HS2: Moving ancient woodland habitat for rail line flawed, ecologists say
Soil is being moved to new sites but ecologists question whether the process is effective.
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: environment conservation construction-industry hs2 rail-travel woodland high-speed-rail
How to use COVID-19 testing and quarantining to safely travel for the holidays
Over the approachin holidays, people around the world will want to travel to see friends and family. Getting tested for the coronavirus can make this safer, but testing alone is not a perfect answer.
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: health covid-19 coronavirus holidays quarantine travel sars-cov-2 testing airports cars covid-19-testing infection rt-pcr christmas driving thanksgiving antigen-test pcr-testing rapid-test
Colleges and the Thanksgiving COVID-19 risk: Fauci’s right – holiday plans may have to change
Universities have seen widespread COVID-19 outbreaks this fall. Now students are preparing to travel for the holiday, and public health officials are worried.
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: health covid-19 coronavirus pandemic travel social-distancing universities family college
New Shepard: Jeff Bezos' rocket tests Nasa Moon landing tech
The New Shepard rocket carried technology designed to return humans to the Moon in four years.
Oct. 14, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: nasa human-spaceflight space-exploration jeff-bezos blue-origin commercial-space-travel artemis texas the-moon apollo-11-moon-landing exploration-of-mars exploration-of-the-moon
Airbus looks to the future with hydrogen planes
The aerospace giant said its hydrogen-fuelled passenger planes could be in service by 2035.
Sept. 21, 2020 • ~2 min
Tags: air-travel airbus-group aerospace companies
Five ways to make your holidays more sustainable
Here's how to travel with purpose and be a more responsible tourist.
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: travel tourism purpose
Why a UK 'cycling and walking revolution' won't reduce car travel
New bike lanes are a good idea for health and air quality, but the convenience of car travel for most journeys will remain.
Aug. 24, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: transport walking cars buses cycling decarbonisation active-travel trains
Sea level rise: three visions of a future summer holiday at the coast
Sea levels could be two metres higher by 2100. How will our relationship to the drowned coast change?
July 31, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: climate-change sea-level-rise holidays travel beach tourism coasts rewilding coastal-ecosystems vacation
Flight shaming: how to spread the campaign that made Swedes give up flying for good
The Swedish 'flight shame' campaign was a runaway success. We asked those it affected how it influenced their travel behaviour.
July 27, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: climate-change greta-thunberg air-travel aviation airplane-emissions air-travel-and-global-warming flight-shame flygskam
Flight shame – how the campaign that persuaded Swedes to give up flying could capitalise on COVID-19
The Swedish 'flight shame' campaign was a runaway success. We asked those it affected how it influenced their travel behaviour.
July 27, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: climate-change greta-thunberg air-travel aviation airplane-emissions air-travel-and-global-warming flight-shame flygskam
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