The ‘eBike Design Vision’ integrates the electric motor and full suspension directly into the carbon frame.
UK’s first urban zip line to be built above Liverpool city centre
The 400m Liverpool zip wire will run from the top of St John’s Beacon to the Liverpool Central Library.
Electric scooters to be made legal on roads in the UK from Saturday, but there’s a catch
The move has been made in a bid to ease the pressure on public transport and thus reduce the spread of coronavirus.
New initiative aims to study the effect of coronavirus lockdown on wildlife
The ‘Covid-19 Bio-Logging Initiative’ aims to quantify the effect of reduced human activity (dubbed “anthropause”) on other species.
Go Outdoors: UK’s largest outdoor gear retailer set to go into administration, but there is hope
The owners of Go Outdoors cite the coronavirus lockdown as the principal reason for pushing it to breaking point.
Ashaninka people indigenous to the Amazon rainforest win decades-long court battle against illegal loggers
A historical agreement has been signed that ends a court battle, of more than 20 years, between a group indigenous to the Amazon rainforest and the forestry industry.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 are getting remastered – Video + comparison screenshots
Here’s everything we know about the new remake.
‘Landmark’ study concludes that marine life in the world’s oceans can recover by 2050
If urgent action is taken the research found that the world’s oceans could be restored to full abundance.
Llandudno goats: Mountain goats ‘take over’ Welsh coastal town during coronavirus lockdown
Taking advantage of town’s deserted streets because of the coronavirus lockdown, the Llandudno goats have even been branded vandals for munching through gardens.
How a discussion on Bitcoin Twitter has helped to identify the well-known malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for Covid-19
What started as a Google doc shared on a niche Twitter thread has led to an open-data repository of clinical trials to test if hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for coronavirus.
Bristol athlete Nick Butter has just run a marathon in every country in the world to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK
It’s taken almost two years, 15 pairs of trainers and more than 400 flights for Nick Butter to run 26.2 miles in each of the 196 countries on the planet.
Inventor lands deal to manufacture ‘swappable’ aluminium-air battery that can power electric cars for 1,500 miles
Technically an aluminium-air fuel cell, the idea is that these can be swapped out at supermarkets and recycled when spent.