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Jul 09, 2026
Camper builders around the world have been having their first cracks at the highly anticipated Kia PV5 electric van. Dutch outfit Vantrack becomes one of the latest, somehow creating an innovative layout that surpasses the American-designed "Ikea
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Jul 08, 2026
Blue Origin is racing against the clock to undo the damage caused by its New Glenn rocket exploding in May.
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Space Systems,
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Jul 08, 2026
The ovaries are the earliest aging organ. Their supply of egg-containing follicles slowly runs out over a woman's lifetime, so that by the time menopause arrives, follicle numbers have dwindled to approximately one thousand.
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Biology,
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Jul 08, 2026
Emma Fenske, Oregon Health & Science University/The Conversation
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Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind,
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Jul 08, 2026
Lifelogging has exploded from an obscure technoboffin hobby into a mainstream phenomenon in just a few short years, and this VibeLens Headset appears to be one of the key tools required for widespread mass adoption.
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Jul 08, 2026
Compact cameras are currently experiencing something of a revival, buoyed by a Gen Z crowd chasing the look and feel of early-2000s digicams. We've watched that nostalgia wave wash over plenty of crowdfunding campaigns lately, from the film-mimicking Rewindpix to the gloriously retro Alfie BOXX.
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Jul 08, 2026
With space being so limited in tiny houses, one of the major challenges is entertaining guests. The owners of the N2 should have no such issues, as the home has a large screened porch that dramatically expands its usable living space.
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Jul 08, 2026
It's small, blurry, and shaped like a Corn Flake, but the image taken of Earth's tiny "quasi" moon, Kamo'oalewa, is one for the family album.
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Astronomy, Science, Refractor: Science & Health
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Jul 08, 2026
A supplement best known for helping some people get a better night's sleep may also have a surprising painkilling effect on individuals with chronic conditions. This could help reduce the use of pain medications that come with more risks.
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Jul 08, 2026
Bentley is at last expanding its lineup of luxury vehicles with its first EV - the Torcal. We only have the name and a glimpse of its rear end for now, and we'll get a proper look at it this September.
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Jul 08, 2026
Longtime telescopic pickup truck camper specialist Alaskan Campers has officially opened a new chapter by launching its HS 640 hardshell camper. With a fiberglass-sandwich construction and hybrid frame, the new truck-riding mobile habitat is the company's lightest hard-sided camper, despite its tall, fixed-roof form. It's also a premium tiny abode smartly optimized with components from some of the most respected suppliers in the industry - so
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Jul 08, 2026
City Labs has launched the world's first commercial satellite carrying a nuclear-powered payload into orbit. Lofted atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability (BOHR) CubeSat is designed to demonstrate using tritium as an energy source.
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Space Sy
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Jul 07, 2026
Most of us don't have grandma for dinner. Not even when there's nothing else in the pantry.
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Society & Community, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind,
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Jul 07, 2026
When I think of Sound Blaster, I go way back to the early '90s. The Sound Blaster 1.0 was the gold standard if you had a PC. In 1998, Creative released the Sound Blaster Live!. It featured EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions), and on the games that supported it, sound would change depending on your environment: caves and long hallways would echo, footsteps sounded different on concrete versus dirt, you name it. It was pretty cutting-edge back then, and Crea
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Jul 07, 2026
When I think of Sound Blaster, I go way back to the early '90s. The Sound Blaster 1.0 was the gold standard if you had a PC. In 1998, Creative released the Sound Blaster Live!. It featured EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions), and on the games that supported it, sound would change depending on your environment: caves and long hallways would echo, footsteps sounded different on concrete versus dirt, you name it. It was pretty cutting-edge back then, and Crea
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Jul 07, 2026
The idea that blood type might influence human health has long been more folklore than science. Evidence that type O resists malaria and type A increases the risk of heart disease was limited and spread across numerous studies.
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Jul 07, 2026
America's 250th anniversary not only ce
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Jul 07, 2026
America's 250th anniversary not only ce
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Jul 07, 2026
Mark Woolhouse, University of Edinburgh/The Conversation
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Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind,
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Jul 07, 2026
Though it only has a length of 8 m (26 ft), the White Pine uses an increased width and open design to provide an interior that's more spacious than you'd expect. The tiny house contains a large living area and kitchen, plus a pair of easily accessed loft bedrooms.
