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Dec 07, 2025
In recent months, AI-generated wildlife clips have flooded social media, merging real animal behavior with playful fabrications. From leopards in backyards and raccoons riding crocodiles, to bunnies on trampolines, scientists warn that these digital deepfakes are distorting people's sense of what the natural world looks like. And when people cannot distinguish real wildlife from digital fiction, conservation loses something
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Dec 07, 2025
When Volkswagen started showing off the new ID. Buzz as a modern take on the 1960s Microbus (aka "Bus" or "Kombi"), it got people's attention. The new Buzz is a sort of modern revival of what people imagine the Bus was like, not what the Bus was really like.
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Dec 07, 2025
Looks like Norton wasn't the only British motorcycle brand to get a new lease of life. Phelon & Moore is making a loud comeback after having been dormant for decades, with a retro-styled roadster called the Brighton-6 Roadster.
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Dec 06, 2025
Archaeologists have uncovered the submerged ruins of a medieval Silk Road city beneath Lake Issyk-Kul. Located in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, high in the Tien Shan mountains, the lake sits at an elevation of about 1,607 meters (5,272 ft) above sea level and is the second-largest mountain lake in the world after Lake Titicaca.
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Dec 06, 2025
Think America and motorcycles, and almost instantly, you're bound to think of Harley-Davidson - such is the cultural weight the brand has carried for more than a century. But here's the surprise: the Milwaukee-based bikemaker is no longer America's top-selling motorcycle company. In fact, it's not even second.
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Motorcycles,
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Dec 06, 2025
Finnish startup IXI is on a mission to reinvent what eyewear can be, and it now seems to be just a step away from turning that vision into reality. The company's autofocus glasses are currently in the final stages of development before their official launch.
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Wearables,
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Dec 06, 2025
For the second year running, the Lucid Air sports the title of the most efficient electric vehicle (EV) in the US according to new EPA ratings. In doing so, it ranks above the likes of Tesla's Model S and Mercedes-Benz's EQS.
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Dec 06, 2025
Most fully autonomous cars are being deployed in commercial settings, such as those used by driverless-ride providers like Waymo. However, a new company called Tensor plans to bring an L4 robocar to consumers next year, and it looks damn impressive.
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Automotive,
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Dec 05, 2025
When you're checking the freshness of a piece of fish that you plan on eating, you want results right away. That's where a new microneedle-based sensor comes in, as it delivers a yay or nay in less than two minutes.
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Dec 05, 2025
There's an old saying that everything in Australia
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Dec 05, 2025
Let's face it, most of us are spending an unhealthy amount of time seated in front of screens. That makes buying a desk chair kind of a big deal. Personally, I'm very function-over-form. It could be the most beautifully ornate throne, handmade from unobtanium and unicorn pelt, but if it's not comfortable, I want nothing to do with it. It could be the ugliest thing you've ever seen, but if it's comfy, I'm in.
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Dec 05, 2025
Let's face it, most of us are spending an unhealthy amount of time seated in front of screens. That makes buying a desk chair kind of a big deal. Personally, I'm very function-over-form. It could be the most beautifully ornate throne, handmade from unobtanium and unicorn pelt, but if it's not comfortable, I want nothing to do with it. It could be the ugliest thing you've ever seen, but if it's comfy, I'm
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Dec 05, 2025
In a wide range of social species, when an animal is sick, it takes itself away from its group. Ant pupae are unable to move, however, so they've developed a unique mechanism that leads them to sacrifice their own life for the betterment of the nest.
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Biology, Sci
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Dec 05, 2025
In a wide range of social species, when an animal is sick, it takes itself away from its group. Ant pupae are unable to move, however, so they've developed a unique mechanism that leads them to sacrifice their own life for the betterment of the nest.
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Biology, Sci
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Dec 05, 2025
The water leaving your washing machine may soon be a lot more eco-friendly, thanks to the anchovy. A filter inspired by the tiny fish could remove microplastics from the outgoing water, keeping them from entering local waterways.
