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Jan 09, 2026
Following a successful Kickstarter last year, a combination tuner, string winder and metronome is now available to buy. There's been a Roadie in my gig bag since the first iteration landed 10 years ago, and now I've been sent the fourth generation unit to try out.
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Jan 09, 2026
Spelling F-O-O-D or O-U-T might only get you so far around your dog if he or she is considered a Gifted Word Learner (GWL). Researchers have just figured out that even when you're not talking to them directly, they're still acquiring new terms.
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Science
Dogs
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Jan 09, 2026
What looks like a flying egg, was never designed to land, and was so light it could be thrown off course by its own guns? Introducing the Goblin XF-85 - the Cold War compact fighter designed to be carried in the belly of a nuclear bomber.
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Jan 09, 2026
Two billion years before we made history and split the atom, the Earth had already accomplished it and was running its own nuclear reactors. And they operated for hundreds of thousands of years, as the first signs of multicellular life emerged.
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Jan 08, 2026
There are many tools that offer to help us focus - but very few are designed to do this in just a minute. BrainBlink is built just for this, with 60-second games on a pocket-sized device featuring real buttons and a link to players across the globe.
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Games,
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Jan 08, 2026
Back in the day, the Sportage was first introduced as a bug-eyed monstrosity of a compact utility. It's evolved and matured since then, as the compact SUV market grew to become the most competitive automotive segment. For 2026, Kia's popular crossover gets a refresh that's all about refining an already hard-won, solid formula.
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Jan 08, 2026
Ever since its official launch in 2021, the Jetson One has looked like it might be the first personal eVTOL to reach consumers. If Chinese company Rictor is to be believed, however, its similar X4 should ship later this year - and at a fraction of the price.
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Aircraft, Transport
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Jan 08, 2026
A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same cave. The enticing possibility even exists that both species overlapped, sharing the space at the same time.
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History, Science
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Jan 08, 2026
A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same cave. The enticing possibility even exists that both species overlapped, sharing the space at the same time.
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History, Science
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Jan 08, 2026
A lot of tiny houses nowadays are focused on offering a spacious apartment-like living experience on wheels.
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Jan 08, 2026
After a century of false starts, scientists believe they have found a way to make cells burn more energy without the dangerous side effects - and it could be a breakthrough that reshapes weight-loss and anti-aging medicine as we know it.
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Jan 07, 2026
China has eclipsed its own - and the US - record, building a monster underground hypergravity centrifuge that can model scenarios with 1,900 times the real-world gravitational force of Earth, bending space and time with unprecedented power.
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Jan 07, 2026
For decades, the Mitsubishi Delica has proven itself a rugged, reliable base van for mini-camper vans and pint-sized adventure vans. So when Mitsubishi introduced the even smaller, adorably bulldog-inspired Delica Mini three years ago, it seemed only a matter of time before that, too, started building a micro-RVing resume. And it's actually Mitsubishi itself that shows the first Delica Mini camper van we've
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Jan 07, 2026
For decades, the Mitsubishi Delica has proven itself a rugged, reliable base van for mini-camper vans and pint-sized adventure vans. So when Mitsubishi introduced the even smaller, adorably bulldog-inspired Delica Mini three years ago, it seemed only a matter of time before that, too, started building a micro-RVing resume. And it's actually Mitsubishi itself that shows the first Delica Mini camper van we've come across, an adorable kei pop-up concept ready to roam the Japanese mountai
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Jan 07, 2026
The sustainability of weight-loss drugs is under scrutiny as new research shows that people who stop taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists regain the pounds at a steady rate, returning to their original size after around 1.7 years. The findings raise questions about whether this "magic cure" for obesity is actually unsustainable without a life-long co
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Jan 07, 2026
In northwestern Greenland, researchers working on the GreenDrill project have cored through a 500-meter-thick ice dome. They found something startling: the dome completely disappeared 7,000 years ago. And it might do it again.
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Environment, Science
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Jan 07, 2026
In northwestern Greenland, researchers working on the GreenDrill project have cored through a 500-meter-thick ice dome. They found something startling: the dome completely disappeared 7,000 years ago. And it might do it again.
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Environment, Science
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Jan 07, 2026
You think you're fine. Your family and friends think you're fine. But, just maybe, you're not. Maybe you already have Alzheimer's disease, but you just don't know it yet, because it can begin destroying your brain decades before anyone even suspects.