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Jul 07, 2026
Whether you're living solo and constantly battling food spoiling in the fridge, or have a household of humans to organize on a daily basis, this smart fridge calendar and planner might be able to make life that bit easier.
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Jul 07, 2026
China's eastern coastal region is associated with lower obesity, cardiovascular risk, and higher life expectancy. It's also where, for generations, market stalls selling fresh leafy greens, lotus seed pods, vegetables, tofu, and freshwater fish have shaped the diet of those l
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Jul 07, 2026
For the first time in more than 15 years, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) committee has significantly revised the protocols governing how scientists "evaluate, verify, and announce evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence."
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Jul 07, 2026
A South Korea-based upstart wants to build you a folding bicycle like you've never seen before. Your eye will naturally be drawn to
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Jul 07, 2026
All terrestrial animals with four limbs and a backbone - whether a frog, a bird, a lizard, or even a mammal such as ourselves - can trace their evolution back to a fish-like ancestor that made its way from the ocean onto land.
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Biology,
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Jul 07, 2026
The US Space Force has proven it has battlefield teeth like the other armed forces by adding "Meadowlands" to its arsenal - a ground-based space weapon designed to blind, bamboozle, and blast orbital threats with electromagnetic beams.
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Military
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Jul 07, 2026
The US Space Force has proven it has battlefield teeth like the other armed forces by adding "Meadowlands" to its arsenal - a ground-based space weapon designed to blind, bamboozle, and blast orbital threats with electromagnetic beams.
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Military
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Jul 06, 2026
A comprehensive global review has found that mRNA vaccines aren't just highly effective at fighting infectious diseases - they are also very safe.
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Infectious Diseases
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Jul 06, 2026
An authority in square-cornered chest fridges for overlanders, campers and other adventurers, Iceco has innovated an interesting twist. Its all-new VL45 Plus combines the advantages of top-loading and door fridges with a triple-access system that all but eliminates the need for a separate slide costing hundreds of dollars. It also boasts vacuum insulation and a slap-on magnetic battery that lets you unplug from the vehicle without losing ch
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Jul 06, 2026
An authority in square-cornered chest fridges for overlanders, campers and other adventurers, Iceco has innovated an interesting twist. Its all-new VL45 Plus combines the advantages of top-loading and door fridges with a triple-access system that all but eliminates the need for a separate slide costing hundreds of dollars. It also boasts vacuum insulation and a slap-on magnetic battery that lets you unplug from the vehicle without losing chilling power.
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Jul 06, 2026
An authority in square-cornered chest fridges for overlanders, campers and other adventurers, Iceco has innovated an interesting twist. Its all-new VL45 Plus combines the advantages of top-loading and door fridges with a triple-access system that all but eliminates the need for a separate slide costing hundreds of dollars. It also boasts vacuum insulation and a slap-on magnetic battery that lets you unplug from the vehicle without losing chilling power.
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Jul 06, 2026
An authority in square-cornered chest fridges for overlanders, campers and other adventurers, Iceco has innovated an interesting twist. Its all-new VL45 Plus combines the advantages of top-loading and door fridges with a triple-access system that all but eliminates the need for a separate slide costing hundreds of dollars. It also boasts vacuum insulation and a slap-on magnetic battery that lets you unplug from the vehicle without losing chilling power.
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Jul 06, 2026
Galian Cycles recently presented its Le Formidable cargo bike at Eurobike 2026, giving us a fresh reason to take a look at a novel design that has already been circulating around France and nearby markets for a little while.
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Jul 06, 2026
Galian Cycles recently presented its Le Formidable cargo bike at Eurobike 2026, giving us a fresh reason to take a look at a novel design that has already been circulating around France and nearby markets for a little while.
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Jul 06, 2026
One of the main issues with multitools is that while they sport a host of tools, many of them are often too small to do their job effectively. As a result, the long list of features remains an impressive selling point but doesn't prove useful in real-world situations.
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Around The Home,
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Jul 06, 2026
One of the main issues with multitools is that while they sport a host of tools, many of them are often too small to do their job effectively. As a result, the long list of features remains an impressive selling point but doesn't prove useful in real-world situations.
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Around The Home,
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Jul 06, 2026
One of the main issues with multitools is that while they sport a host of tools, many of them are often too small to do their job effectively. As a result, the long list of features remains an impressive selling point but doesn't prove useful in real-world situations.