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Dec 05, 2025
Note: It's purely MotoGP. Now that we have that clarified, here's the big breaking news: Yamaha recently declared that it was formally retiring its iconic inline-four "big-bang" M1 - the same platform that has helped Yamaha secure eight MotoGP riders' titles since its introduction in 2002.
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Motorcycles,
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Dec 05, 2025
Note: It's purely MotoGP. Now that we have that clarified, here's the big breaking news: Yamaha recently declared that it was formally retiring its iconic inline-four "big-bang" M1 - the same platform that has helped Yamaha secure eight MotoGP riders' titles since its introduction in 2002.
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Motorcycles,
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Dec 05, 2025
Note: It's purely MotoGP. Now that we have that clarified, here's the big breaking news: Yamaha recently declared that it was formally retiring its iconic inline-four "big-bang" M1 - the same platform that has helped Yamaha secure eight MotoGP riders' titles since its introduction in 2002.
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Motorcycles,
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Dec 05, 2025
Provuu is a brand from Switzerland, where they know exactly what is needed for a good day on the slopes - even when the weather is bad. The company's downhill ski goggles are now on Kickstarter, and if you've ever had to cancel a ski day due to low visibility, this might be the season's must-have gadget.
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Dec 05, 2025
Until fairly recently, if you wanted to get a projector close to the wall or screen, the ultra-short-throw model you'd need would be something of a beast. China's JMGO changed that in January with its compact O2S Ultra - and now the next in line has launched.
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Home Entertainment
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Dec 05, 2025
The motorcycle market is packed with global players. Some come with an expertise in engineering, some in design, others in historical roots, and with the onset of electric motos, brands of late also seem to come with the extra edge of modern-day innovation. But only one two-wheeler company can boast of being the world's largest EV manufacturer (by vol
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Dec 05, 2025
In the world of flying, stinging insects, Asian giant hornets reign supreme, reaching impressive sizes and wielding mighty venom-filled lances. Now, researchers have found an unlikely hero that can vanquish these buzzing badasses: the humble frog.
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Dec 05, 2025
Lexus has just unveiled the successor to its legendary LFA supercar after discontinuing the first one over a decade ago. It's got new underpinnings, bold styling, and an electric powertrain to replace the fire-breathing V10.
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Dec 05, 2025
There was a time in the '70s when a moped company called Famel was ruling the streets of Portugal. Fun, easy-to-ride 50cc mopeds with zippy five-speed gearboxes were all the rage back then. However, by the '90s, with the influx of European manufacturers entering the fray, Famel soon went bankrupt.
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Dec 05, 2025
After two decades in the making, scientists have cracked the code on a drug that can repair DNA, setting the scene for a new class of therapeutics that can fix tissue damage that occurs through heart attack, inflammatory disease and other conditions.
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Dec 04, 2025
The uncrewed fighter plane field is getting a tad crowded and Northrop Grumman is adding to the congestion with Project Talon. Intended to operate alongside jets like the F-35 and F-22, Talon is designed as a multi-mission Loyal Wingman aircraft.
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Military, Technology
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Dec 04, 2025
One of the most interesting concepts revealed at this year's Japan Mobility Show was also one of the simplest. It was even buried within a big, bold Toyota Group press conference in which flashier reveals dominated the world's attention. And while it may not be as posh as a rare Rolls-Royce-level ultra-premium brand or as highly coveted as a tiny Land Cruiser, the IMV Origin concept
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Dec 04, 2025
Plants have been part of our diet as long as meat has, with new evidence showing that Neanderthals, early Homo sapiens and even earlier Homo hominins were using and processing starches, grass seeds, nuts, fruits, sedges and tubers hundreds of thousands of years before the supposed "Broad Spectrum Revolution" took place.
