Measuring time using the Earth’s rotation was always an imprecise business, so now we do it using the ‘tick’ of an atom

For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams

THE BELLA VISTA BASS

Tony Moss and his wife Marike cross the North Sea to sail around Britain anticlockwise, braving the Scottish summer along the way

This technology allows you to scroll to your heart’s content while killing time at cruise altitude

Amazing answers to your curious questions