Travel

This serene gap between Pyrenees mountains becomes abuzz with flying insects each year, as they journey across Europe. We may not always like to live with them, but we can't live without them – so paths like this are critical for all life on Earth.

Trying to find a comfortable position in which to sleep when on a plane can be an exercise in futility. You could try folding your arms and resting on a tray table, but a lack of space may keep you awake. The inflatable Woollip travel pillow breathes new life into these age-old problems.

Although medication can help with motion sickness, it also causes side effects such as drowsiness. In a few years, however, there may be a preferable alternative ... which users would stick to their head.

NapAnywhere is a new pillow designed to offer real support while being portable enough to carry around.

An experimental new chewing gum has been developed to treat motion sickness.

In bad news for regular jetsetters and shift workers, research at UC Berkeley has shown that acute disruption of circadian rhythms can cause memory and learning problems long after people have returned to a regular schedule.

Joachim's River Gym looks to harness energy generated from exercise.

Researchers have developed a software program that combats jet lag by prescribing a regimen for timed light exposure based on inputs like background light level and the number of time zones traveled.

Dr Charles Simonyi has made history by becoming the first person to leave Earth for a second time as a space tourist.