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Around The Home,
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Jul 06, 2026
One of the main issues with multitools is that while they sport a host of tools, many of them are often too small to do their job effectively. As a result, the long list of features remains an impressive selling point but doesn't prove useful in real-world situations.
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Around The Home,
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Jul 06, 2026
Kate Sprogis, Fredrik Christiansen & Renae van Noort, The University of Western Australia/Aarhus University/The Conversation
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Biology,
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Jul 06, 2026
This mid-sized tiny house cleverly balances portability and practicality. Its space-saving layout fits both upstairs and downstairs bedrooms, plus a surprisingly spacious living area, into a towable frame.
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Tiny Houses, Outdoors
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Jul 06, 2026
A new class of survival capsule wants to turn disaster-proofing into something you can order rather than build. French startup Momentum Technologies showed off its LifePods at VivaTech and Eurosatory 2026 recently, deployable shelters designed to keep people alive when the usual safety nets - power, shelter, emergency services - stop working.
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Jul 06, 2026
A new class of survival capsule wants to turn disaster-proofing into something you can order rather than build. French startup Momentum Technologies showed off its LifePods at VivaTech and Eurosatory 2026 recently, deployable shelters designed to keep people alive when the usual safety nets - power, shelter, emergency services - stop working.
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Jul 06, 2026
I can't say I've ever seen auto care equipment quite
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Jul 06, 2026
"You know what? I think we've been doing motorcycles all wrong." That's the thought that crossed my mind the moment I looked at the new LiveWire S4 Honcho motorcycles.
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Motorcyc
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Jul 06, 2026
Glucose levels have been linked with the accelerated aging of the human brain in a new study by researchers in China, highlighting the benefits of healthy eating and exercise early in life to keep your brain fighting fit in old age.
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Brain Health, Body
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Jul 06, 2026
Why does the "poop emoji" look the way it does? Physics has the answer: as most animals defecate downward, each new coil falls a shorter distance, naturally forming the familiar tapered swirl.
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Physics, Science, Refractor: Science &
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Jul 06, 2026
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are metallurgy's version of having your cake and eating it too, combining multiple elements to create unusual mixes of desirable properties. The problem is that they can be difficult to create, requiring proper mixing of the constitue
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Jul 05, 2026
Daddy longlegs, also called harvestmen, have been documented catching and consuming living frogs larger than themselves in South American rainforests. All without the use of venom.
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Biology, Science,
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Jul 05, 2026
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are already known for treating type 2 diabetes and helping with weight loss. Now, a new study suggests they may also improve some of the most difficult complications to treat in type 2 diabetes.
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Diet & Nutrition,
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Jul 05, 2026
You get to a certain age, and you become selective about what makes you fizz. Stuff that once made you soil yourself with adrenal joy doesn't visit much no more. Things that made your red-eyed soul sing and howl are few and far between.
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Jul 05, 2026
(Keith) Chee Y. Ooi, UNSW Sydney/The Conversation
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Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
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Jul 05, 2026
Six years in the making, Shanghai Grand Opera House - one of China's most ambitious cultural builds - is opening its doors. The huge complex covers 146,000 square meters (1.57 million sq ft, or 36 acres) and forms the centerpiece of the arts precinct built upon the site of Expo 2010.
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Jul 05, 2026
Rugged phones have developed a habit of turning into spec-sheet survival kits lately. Bigger batteries, brighter lights, night-vision cameras, thermal sensors, power-bank features, laser tools, and even built-in projectors have all found their way into these chunky outdoor-focused handsets.
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Jul 05, 2026
General Atomics has received tax-credit funding from the state of California to design and develop a new facility in San Diego to test a key fusion reactor component that will allow the reactor to
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Jul 05, 2026
Ancient pharaohs had round-the-clock guards watching their tombs. Today, some of the world's most critical infrastructure sits on the seabed with far less attention, mostly because adequate tech doesn't exist. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are now developi
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Jul 05, 2026
We're coming up on a year since Canadian upstart Beachman unveiled its beautiful '64 electric motorcycle, which was dripping in retro style. It'
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Jul 05, 2026
We're coming up on a year since Canadian upstart Beachman unveiled its beautiful '64 electric motorcycle, which was dripping in retro style. It'
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Jul 05, 2026
Let's get one thing out of the way. I'm your resident science writer. Alien comets, tiny universes, and body parts are the sort of thing I'm used to telling you about.
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Outdoors
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Jul 05, 2026
Long before the brain undergoes a level of degeneration that destroys precious memories, the body could be crying for help.
