Scientists are testing Charles Darwin's theory on species diversity by analysing Kentia palm varieties that have grown side by side for 1 million years.

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

Restoring the infamous island penitentiary would be a logistical nightmare, experts say: ‘on a cost-benefit analysis, it’s ...

The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...

The prison sits on Alcatraz Island, a rocky slab of just 22 acres in San Francisco Bay, about 2km from the mainland. The jail ...

Placing highest in their list is the Greek island of Zakynthos – also known as Zante – which Which? have dubbed ‘the capital of overtourism’. Only around 40,000 people actually live there, but in 2023 ...

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

Located on a lonely island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was as much a psychological prison as it was a ...

The seemingly inescapable federal penitentiary on a California island surrounded by frigid and ... cost $3 to $5 million to restore, and its isolated location made operating costs too expensive ...

We don’t need a showy new name-brand prison to demonstrate to offenders that we mean business — but we do need more jail ...