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Jan 07, 2026
Named the Seawillow, this recently completed tiny house combines a bright and colorful seaside-inspired interior decor with a compact but livable layout. It features a downstairs master bedroom, a spacious kitchen, and even a secondary loft bedroom that serves as a hobby space.
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Jan 07, 2026
Back in 2022, Samsung released a cool-looking portable projector aimed directly at Gen Z and millennials. A game-friendly edition followed, and now the AI-packin' Plus model has emerged - which is not just brighter, but sports a plonk and play design.
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Jan 07, 2026
Back in 2022, Samsung released a cool-looking portable projector aimed directly at Gen Z and millennials. A game-friendly edition followed, and now the AI-packin' Plus model has emerged - which is not just brighter, but sports a plonk and play design.
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Jan 07, 2026
What was announced as a 2050 pipe dream by Kawasaki, the company's hydrogen-powered, four-hooved, all-terrain robot horse vehicle Corleo, is actually going into production and is now expected to be commercially available decades earlier - with the first model to debut in just four years.
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Jan 06, 2026
Bringing a touch of Russian Roulette to gaming, these bullet-shaped metal dice shoot out of a cylinder modeled on a classic revolver to give the classic roll more drama than we could have ever imagined.
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Consumer Tech, Technology
Kic
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Jan 06, 2026
VW's ID.UNYX sub-brand has adopted an "in China, for China" strategy, and the new ID.Unyx 08 carries that baton forward as an electric SUV built exclusively for the Chinese market - for now. That means readers in the West can't have it, and here's why that's a bit of a bummer.
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Jan 06, 2026
One of our favorite tents of 2025, the Gazelle T4 Overland EXP impressed with its combination of fast, convenient setup and burly, all-weather construction. The all-new Backcountry series takes it a step further with an even heavier, 4-season design built to camp comfortably from sweltering desert basins to high-alpine snow drifts and all altitudes in between.
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Jan 06, 2026
Traditional fountains are all very well and good, but … they have a way of always staying in the same place, in the same configuration. Arivia is out to change that, with fleets of synchronized illuminated aquatic drones that shoot out water while playing music.
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Jan 06, 2026
Traditional fountains are all very well and good, but … they have a way of always staying in the same place, in the same configuration. Arivia is out to change that, with fleets of synchronized illuminated aquatic drones that shoot out water while playing music.
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Jan 06, 2026
And just like that, we're staring at an exciting new year, possibly the year when we see a genuine turning point for motorcycles. And I'm not just talking about incremental updates or another special-edition paint job - the 2026 crop of bikes hints at deeper shifts in how motorcycles are designed, powered, and positioned.
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Jan 06, 2026
LG has debuted a home robot that's designed to cook, clean, and manage chores using advanced Physical AI. Part of LG's "Zero Labor Home" vision, the wheeled humanoid features dexterous hands and visual learning to automate daily household tasks.
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Jan 06, 2026
If you want to spoil a sailor's day, then a ship collision is the way to do it. That's why Texas A&M University has come up with its Ship collision avoidance of Machine learning And Radar Technology for Stationary Entities and Avoidance (SMART-SEA).
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Marine,
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Jan 05, 2026
Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus strain that's spreading more rapidly and evading our natural and therapeutic abilities to fight infection. With more than 120,000 hospitalizations as of January 5, scientists expect this wave to worsen
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Jan 05, 2026
The kickoff of CES didn't used to mean a whole lot for RVing, but the past few shows have hosted some major RV debuts as cutting-edge technological advancements continue to find their way to RV life. Last year, AC Future showed its ultra-sleek and massively expandable eTH motorhome, and this year it's sliding its tech behind a tow vehicle with the equally impressive Transformer H
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Jan 05, 2026
The kickoff of CES didn't used to mean a whole lot for RVing, but the past few shows have hosted some major RV debuts as cutting-edge technological advancements continue to find their way to RV life. Last year, AC Future showed its ultra-sleek and massively expandable eTH motorhome, and this year it's sliding its tech behind a tow vehicle with the equally impressive Transformer H
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Jan 05, 2026
No one can deny the gold rush currently underway in the EV space. Everyone seems to want a piece of the action - oddly enough, even a Russian firearms manufacturer is getting involved. Yes, Russia's state-owned Kalashnikov Concern, best known as the maker of the AK-47, has now rolled out an electric enduro motorcycle of its own.
