Green going?
In 2009, the 15 biggest ships in the world gave off the same amount of greenhouse gas as 760 million… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Cabin fever
The longest scheduled airline flight is made between Dallas to Sydney, lasting 17 hours. In contrast, the shortest scheduled flight… Read More
Something fishy
Shipping is cheap. It’s so cheap in fact, that rather than fillet its own fish, Scotland can send its cod… Read More
(Re)counting steps
A recent study found that fitness bands incorrectly underestimate the number of steps by up to 22.7%, while phones only… Read More
Lunar express
A container ship travels the equivalent of three-quarters of the way to the moon and back in one year during… Read More
Fourth time lucky?
Since being readmitted to international cricket in 1991, South Africa have appeared in all 7 editions of the Cricket World… Read More