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Five of the best electric bikes

FIVE OF THE BEST: ELECTRIC BIKES Battery and leg power combine to propel these five bikes. James Witts jumps in the saddle Brompton Electric C Line Explore As Hoover is to vacuum cleaners, so Brompton is to folding bikes. It’s the name. Brompton forged its reputation on a superb folding mechanism that collapses the bike […]

Ideas we like…

IDEAS WE LIKE… Our pick of the month’s smartest tech …start a radio show from anywhere In a world where everyone thinks they should host a podcast, the Blast Mic is a dangerous but brilliant tool. A small device slapped with an aggressively neon display, the Blast Mic lets you record audio and upload it […]

The new world of eccentric exercise

THE NEW WORLD OF ECCENTRIC EXERCISE RUNNING UP STAIRS? LIFTING WEIGHTS? CLIMBING HILLS? IT TURNS OUT DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE MIGHT BE BETTER FOR YOU WORDS: DR MICHAEL MOSLEY O ne of the best ways to get the most out of any workout is to make it ‘eccentric’. You might think that running up a […]

Frozen in time

FROZEN IN TIME RAPIDLY MELTING GLACIERS ARE REVEALING ALL SORTS OF ANCIENT TREASURES. ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE NOW RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK TO PROTECT THESE ANTIQUITIES BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE by JHENI OSMAN O n top of a nearby rock, a marmot perches, rotund from a summer of feasting. Cowbells chime in the green pasture below. The […]

Recommended health targets: do they work?

RECOMMENDED HEALTH TARGETS: DO THEY WORK? Get your five-a-day. Sleep eight hours a night. Drink eight glasses of water…These are just a few of the ‘essential’ health guidelines we’re supposed to live by, but who can really manage all of them? And do these ‘commandments’ stand up to scrutiny? by AMY FLEMING 150 MINUTES OF […]