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Dec 04, 2025
Plants have been part of our diet as long as meat has, with new evidence showing that Neanderthals, early Homo sapiens and even earlier Homo hominins were using and processing starches, grass seeds, nuts, fruits, sedges and tubers hundreds of thousands of years before the supposed "Broad Spectrum Revolution" took place.
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Dec 04, 2025
Battery-driven induction is starting to look like the next wave in cooking, with its superior performance potential and its compatibility with standard home wiring. It's also got all the general advantages of induction over traditional electric and gas stoves, such as more precision, better efficiency, lower fire-risk, and the avoiding of unhealthy gas seepage.
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Dec 04, 2025
Subaru has unveiled an all-new model, the Trailseeker. This all-electric sport utility starts at a little under $50,000 and will enter the market in early 2026.
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Automotive,
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Dec 04, 2025
Although underwater scooters may offer users an aquatic "thrill ride," many of the things don't go much faster than the person could swim on their own. Such is not the case with the Sublue Vapor, however, which tops out at a speed of 10 km/h (6 mph).
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Marine, Transport
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Dec 04, 2025
Beyond the myriad complications that come with diabetes, patients have to additionally put up with regular blood sugar testing - which involves either multiple pin pricks a day to draw blood or wearing a continuous glucose monitor patch that needs to be replaced every couple of weeks. If you're not good with needles, this can be awful.
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Dec 04, 2025
Antigravity just dropped the A1 - the world's first "all-in-one 8K 360 drone." Totally sounds like marketing hype until you fly it and realize how revolutionary this drone really is. As Antigravity's Michael Shabun put it, "A1 takes the freedom of 360 capture and gives it wings."
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Dec 04, 2025
Antigravity just dropped the A1 - the world's first "all-in-one 8K 360 drone." Totally sounds like marketing hype until you fly it and realize how revolutionary this drone really is. As Antigravity's Michael Shabun put it, "A1 takes the freedom of 360 capture and gives it wings."
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Dec 04, 2025
Antigravity just dropped the A1 - the world's first "all-in-one 8K 360 drone." Totally sounds like marketing hype until you fly it and realize how revolutionary this drone really is. As Antigravity's Michael Shabun put it, "A1 takes the freedom of 360 capture and gives it wings."
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Dec 04, 2025
Antigravity just dropped the A1 - the world's first "all-in-one 8K 360 drone." Totally sounds like marketing hype until you fly it and realize how revolutionary this drone really is. As Antigravity's Michael Shabun put it, "A1 takes the freedom of 360 capture and gives it wings."
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Dec 04, 2025
The Yamabiko is small, even by tiny house standards. Yet despite its modest length of 6.6 m (21.6 ft), this clever model somehow manages to squeeze in not just one but two separate layouts, each mirroring the other and sharing a single bathroom.
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Dec 03, 2025
Vitamin C may offer meaningful protection against one of the world's invisible but pervasive health threats - fine-particle air pollution. New research has found that the common antioxidant can significantly reduce the lung inflammation and cellular damage caused by everyday, low-level exposure to PM2.5.
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Dec 03, 2025
Inspired by the humble old greenhouse, a futuristic self-contained food ecosystem was recently on display at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai in Japan, offering us a glimpse at a how we might one day have "farm to table" on our apartment block rooftops or in small urban spaces. Think of it as a tiny house of produce.
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Dec 03, 2025
Inspired by the humble old greenhouse, a futuristic self-contained food ecosystem was recently on display at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai in Japan, offering us a glimpse at a how we might one day have "farm to table" on our apartment block rooftops or in small urban spaces. Think of it as a tiny house of produce.
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Dec 03, 2025
Twenty million, six h
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Dec 03, 2025
Scientists have sequenced RNA from a nearly 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth leg, the oldest ancient RNA ever recovered. These fragile molecules could reveal which genes were active in the animal's final hours and what was happening inside the animal's muscles when it died.