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Jan 05, 2026
If you live in a cold climate and wear a face covering along with eyewear, you'll be aware of a big problem: such coverings cause your eyewear to thoroughly fog up. Well, the Stratus Balaclava solves that problem in brilliant fashion, as I recently found out for myself.
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Gear,
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Jan 05, 2026
Though big-screen televisions still dominate many living rooms around the globe, smart laser projectors have been making steady inroads of late - particularly those you can push right up to t
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Jan 05, 2026
This striking metal-finish tiny house provides a spacious interior while remaining road-legal. Named the Wilhite, it also has an unusual "upside-down" layout that places the bedroom downstairs and the living room upstairs, allowing it to squeeze in not just one but two lofts.
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Tiny Houses,
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Jan 05, 2026
If you have a redundant nuclear aircraft carrier lying around, you can give HGP Intelligent Energy a call. The Texas-based developer wants to repurpose the nuclear reactors used to power carriers to generate electricity for onshore data centers.
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Ener
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Jan 04, 2026
In a major shift for how mental health conditions might be treated, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home brain-stimulation device to treat moderate to severe major depressive disorder (MDD).
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Jan 04, 2026
Senescence. It's a beautiful-sounding word whose tones suggest it should be a perfume or an essential oil. But that's not even close. Senescence is the loss of a cell's power to divide and grow, thus causing deterioration. It's aging, completely unavoidable, and a 100% guaranteed pathway to de
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Jan 04, 2026
If you're a gardener - and definitely if you're a farmer - you want to spend less on fertilizer but while growing more food. Well, it's time to send your thank-you basket of fruits and vegetables to researchers at the National University of Singapore, because they've created a magic wand for doing just that. Well, actually, a magic n
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Jan 04, 2026
Motorcycle safety tech has come a long way. From rider aids like traction control, cornering ABS, radar-based cruise control, and blind-spot detection to wearable tech on helmets and gloves. But just when I thought I'd seen it all, along comes ViberAlert, a product that poses a simple, yet deeply unsettling question: What if your motorcycle seat could vibrate to keep you safe?
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Jan 04, 2026
When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions - as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another planet - they generally have the highest number of needs and the lowest amount of resources and time.
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Jan 03, 2026
Though it's not overly long, the Camden tiny house is extra-wide, and this makes all the difference inside. The home's interior layout takes advantage of the increased space with a storage-heavy design that includes both a master bedroom downstairs and a secondary one
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Jan 03, 2026
Inspired by a vision to support nature, architectural firm Studio Link-Arc has completed the Yunlu Wetland Museum in Yunlu Wetland Park in Shunde, within southern China's Pearl River Delta. Positioned beside a protected habitat of wading birds, the museum combines a bird-watching tower with exh
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Jan 03, 2026
In The Uncanny X-Men, Magneto, supervillain and CEO of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, wants to destroy humanity - and in the first X-Men movie, aims at forcibly mutating all human beings so that normals no longer exist to discriminate against mutants.
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Jan 03, 2026
For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very different is at play. These drugs don't actually provide laser-sharp focus but may instead boost wakefulness and engagement, helping the brain stay with tasks rather than hold attention.
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Jan 03, 2026
In 1995, divers first noticed a group of bizarre sandy "crop circles" on the seabed around Amami Oshima Island, southwest Japan. But it took decades for scientists to identify the marine artists behind them - and why they were building such geometrically precise structures every year.
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Jan 03, 2026
In 1995, divers first noticed a group of bizarre sandy "crop circles" on the seabed around Amami Oshima Island, southwest Japan. But it took decades for scientists to identify the marine artists behind them - and why they were building such geometrically precise structures every year.
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Jan 03, 2026
In 1995, divers first noticed a group of bizarre sandy "crop circles" on the seabed around Amami Oshima Island, southwest Japan. But it took decades for scientists to identify the marine artists behind them - and why they were building such geometrically precise structures every year.
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Jan 03, 2026
In 1995, divers first noticed a group of bizarre sandy "crop circles" on the seabed around Amami Oshima Island, southwest Japan. But it took decades for scientists to identify the marine artists behind them - and why they were building such geometrically precise structures every year.
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Jan 02, 2026
Coffee is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances on the planet, yet despite more than two billion cups being drunk each day, its impact on heart health remains surprisingly complex - and often misunderstood.
