One size fits all? Brussels mulls harmonised cabin bag standards

The EU executive is considering a Europe-wide standard for the dimensions of cabin baggage, Transport and Tourism Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas has confirmed, in a move that will surely trigger a fresh political battle among lawmakers and airlines. “The Commission acknowledges the potential inconvenience and confusion for passengers which results from the many different hand luggage…

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Altaid Plateau forced Late Triassic Earth’s freezing state

Blackburn, T. J. et al. Zircon U-Pb geochronology links the end-Triassic extinction with the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province. Science 340, 941–945 (2013). Google Scholar  Schaller, M. F., Wright, J. D. & Kent, D. V. Atmospheric p CO2 perturbations associated with the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province. Science 331, 1404–1409 (2011). Google Scholar  Schaller, M. F., Wright,…

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