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Dec 03, 2025
After years of exoskeletons built primarily for medical, workforce and military applications, the recreational sport exoskeleton is really having its marketable moment. The newest take on the technology, the Irmo M1 brings what's billed as a "world first" tweak, a multi-sensor AI system that automatically adjusts output based on the terrain ahea
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Dec 03, 2025
After years of exoskeletons built primarily for medical, workforce and military applications, the recreational sport exoskeleton is really having its marketable moment. The newest take on the technology, the Irmo M1 brings what's billed as a "world first" tweak, a multi-sensor AI system that automatically adjusts output based on the terrain ahead. It's like an adaptive automotiv
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Dec 03, 2025
After years of exoskeletons built primarily for medical, workforce and military applications, the recreational sport exoskeleton is really having its marketable moment. The newest take on the technology,
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Dec 03, 2025
After years of exoskeletons built primarily for medical, workforce and military applications, the recreational sport exoskeleton is really having its marketable moment. The newest take on the technology,
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Dec 03, 2025
After years of exoskeletons built primarily for medical, workforce and military applications, the recreational sport exoskeleton is really having its marketable moment. The newest take on the technology,
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Dec 03, 2025
After years of exoskeletons built primarily for medical, workforce and military applications, the recreational sport exoskeleton is really having its marketable moment. The newest take on the technology,
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Dec 03, 2025
The business of paying respect to the dead can be an eco-unfriendly matter, whether opting for a wooden coffin that contributes to deforestation, or a cremation service that produces carbon emissions. Instead, Dutch firm Loop Biotech has found
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Dec 03, 2025
The extent of an incredible dinosaur highway has been revealed in Bolivia, a country where actual skeletal fossils are rare. More than 16,000 footprints, along with tail impressions from creatures of all sizes, have been fully documented - and the scale of theropod activity alone is unlike anything that's been seen before.
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Dec 03, 2025
The business of paying respect to the dead can be an eco-unfriendly matter, whether opting for a wooden coffin that contributes to deforestation, or a cremation service that produces carbon emissions. Instead, Dutch firm Loop Biotech has found
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Dec 03, 2025
If you've ever wished your cat could tell you when something's wrong - especially with kidneys, digestion or the bladder - the SiiPet LitterLens might be the closest thing we've got to that. And peace of mind comes at only US$59 in December.
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Dec 03, 2025
Four years after the A7 IV came out, Sony's given its mid-range flagship a glo
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Dec 02, 2025
Hypersonic vehicles aren't much use if you don't know where they're going, so Northrop Grumman is developing new navigation systems for autonomous craft that can stand up to the rigors of flying at speeds of over Mach 5.
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Dec 02, 2025
Hypersonic vehicles aren't much use if you don't know where they're going, so Northrop Grumman is developing new navigation systems for autonomous craft that can stand up to the rigors of flying at speeds of over Mach 5.
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Dec 02, 2025
Bears look like textbook mammals, but hidden in their evolutionary history are two dramatic departures from the standard blueprint of growth and adaptation. For the first time, scientists have unlocked when, and how, ancient bears broke the rules and hacked nature out of need.
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Dec 02, 2025
Commercial spaceflight is booming and looks to go into full-on kaboom stage in the near future, sparking the need for an ever-increasing supply of solar panels. To fill this need, Dcubed is developing its ARAQYS system to directly manufacture arrays in orbit.
