Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
Scientists have found a way to purify dirty water and generate hydrogen fuel at the same time. The new device, dubbed an “artificial leaf”, can not […]
Greenland’s glaciers have melted five times faster in the last two decades than ever before, say scientists. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Arizona State […]
Over the next three years, 2,500 new secure bike parking spots will be created in Brussels. The initiative is part of Regional Mobility Minister Elke Van […]
The global mean temperature for 2023 is set to be the highest ever registered, after record temperatures month on month between January and October. Billions of […]
A well-known destination glacier in Chilean Patagonia is now closed to tourists due to the risk of “catastrophic” falls of ice and disintegration. The Exploradores (Explorers) glacier is located in […]
The city of Brussels has registered a record number of bicycle journeys for the year 2023. The Belgian capital has been playing catch-up in the cycling […]
Global temperatures are accelerating at rapid speed and will pass a major milestone this decade, research by the former NASA scientist James Hansen reveals, raising the […]
France has a long history of utilizing geothermal energy for heating and electricity generation. The country has been investing in installed geothermal heating plants to harness […]
The tourism industry finally has a full recovery, to pre-pandemic figures, in clear sight. At the same time, as travellers are starting to roam again, new […]
The Netherlands has the most expensive gas and electricity in Europe, while Hungary enjoys the lowest energy prices in the bloc, according to new data from […]
The latest global assessment of the world’s energy systems announced by the International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday keeps pushing for increased ambitions in the renewables front […]
The wind power industry is set to regain grip as the European Commission unveiled yesterday 15 immediate actions, under its wind energy package, to secure domestic […]
Scientists are aware that iron in the ocean can play a role in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) through a process called iron fertilization. In 1988, […]
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that emissions of lead from aircraft that operate on leaded fuel “cause or contribute to air pollution” — […]
Space Solar, a tech firm specialising in the commercial development of space, particularly space-based solar power, has revealed its vision for the future of clean and […]
Petrol and diesel cars will be banned from Stockholm’s inner city from 2025, the Swedish city has announced. Covering 20 blocks of the capital’s finance and […]