transportation
Here’s how early school begins – and why it is bad for students
In Louisiana, high school starts at 7:30 am. Research shows that is at least an hour too early.
One man visited all 2964 bus stops in San Francisco — for science
Americans don't like to ride the bus. There are ways to fix that.
Air pollution linked to violent crime in Chicago
As air pollution increases, so does violent crime.
Why Africa’s newest super-bridge is in the continent’s weirdest border zone
The Kazungula Bridge connects Zambia and Botswana, barely missing Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Nearly 3,000 shipping containers have fallen into the ocean since November
What's to blame for the recent uptick in containership accidents?
How the pandemic could finally democratize commutes
Whose responsibility is it to ensure that there is affordable access to employment?
Virgin Hyperloop completes world’s first human test
How many hurdles stand in the way of hyperloops becoming a commercial reality?
Why Erdogan wants to turn Istanbul into an island
'Kanal Istanbul' would create a second Bosporus – and immortalize its creator.
Here’s what traveling could be like after COVID-19
We will travel again, but it will not be the same.
Ask an astronomer: What was Einstein’s most mind-blowing discovery?
Do space and time really exist? NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller looks at the implications of Einstein's famous equation E=mc2.
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Space exploration is the ultimate plan B. Here’s why.
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? Because they didn't have a space program.
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NASA reveals plans for a base camp near the Moon’s south pole
The space agency is ready to establish a base camp by 2024.
Rolls-Royce to launch all-electric plane in 2020
The racing plane is hoped to be the fastest electric plane in existence.
Boeing to halt production of the 737 as FAA continues review
Following two deadly crashes, the FAA has been engaged in a lengthy review process of the Boeing 737. With recent news that the review may continue into 2020, Boeing has opted to halt production of the plane.
Who is leading the private space race?
The space station sector has exciting potential as more private companies enter the conversation.
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Are solar-powered airships the future of cargo delivery?
New technology offers us a look at the green future of aviation and cargo shipping.
First U.S. gas station to ditch oil for 100% electric vehicle charging opens
The national public charging infrastructure is coming online.
Marchetti’s Constant: The curious principle that shapes our cities
How the half-hour commute and motorised transport changed our cities into huge metropolises.
Is this the world map of the future?
A vertical map might better represent a world dominated by China and determined by shipping routes across the iceless Arctic.
In a world of autonomous vehicles, this is why we’ll need more public transport than ever
Combined with high-capacity public transport, AVs could remove 9 out of every 10 cars in a mid-sized European city.
Stand by the launch: The world’s 1st orbiting light sail
An elegant, 400-year-old means of navigating the stars takes flight.
Thumbs up? Map shows Europe’s hitchhiking landscape
Average waiting time for hitchhikers in Ireland: Less than 30 minutes. In southern Spain: More than 90 minutes.
Hypersonic passenger jet aims to fly from New York to London in 90 minutes
The Hermeus Corporation recently received seed funding to begin building a hypersonic jet that would travel twice the speed of the now-retired Concorde.
A new study claims Australians don’t see cyclists as fully human
Unfortunately, this means that drivers act more aggressively on the road when spotting cyclists.
Herodotus’ mystery vessel turns out to have been real
Archeologists had been doubtful since no such ship had ever been found.
Why this Austrian village has its own metro system — it’s less than one-mile long
Less than a mile long, the Dorfbahn in Serfaus is also the world's highest metro system.
A map of Kim Jong-un’s slow train trip to Vietnam
North Korea's Great Leader would rather not fly for his second summit with Trump – but the trip is also a political message to China.
Elon Musk interview reveals whether he prefers Nikola Tesla to Thomas Edison
In 2008, Elon Musk explained which of history's tech geniuses was his role model.
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Copenhagen residents are torn over Denmark’s proposed ‘Silicon Valley’
It may create the conditions for further inequality.