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Dec 02, 2025
While one staple North American fiberglass 'egg' camper builder was preparing its first-ever off-road-specific trailer, another was putting the finishing touches on its smallest, lightest trailer to date. The all-new E13 shrinks down Escape Trailer's rock-solid insulated fiberglass construction to two-sleeper size, creating a tiny habitat that tows and stows with ease. And Escape offers a full bake
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Dec 02, 2025
While one staple North American fiberglass 'egg' camper builder was preparing its first-ever off-road-specific trailer, another was putting the finishing touches on its smallest, lightest trailer to date. The all-new E13 shrinks down Escape Trailer's rock-solid insulated fiberglass construction to two-sleeper size, creating a tiny habitat that tows and stows with ease. And Escape offers a full bake
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Dec 02, 2025
While one staple North American fiberglass 'egg' camper builder was preparing its first-ever off-road-specific trailer, another was putting the finishing touches on its smallest, lightest trailer to date. The all-new E13 shrinks down Escape Trai
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Dec 02, 2025
As any snowboarder knows, the board does not just float dreamily across soft, puffy snow. It bangs and it shakes and it chatters against the hard-packed slopes, which is exactly where the shock-absorbing ShredLORD is designed to come in.
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Dec 02, 2025
Who doesn't love beautifully hued clothing? Well, how about Mother Nature? But can you blame her? Industrial dyes are absolute poison.
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Dec 02, 2025
All tiny houses require compromises - it's unavoidable when your home is small enough to tow. However, the Thicket has fewer drawbacks than you'd expect given its relatively compact size, and it looks like it could be a good fit for first-time downsizers.
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Dec 01, 2025
Japanese company Science is commercially producing its Mirai Ningen Sentakuki - Human Washing Machine of the Future - after an overwhelming response at the Osaka-Kansai Expo this year. Only 50 models will be made, with a price tag of US$385,000.
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Dec 01, 2025
With all the technology in our lives today, it can feel overwhelming trying to keep track of the apps we need to control the world around us. Chinese tech company UltraBar has spent the past few years searching for a way to reduce this digital clutter, and it's come up with an interesting solution - a modular system of smart blocks that lets you control everything at once.
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Dec 01, 2025
They're gorgeous, dazzling, passionately pursued, and worth billions.
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Science
UC Berkeley,
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Dec 01, 2025
This recently completed tiny house, by Vagabond Haven, packs a lot of comfort into a compact footprint. Designed to sleep two people, it's fully equipped for off-grid living and is envisioned as a vacation home or rental.
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Tiny Houses, Outdoors
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Dec 01, 2025
Thermal imaging has become wildly accessible, thanks to technological advancements that have made it more affordable than ever. Thermal Master's Thor 002 sits squarely in that sweet spot. And it's about a third of the price of its main competitors.
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Dec 01, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally made its recommendations on using glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapeutics for weight loss, though it remains to be seen whether it changes their status for prescribing or their price.
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Dec 01, 2025
Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering our body's natural defense system - fever - powerless in fighting infection. In fact, higher temperatures actually help the viruses replicate.
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Nov 30, 2025
Russia has suffered a major setback after the launch of its Soyuz MS-28 mission ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) caused severe damage to the country's only pad capable of handling crewed boosters.
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Space,
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Nov 30, 2025
So many rooftop tents on the market weigh well over 100 lb (45 kg), with the heaviest pushing 300 lb (135 kg). The all-new Weekend from Danish camping goods company Groenberg shatters that mold and weighs in at a fraction of those figures. And for a limited time, it also prices in
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Nov 30, 2025
So many rooftop tents on the market weigh well over 100 lb (45 kg), with the heaviest pushing 300 lb (135 kg). The all-new Weekend from Danish camping goods company Groenberg shatters that mold and weighs in at a fraction of those figures. And for a limited time, it also prices in at a
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Nov 30, 2025
Air taxis might be the next big thing but they can't get very big if there's no place for them to land. AutoFlight Aviation Technology is developing a vertiport that's essentially a solar-powered barge that can go where it's needed - water permitting.
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Nov 30, 2025
Perovskites may sound like perogies or piroshkis, but no high-carb-cheese-and-potato-flavor-pocket can do what they do. They're minerals that can do the same party trick as many of your favorite childhood toys and models (such as the classic AMT Interplanetary UFO Mystery Ship; oh, how I miss you) and teenage trinkets such as glowsticks and "neon" rave necklaces: that
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Nov 30, 2025
Britain's DragonFire laser weapon upped the ante on November 20 at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range in Scotland when the high-powered, solid-state laser for the Royal Navy shot down drones flying at 351 knots (404 mph, 650 km/h).
