Category: Transport

These special suits enable people to glide through the sky at hundreds of kilometres per hour

Before the more modern metre, people used a range of other measurements

We can pave a future out of the plastic problem by turning it into a kind of tarmac

Meet the science ship that drills holes in the ocean floor to probe the story of the Earth

How this colossal engine is winning the race at sea

Instead of you driving your car, soon your car could be driving you

(Image credit: Alec Wilson/ Wikimedia Commons) 1. Flying locally There is a big demand for small electric planes: 2 billion tickets are sold each year for flights shorter than 800 kilometres. 2. Centuries of progress Although the...

How did the much-anticipated 20th century snow cruiser fare in this challenging continent? (Image credit: United States Antarctic Service/ Wikimedia Commons) Antarctica has been a key scientific research site for centuries. With its vast uninhabited frozen...

Electric scooters are gaining ground – should you get one when you want to get moving? (Image credit: Marat Mazitov/ Unsplash) Electric vehicles are big business, but up until now the market has concentrated...