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Jan 02, 2026
We took a look at the most intriguing tiny RVs we covered throughout 2025, and now it's time for the big boys. Or at least bigger boys. From self-driving smart trailers with auto-dumping waste tanks to on- and off-road explorers that bulge out in every direction possible to maximize living space, some truly jaw-dropping and inspiring c
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Jan 02, 2026
What's not to love about giant AI data centers?
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AI and Humanoids, Technology
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Jan 02, 2026
Giant AI data centers are causing some serious and growing problems - electronic waste, massive use of water (especially in arid regions), reliance on destructive and human rights-abusing mining practices for the rare Earth elements in their components... And they also consume an epic amount of electricity - whatever else you might say about human intelligence, our neckt
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Jan 02, 2026
Suddenly you can't see to one side.
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Stroke, Brain Health, Body and Mind
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Jan 02, 2026
Millions of Americans can now look forward to a better time traveling, with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving a novel oral pill that helps prevent motion-induced vomiting - the first of its kind in more than 40 years.
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Jan 02, 2026
Shaped by a vision to maintain the ecological and architectural integrity of a post-war neighborhood, architectural firm OFIS has completed the House under the Poplars in the Murgle district of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Located at the edge
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Jan 01, 2026
The rise in popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs like Ozempic is causing a wider societal shift that is now rocking the food industry. And some are feeling the pain more than others, as people make fundamental changes to their lives and health.
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Jan 01, 2026
Hero MotoCorp isn't a new name in the global motorcycle scene by any stretch. Back in its home country, the Indian manufacturer is the biggest motorcycle seller by volume, selling more than 1.39 million units in the first quarter of FY2025 alone. It's fair to say it has a fair amount of experience churning out well-built, reliable motorcycles.
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Jan 01, 2026
Hero MotoCorp isn't a new name in the global motorcycle scene by any stretch. Back in its home country, the Indian manufacturer is the biggest motorcycle seller by volume, selling more than 1.39 million units in the first quarter of FY2025 alone. It's fair to say it has a fair amount of experience churning out well-built, reliable motorcycles.
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Jan 01, 2026
I was asked if I'd like to review the LiberNovo Omni, an $1,100 ergonomic desk chair. I mean, have you ever sat in a $1,100 desk chair? I hadn't. I wanted to.
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Jan 01, 2026
Imagined receiving - or being born with - a life sentence with no possibility of parole. The prison will be your own body. And in this prison, you may be electrically shocked into convulsions, or afflicted with bleeding in your brain, or gagged so you can't speak, or shackled so you can't move your arms or your legs, or even be denied light itself.
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Jan 01, 2026
One of the more enjoyable things about covering tiny houses is seeing each country's take on the art of downsizing. The Mizuho showcases a Japanese approach to the concept, squeezing in a home working area and a downstairs bedroom into a compact footprint.
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Jan 01, 2026
Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions - feasting on big animals such as mammoths or bison. However, experts have been missing out on one of their key, fat-rich, and easily collectible food sources: Maggots.
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Dec 31, 2025
From a CRISPR baby to a young AI disruptor, 2025 has seen some serious leaps in science and technology. It's also seen some people stand up to the growing pressures facing the science community. Now, the world's leading science journal, Nature, has named 10 prominent figures behind the year's standout moments, which stretch from the darkness of the deep sea to the far corners of the universe.
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Dec 31, 2025
Lithium. While it's not quite "the Spice" of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for storing electricity, meaning it's a key tool for transitioning from climate-killing carbon-fuel consumption to a world-transforming economy and green-energy future.
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Dec 31, 2025
Being an outdoors enthusiast comes with one thing that most people don't enjoy all that much: packing bulky, heavy gear that never quite fits in the car, especially when it comes to cooking equipment. Currently available on Kickstarter, the Venno
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Dec 31, 2025
Despite its modest length of just 24 ft (7.3 m), the Pacific Wren packs an impressive amount of flexibility into its compact frame. The tiny house contains two bedrooms, a well-equipped kitchen, and even a small home office area.
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Tiny Houses, Outdoors
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Dec 31, 2025
Sitting around a fire is surely one of the outdoors' greatest simple pleasures. Living on the coast, I enjoy driftwood bonfires that are not just decorative, they keep you warm enough to sit out on a stony British beach after sundown year-round.
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Dec 31, 2025
Mini motos have always thrived on a simple idea: small, useful motorcycles that punch well above their weight. What started as post-war utility machines quickly transformed into farm runabouts and then eventually into cult favorites like Honda's Trail series in more recent times.
