Travel

Motorised suitcases might sound like something you’d spot in a sci-fi film, but they’re already here. This is your guide to the wackiest smart luggage you can actually buy for your holidays in 2024.

These caravan gadgets will take your trips to the next level in 2024.

Capture the best views and stay well connected on your next trip away with our pick of the best travel gadgets

It's no small feat to travel 160,000,000km, to visit 200 million children, in 800 million homes, in only 34 hours... Luckily Santa has magic on his side.

Outside of mainland China, more 27 per cent of countries reported their first COVID-19 case in people who had recently travelled to Italy.

Can we justify long-haul flights with measures to offset carbon?

Looking for somewhere to to spend a sunny afternoon that tickles your technical side and scintillates your scientific self? We've gleamed a few travel tips from the book Geek's Guide To Britain for some inspiration.

The only way is up, but you're going to need more than an energy drink if you're going to drive a car on this epic journey into space.

10,000 years of civilisation might have created Seven Wonders of the World, but with a head start of millions of years, planet Earth has a few of its own – here are some of the best and the science behind how they formed.

Zap! Sizzle! Lithium batteries can become dangerous if damaged.

A lot has changed since the 90s when BBC Focus began, so what did we correctly predict, and what advances can we expect over the next three decades?

If you are planning on seeing the total solar eclipse, book a flight to these spots as soon as possible.

Going on holiday? Take a look at some of the animals you could have seen, if only you'd been born a few centuries earlier...

Virtual reality headsets might only just be hitting the home, but VR technology is already established in a number of fields.

In Back to the Future, Marty McFly faces some mind-warping time travel paradoxes. John Gribbin explains the science behind time travel in the movies and whether travelling through time is possible.

If the thought of sailing the high seas leaves you feeling queasy then you could be in luck, as new treatment hopes to cure travel sickness.

While you’re stepping through an airport metal detector in your socks, have you ever wondered what happens to your luggage as it enters an X-ray scanner?

Jet lag occurs when our internal body clock is out of sync with the time of day, causing tiredness and difficulty sleeping - but what causes it?

Motion sickness in general is caused when your inner ear and your eyes disagree about whether you’re moving. When you read in a car, your visual field stays still but your inner ear detects the twists and turns.

Commercial space travel is already available, if you have the money! But why is it so expensive?

Which way now? Louise Ridley explains why some people have a better sense of direction than others.

It's probably not a good idea to binge on in-flight entertainment.