Coronavirus has hit few sectors harder than air travel, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs and uncountable billions in revenue. While most fleets were grounded, the industry was forced to reimagine its future
Inside the airline industry’s meltdown
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Eight Go Mad in Arizona: How a Lockdown Experiment Went Horribly Wrong
In the 1990s, a troupe of hippies spent two years sealed inside a dome. They ended up starving and gasping for breath. As a new documentary Spaceship Earth tells their story, we meet the ‘biospherians.’
The Truth About Hydration: Should You Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day?
Before you read this article, can I just check you’ve drunk enough water today? You might want to refill your bottle because, remember, if you wait until you feel thirsty, you may already be dehydrated. No one is sure where this advice came from, but it’s all over the internet.
‘A chain of stupidity’: the Skripal case and the decline of Russia’s spy agencies
The unmasking of the Salisbury poisoning suspects by a new digital journalism outfit was an embarrassment for Putin – and evidence that Russian spies are not what they once were. By Luke Harding
The end of tourism?
The pandemic has devastated global tourism, and many will say ‘good riddance’ to overcrowded cities and rubbish-strewn natural wonders. Is there any way to reinvent an industry that does so much damage?
The man in the iron lung
When he was six, Paul Alexander contracted polio and was paralysed for life. Today he is 74, and one of the last people in the world still using an iron lung. But after surviving one deadly outbreak, he did not expect to find himself threatened by another.
The Attachment Secret: Are You a Secure, Avoidant, or Anxious Partner?
It’s difficult to find lasting love, but by recognizing your attachment type you can be more conscious in your relationships and stop self-sabotaging.