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It has been over 40 years since humankind first saw pictures of our Blue Marble – arguably the most significant moment in human history. The photograph of Earth was taken 5 hours into the Apollo 17 mission, from a distance of 28,000 miles as the spacecraft left its orbit to begin its trajectory to the Moon. It was not the first time our...

Holidaymakers taking the ferry at Dover this week faced 12-mile tailbacks and waits of up to 15 hours as French authorities imposed additional security checks in the wake of terror attacks. British border force officials have now been drafted in to assist French police in Calais, but those using the port over the coming weeks should ensure...

In the days before the mass production of cars, self-defence for cyclists centred around the threat from dogs and brigands - or at least it did if you believed the advertising of the time. In the late nineteenth century, the manufacture of arms and bicycles shared similar metalworking techniques; both trades benefitted from improvements in...

We British might have a love/hate relationship with caravans, but here's a top ten to melt the heart of even their harshest critic. The Inka Looking like a pear drop caravan of the 1960s on steroids, the Inka (see above) can be towed by off-road vehicles to reach almost anywhere off the beaten track. The Gidget The Gidget is an...

Unusual scenes unfolded during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France last week, as British cyclist Chris Froome was forced to abandon his bike and run uphill following a crash with a motorbike. It is believed that the motorbike was forced to stop suddenly due to spectators encroaching on to the road, which is a consistent problem for...

Hot weather cycling is a joy and by far the best way to travel in a heatwave. To help you stay hydrated, the Fontus Ryde bottle harvests moisture from the air to create safe drinking water. The bottle clips to the top tube where it draws in the air stream from around the bike. In the right climatic conditions, the clever design can produce...

A new government report this week revealed cycling levels in England have stagnated, but with paltry investment in infrastructure, flimsy protection in law for vulnerable road users and a media hell-bent on demonizing anyone who turns a pedal, is anyone really surprised? Against this backdrop came the news that the mother of Olympian and...

Bicycles have changed very little over the last century and for good reason – the basic design works pretty much perfectly as it is. However, the team behind the Cyclotron wondered what a bike would look like if it was designed today starting with a completely blank sheet. They set themselves a brief to redefine the concept of ‘motion on...

Cargo bikes are bulky to store and relatively expensive to buy. Not so the Lift, which transforms any bicycle into a cargo bike in less than a minute. The LIFT will retail for $899 - the equivalent of about £675. Although for that price it is possible to buy an excellent complete bike, it's less than a third...

Tesla has lowered the price of its remarkable all-electric luxury SUV by unveiling the Model X 60D, an entry level 60 kWh version that forgoes 37 miles of range, but remains capable of 200 miles on a full change. The Model X 60D may have a slightly shorter range, but there are no other compromises in performance. The 60D can accelerate to...