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Military, Technology
Royal Navy,
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Nov 30, 2025
The tiny house movement has never just been about, well, houses, and it has produced all kinds of weird and wonderful structures on wheels - everything from a pub to a wedding chapel, an office and more. This example provides a hot and steamy take on small living with a sauna that seats up to six people.
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Nov 30, 2025
The tiny house movement has never just been about, well, houses, and it has produced all kinds of weird and wonderful structures on wheels - everything from a pub to a wedding chapel, an office and more. This example provides a hot and steamy take on small living with a sauna that seats up to six people.
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Nov 30, 2025
In the first US study looking at whether the recommended fluoride levels in drinking water affects brain function, researchers have found that the hot-button mineral has no negative impacts on cognition - and may actually be giving it a boost.
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Nov 30, 2025
While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that process economically viable.
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Nov 30, 2025
While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that process economically viable.
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Nov 29, 2025
After a rather slow year in multitools that saw us bring knives into the mix in 2024, 2025 saw more multitool debuts than we could keep up with. Many of them were rather underwhelming - limited utility, weird forms, copycats and other subpar debuts - but a few stood ta
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Nov 29, 2025
After a rather slow year in multitools that saw us bring knives into the mix in 2024, 2025 saw more multitool debuts than we could keep up with. Many of them were rather underwhelming - limited utility, weird forms, copycats and other subpar debuts - but a few stood tall above the pack.
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Nov 29, 2025
It may surprise some to learn that Polaris has a serious research, development, and testing facility. One that rivals the kinds of equipment and know-how found at many full-scale automotive manufacturers. I got a full tour of the place, along with a dedicated test track that I got to use later.
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Nov 29, 2025
Ever since Stefano Boeri Architetti's Bosco Verticale was completed in 2014, putting greenery on skyscrapers has been in vogue - and honestly, as far as architectural trends go, it's one of the better ones. MVRDV's latest project leans into the idea with a lush plant-filled residential tower.
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Nov 29, 2025
On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the seabed into the shallow water, fed by an underground volcanic system. For scientists, this natural phenomenon has become a kind of crystal ball, revealing how our changing oceans will shape the marine life within them.
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Nov 29, 2025
On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the seabed into the shallow water, fed by an underground volcanic system. For scientists, this natural phenomenon has become a kind of crystal ball, revealing how our changing oceans will shape the marine life within them.
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Nov 29, 2025
Taiwan's Tern Bicycles has listened to its customers and delivered a belt-drive Vektron folding ebike as part of the fourth-generation rollout in the US, which also includes a regular chain-driven flavor that offers a sportier ride.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Nov 29, 2025
Taiwan's Tern Bicycles has listened to its customers and delivered a belt-drive Vektron folding ebike as part of the fourth-generation rollout in the US, which also includes a regular chain-driven flavor that offers a sportier ride.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Nov 29, 2025
The Loyal Wingman concept has taken a major step toward reality as Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works pulled off an aerial demonstration where a 5th-generation F-22 R
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Nov 28, 2025
You probably know that simply tossing dead batteries in the trash is no bueno - they release toxic heavy metals as they break down over time in landfills, contaminating the soil and nearby water supplies. Thankfully
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Nov 28, 2025
You probably know that simply tossing dead batteries in the trash is no bueno - they release toxic heavy metals as they break down over time in landfills, contaminating the soil and nearby water supplies. Thankfully
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Nov 28, 2025
For all the innovation in helmets, most of it has gone towards making the things "smart." Think AI, AR, integrated cameras, interco
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Nov 28, 2025
For all the innovation in helmets, most of it has gone towards making the things "smart." Think AI, AR, integrated cameras, interco
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