran between Tokyo and Osaka, and had a top speed of 210km per hour. Isao Makibayashi, one of the train’s first drivers, spoke to Witness History about his excitement at […]

Conservationists have come up with an ingenious way to help an endangered species – the Javan slow loris. They’ve built a network of mid-air walkways to help them move between treetops, across land that has been cleared for growing crops. And the farmers who own the land are keen to […]

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