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Dec 30, 2025
The ability to make fire on demand has long been seen as a turning point in our evolutionary story. It unlocked benefits like cooking food, staying warm, and protection from predators. For thousands of years, our ancestors progressed from scavenging flames around wildfires to tending them and, eventually, sparking them deliberately.
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Dec 30, 2025
It's that time of year again - and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on - when we recap the many fascinating discoveries in the plant and animal kingdom that made headlines in 2025.
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Dec 30, 2025
It's that time of year again - and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on - when we recap the many fascinating discoveries in the plant and animal kingdom that made headlines in 2025.
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Dec 30, 2025
The Nissan Leaf is, in its own way, a big part of modern automotive history. It's the first affordable EV. And this all-new 2026 model keeps that groundbreaking premise, but updates it to relevance in today's more saturated market.
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Automotive, Transport
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Dec 30, 2025
I don't know about you, but I've always preferred making my own antibodies.
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Dec 30, 2025
In 2025, we saw some truly wondrous, often oddball tiny camping creations that included everything from extra-petite inflatable tow-pods, to self-powered rooftop A-frame micro-cabins, to platform-agnostic camper capsules built to roam from automobile to trailer. We definitely saw more than a year's fair share of category-defying camping contraptions.
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Dec 30, 2025
In 2025, we saw some truly wondrous, often oddball tiny camping creations that included everything from extra-petite inflatable tow-pods, to self-powered rooftop A-frame micro-cabins, to platform-agnostic camper capsules built to roam from automobile to trailer. We definitely saw more than a year's fair share of category-defying camping contraptions.
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Dec 30, 2025
Honda's new patent asks one weird but very interesting question: what if motorcycles came equipped with a steering-assist system, which would help with crash avoidance - a feature most modern-day cars come with?
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Dec 30, 2025
Honda's new patent asks one weird but very interesting question: what if motorcycles came equipped with a steering-assist system, which would help with crash avoidance - a feature most modern-day cars come with?
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Dec 30, 2025
Honda's new patent asks one weird but very interesting question: what if motorcycles came equipped with a steering-assist system, which would help with crash avoidance - a feature most modern-day cars come with?
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Dec 30, 2025
Honda's new patent asks one weird but very interesting question: what if motorcycles came equipped with a steering-assist system, which would help with crash avoidance - a feature most modern-day cars come with?
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Dec 30, 2025
Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from AeroVironment.
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Military, Technology
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Dec 29, 2025
We all love a little Consumer Reports scoop, don't we? Last year, Subaru surpassed Toyota and Lexus to become the most reliable carmaker. This year, Toyota reclaims its crown. And there's one damning stat: Four out of the top five most reliable car brands this year are Japanese.
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Dec 29, 2025
We all love a little Consumer Reports scoop, don't we? Last year, Subaru surpassed Toyota and Lexus to become the most reliable carmaker. This year, Toyota reclaims its crown. And there's one damning stat: Four out of the top five most reliable car brands this year are Japanese.
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Dec 29, 2025
A drug once designed for dengue virus, then quietly abandoned by industry, is suddenly back in the spotlight, and it may be exactly what the global health community has been waiting for. A new study suggests that this antiviral didn't just slow the dengue virus, it blocked viral replication and significantly reduced infection rates at high doses. Now, scien
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Dec 29, 2025
A drug once designed for dengue virus, then quietly abandoned by industry, is suddenly back in the spotlight, and it may be exactly what the global health community has been waiting for. A new study suggests that this antiviral didn't just slow the dengue virus, it blocked viral replication and significantly reduced infection rates at high doses. Now, scien
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Dec 29, 2025
A drug once designed for dengue virus, then quietly abandoned by industry, is suddenly back in the spotlight, and it may be exactly what the global health community has been waiting for. A new study suggests that this antiviral didn't just slow the dengue virus, it blocked viral replication and significantly reduced infection rates at high doses. Now, scien
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Dec 29, 2025
For most people, the loss of a sense such as sight is devastating, not only for intensifying vulnerability, but for undermining quality of life. While prostheses can be functionally useful, they can't replace the sensory information such as texture, moisture, and density that our skin so easil
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Dec 29, 2025
We humans are a delicate bunch. We don't have bark, boney exo-plates, or lush fur to protect us from hostile environments, so we have to steal what other creatures produce just to survive in regions around the only planet that supports us. A few naked days in Earth's hottest deserts would be more than enough to kill nearly all of us.
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