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Among the cities now actively promoting cycling as a mode of transport and a leisure activity is Rotterdam in the Netherlands. In fact, the city sets an example at European level, along with Amsterdam, of course. The aim of the municipality is above al…

It looks like tofu, but it’s not, even though tempeh is also made from soybeans. This centuries-old Indonesian recipe is providing the basis for new research by a British start-up, the Better Nature brand, which aims to develop plant-based alternative …

Iraq’s vast swamplands are the reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden, but the waterways are drying out and becoming so clogged with waste their very existence is at risk, activists warn. “For 6,000 or 7,000 years the inhabitants have protected th…

In a hall on Japan’s Sado island, 71-year-old Yoshikazu Fujimoto strikes the imposing drum mounted before him, producing a boom so powerful that it reverberates through the floorboards. Fujimoto is a veteran performer of Japanese taiko drumming, a musi…

Turn a corner in Mozambique’s seaside capital Maputo, and the skyline vanishes. Colonial Portuguese buildings and mid-century modernist apartment blocks give way to a maze of rutted alleys crammed with tin-roofed shacks. This is Mafalala, Maputo’s most…

Tucked away in a workshop under a London Underground line, cars are undergoing a green metamorphosis as they shed their cylinders, spark plugs and pistons for electric engines. “We don’t create the associated CO2 that comes from creating a new car and …

Could the ultimate dining experience one day be sitting down to a meal in close quarters with underwater marine life? A manufacturer of submersible vehicles plans to push back the limits of the restaurant experience with its new class of entertainment …

The American Automobile Association (AAA) put three different manufacturers’ driver assistance software programs (Hyundai, Subaru and Tesla) through their paces to assess the risk of crashes in real-life scenarios, such as passing a cyclist and driving…

When Finland decided to seek NATO membership on Sunday, the owner of a small brewery in Savonlinna, Petteri Vanttinen, 42, decided to celebrate by launching a new beer in honour of the military alliance. Savonlinna, which lies only 50 kilometres (31 mi…

Whether for protection from pollution or viruses, or to reassure passengers in the event of long trips or carpooling, car users are becoming increasingly aware of the quality of the air inside vehicles. Manufacturers have understood this, and are stepp…