Ian Smith

Mobility

Old railways are being reborn as greenways in Ireland

Ireland's abandoned 19th century railways have been revitalised as greenways in recent years after falling into disrepair. Here's the inside story on the transformation.

17/09/2021

Tech News

Tech this week: Brexit bites again and Amazon’s big rewards

Three UK follows Vodafone and EE in reintroducing roaming charges in the wake of Brexit and why is Amazon offering to pay University tuition for 750,000 workers?

12/09/2021

Tech News

NASA’s Perseverance Rover takes important step in hunt for alien life

NASA’s Perseverance Rover took its first Mars rock sample last week and it could be key to discovering if there has ever been life on Mars.

08/09/2021

Tech News

Tech this week: Apple delays abuse scanning plans, Reddit crackdown

Apple said it's delaying controversial plans to scan iPhones for child abuse images, plus more in our round-up of this week's top tech stories.

05/09/2021

Tech News

Tech this week: Could Facebook sell Instagram and WhatsApp?

Elon Musk plans the creation of a humanoid robot while Facebook is the subject of another complaint from the FTC.

22/08/2021

Tech News

Tech this week: $610 million crypto robbery and TikTok teen crackdown

A hacker stole $610 million worth of cryptocurrency on Tuesday only to return almost all of it claiming they only did it "for fun".

15/08/2021

Tech News

Apple defends new anti-child abuse measures after backlash

Critics penned an open letter, which was signed by 5,000 people and organisations, raising concerns over privacy.

10/08/2021

Tech News

Tech this week: Apple abuse crackdown and Virgin's $450k space flights

Apple moves to stop the spread of child abuse images, Virgin Galactic launches its $450,000 tickets and Ray-Ban plans smart sunglasses with Facebook.

08/08/2021

Tech News

Move over TikTok, YouTube Shorts is here to stay

YouTube launched a new $100 million creator fund for their new short form content section. But is it too little too late as they play catch up to the likes of TikTok?

05/08/2021

Health news

Could vibrating shoes improve daily life for the visually impaired?

The new device aims to make navigation safer and easier for people who are visually impaired and travelling alone.

04/08/2021

Tech News

The self-destructing website that you can tell your deepest secrets to

With unexpected beginnings, this self-destructing website caught the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of people during COVID.

02/08/2021

Destinations

A definitive guide to some of Europe’s most spectacular castles

Who doesn't love a good castle? And Europe has thousands of them. We run through 14 of our favourites.

28/06/2021

Green News

EU countries could be forced to take biodiversity seriously

MEPs demand binding targets to protect wildlife and humans as new biodiversity strategy is adopted by 515 votes to 90.

09/06/2021

Green News

Dutch ecologists invented a fish doorcam and it's got thousands hooked

Over 100,000 people rang the bell in just two months and people from all over the world tuned into the underwater livestream of the Dutch canal

07/06/2021

Green News

Are European stereotypes harming the environmental movement?

We all have certain images and ideas of countries in our heads but when it comes to climate change are they accurate?

22/05/2021

Green News

How a TikTok trend led to hundreds of abandoned ducklings

The popularity of duckling videos on TikTok led to teens buying them from street sellers for as little as €5, unaware of the care ducklings need to survive

21/05/2021

Conscious Travel

Finland to Sweden train route could open by 2025

It's been three decades since the last passenger train ran between Finland and Sweden. But that looks like it's about to change

12/04/2021