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Marta studied Political Science and Media & Journalism at the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) and has developed her journalistic career working for the Portuguese newspapers Diário de Notícias, Correio da Manhā and media outlets in Brussels. She is a reporter for Travel Tomorrow, and is also engaged in delivering communications services and EU policy research for different consultancies in Brussels. A former Blue Book trainee of the European Commission, Marta has a keen interest in EU and global affairs, and experience in reporting and interpreting information. Whenever she can, Marta loves traveling, exploring nature and learning about regenerative agriculture. She is also quite enthusiastic about space ventures and the cosmos.

31 July 2023

NASA is considering SpaceX’s Starship as a possible space station

NASA and SpaceX are in talks to assess the possibility of converting a Starship launch vehicle into a space station as the International Space Station (ISS) […]
31 July 2023

Palestinian Americans concerned about US-Israel visa waiver

Israel’s entry into the US Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) will be decided in September 2023, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the USA […]
28 July 2023

July confirmed as Earth’s hottest month in 120,000 years

As the scorching month of July reaches its end, the world is confronting an unprecedented environmental challenge: July 2023 is now unequivocally the hottest month on […]
27 July 2023

UNESCO calls for worldwide ban on smartphones in classrooms

In a recent report, UNESCO has called for a worldwide ban on smartphones in schools due to the detrimental impact of excessive mobile phone use on […]
27 July 2023

Boeing anticipates demand for 2.3 million new aviation professionals in the next two decades

Boeing has unveiled its latest Pilot and Technician Outlook (PTO), projecting a soaring demand for aviation personnel over the next 20 years. With the global commercial […]
27 July 2023

Barbenheimer climbs among world’s highest grossing box office openings

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you should know by now what Barbenheimer is. The long-awaited, simultaneous theatre release of […]
27 July 2023

Ryanair pessimistic over passenger demand

Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers, has raised an orange flag over how long the current high demand in the travel industry will last as […]
27 July 2023

How regulators are catching up with ‘fail fast, fail often’ innovation

In Part 1, we explored the development ethos behind the Titan submersible and how it spoke to ‘fail fast’ culture. Here in Part 2 we look […]
26 July 2023

Now we have to adapt to climate change

On Monday, most UK newspapers led on the impact of fires on holidaymakers in Greece with headlines screaming “Rhodes on Fire” (Metro), “Our Terror” (Mirror), “Run […]
26 July 2023

Trains in Europe up to 30 times more expensive than flights, says Greenpeace

A recent report by Greenpeace sheds light on one of the primary reasons people prefer air travel over trains: exorbitant prices. The report analyzed 112 European […]
25 July 2023

New study may open the door to 2-hour early earthquake detection

Scientists have recently found evidence of a phase happening two hours before a seismic rupture, which could help give plenty of time for warnings, a new […]
25 July 2023

Chillers and thrillers to mark 50 years since The Wicker Man

Hubris, curiosity, naivety, a search for justice – whatever the character traits that lead our protagonists on their journey of discovery, if the story takes inspiration […]
25 July 2023

AI-powered robots may soon replace humans for sex, former Google executive warns

Google’s research-and-development arm X’s former chief business officer Mo Gawdat asserted that virtual reality and augmented reality will very soon make it possible to have sexual […]
24 July 2023

Virgin Atlantic announces world’s first 100% SAF-powered transatlantic flight

Virgin Atlantic has announced that the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight across the Atlantic will take place on 28 November 2023. However, this […]
23 July 2023

World’s most open countries in 2023

Consulting firm Henley & Partners has just released its Henley Openness Index 2023, which ranks all 199 countries and territories worldwide according to the number of […]
21 July 2023

Which countries have the best healthcare in the world?

Figures released in spring 2023 show that Singapore tops a ranking of countries judged by health score index. East and South East Asia did well in […]