Features

A selection of profiles about inspiring people, places and interesting innovations that I have written for CNN.

The incredible tale of a man who formed an unlikely bond with an octopus

How to bring an airplane out of hibernation

Diamonds in the deep: How gems are mined from the bottom of the ocean

‘Polar Pod’ floating laboratory will drift around Antarctica to research the Southern Ocean

Unraveling the mysteries of ‘Ireland’s Alcatraz’

Solving Everest’s mounting poop problem

The dangers of oxygen deprivation on Everest

Can diversity in children’s books tackle prejudice?

Diver exposes the secret lives of sea creatures

Top female grandmaster takes on man’s world of chess

76 women voyage to the edge of the world to fight gender inequality

The fading tradition of female facial tattoos in Middle East and North Africa

Masculinity in the Middle East: Confronting stereotypes through photography

Dad designs and 3D prints a prosthetic arm for his son

How to set up home in the most remote places on Earth

Cash cows: Why investors are buying pregnant cattle

In Famadihana, Madagascar, a sacred ritual unearths the dead

Nairobi’s loud, vibrant minibuses — face an uncertain road

Artists bend rules of contemporary African art