Think of those wonderful train experiences, those classic railway journeys that filled your heart with joy. Forget for a moment that the Orient Express doesn’t actually go east these days, and the Flying Scotsman may include a bus replacement service. Modern rail travel can still be magical. When I hear that a new high-speed line… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The earliest known plague victims in Europe date back about 5,000 years, but it was never clear whether two cases, one in Latvia and one in Sweden, were isolated and sporadic or evidence of a… Read More »
Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket has finally taken flight, carrying the hopes of a continent on its broad back. Ariane 6 launched for the first time today (July 9) at 15:01 CET (19:01 GMT) from the Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana, Europe. This first flight had a big payoff: It came a year after the… Read More »
Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket, years behind schedule, made its maiden flight on Tuesday, blasting off from the European Space Agency’s forested launch pad in French Guiana in a bid to restore Europeans’ independent access to space. Faced with increasingly fierce international competition, European space agencies see Ariane 6 as a critical tool to reestablish… Read More »
For decades, the idea of walking the winding, thyme-scented paths of the sun-scorched Mediterranean islands has captivated Britons and those from Europe’s freezing north. But experts say large areas of Southern Europe have become closed to walking during the hottest months of summer due to rising temperatures caused by global warming. The dangers of extreme… Read More »
Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was used to high temperatures. His hometown of Dallas, which is currently struggling with relentless heat, experiences frequent heat waves. But the 21-year-old was shocked by the “unbearable” 98 Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) temperatures he encountered when he visited Athens with friends in mid-June. “I actually had… Read More »
Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was used to high temperatures. Heat waves occur frequently in his hometown of Dallas, which is currently under the influence of extreme temperatures. But when the 21-year-old visited Athens with friends in mid-June, she was shocked by the “unbearable” 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) heat… Read More »
Istrian dreams, Croatia After nearly two months of cycling around Europe, we had become campsite experts. Natura Camp Karli stands out as a calm oasis on the Istria peninsula in Croatia. We loved setting up our tent in an olive garden where we were welcomed with a gift of handmade products. The facilities were simple… Read More »
Extreme weather conditions in the Mediterranean came earlier than usual this year; There were heat waves in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey and severe floods in Mallorca. Some weather experts say this could be the beginning of a sweltering summer ahead. Greece is suffering its earliest heatwave yet, with temperatures of 43C recorded at central and… Read More »