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Brain Health, Body and Mind
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Jul 04, 2026
In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration made history by releasing the first-ever image of a black hole - an object that, until then, had never been directly observed by humanity.
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Jul 04, 2026
When packing for camping trips, it's always best if you can consolidate your gear as much as possible. The FieldSpork was designed with that fact in mind, as it combines six camp kitchen gadgets in one multi-functional device.
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Outdoor Cooking,
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Jul 04, 2026
Some tiny houses seem to prioritize portability over comfort, but the Apex takes the opposite approach. It trades mobility for a spacious single-floor layout that's closer to an apartment than a traditional tiny house.
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Jul 04, 2026
Dutch architectural firm MVRDV has completed a green-roof residential development in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, bringing 237 new homes into the city's historic Bergen district. Dubbed Nieuw Bergen, the project combines new construction with the repurposing of two existing buildings, adding housing w
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Jul 04, 2026
Japan's famed kei cars were born out of the country's post-war need for affordable, practical transportation. Strict limits on dimensions and engine size translated into generous tax breaks, making car ownership attainable for millions.
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Automotive, Transport
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Jul 04, 2026
Japan's famed kei cars were born out of the country's post-war need for affordable, practical transportation. Strict limits on dimensions and engine size translated into generous tax breaks, making car ownership attainable for millions.
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Automotive, Transport
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Jul 04, 2026
A novel three-in-one medication known as a "polypill" has been put to the test in a trial of more than 200 heart failure patients, in an effort to find a new way to effectively treat the condition with fewer drugs and better health outcomes. The findings were just what the scientists had hoped for.
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Jul 04, 2026
Naked motorcycles are probably the most fun road-going motorcycles money can buy. And when you're talking about nakeds, KTM's Dukes are up there with some of the best in the world. Of that entire Duke lineup, it's the 790 that has fascinated me the most, offering the sweet spot of just enough power to be a serious everyday motorcycle, while remaining incredibly nimble.
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Jul 04, 2026
The tides can often change very quickly in the automotive world. That's exactly what has happened with Polestar, which has just been banned from selling its cars in the US market by the country's Commerce Department.
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Jul 03, 2026
Microplastics are everywhere, visible as small specks in water samples, tissue biopsies, and post-mortem examinations.
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Imaging & Diagnostics,
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Jul 03, 2026
Microplastics are everywhere, visible as small specks in water samples, tissue biopsies, and post-mortem examinations.
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Imaging & Diagnostics,
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Jul 03, 2026
US design firm Renée del Gaudio Architecture has completed a 2,100-sq-ft (195-sq-m) retreat in Allenspark, Colorado. Dubbed Camp Meeker Cabin, the project strips mountain living back to its quieter essentials, while still embracing contemporary environmental design.
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Jul 03, 2026
Md Redyan Ahmed, University of Sydney/The Conversation
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Astronomy, Science
Uni
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Jul 03, 2026
There are a lot of titanium devices on Kickstarter, and honestly … many of those gadgets just use the strong yet lightweight metal as a marketing gimmick. The Voyageur, however, is a suitcase that takes full advantage of titanium's special features.
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Jul 03, 2026
As an expected 150 million Americans dig into a hot dog this 4th of July weekend, physicians highlight how little we know about the health risks of this kind of processed meat. In fact, close to 90% of US adults surveyed were unsure of or completely unaware of any issues.
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Jul 03, 2026
Architecture firm Meister Varma has completed a house in Kotagiri, a hill town in India's Nilgiri Mountains, that's held up by the stones of the collapsed colonial-era cottage that once occupied the same plot. It's called Shilaya, which is from the Sanskrit word for stone. It's a clear nod to the structure that stood there before it. Shilaya looks south o
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Jul 03, 2026
Architecture firm Meister Varma has completed a house in Kotagiri, a hill town in India's Nilgiri Mountains, that's held up by the stones of the collapsed colonial-era cottage that once occupied the same plot. It's called Shilaya, which is from the Sanskrit word for stone. It's a clear nod to the structure that stood there
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Jul 03, 2026
Adam Taylor & Michelle Swainson, Lancaster University/The Conversation
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Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living,
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Jul 03, 2026
Building a paper airplane can be as demanding as building the airframe of a real aircraft. And once a group of students in Pisa set out to make the world's largest one, the classroom craft turned into a very real engineering problem, tackling stability, weight, stiffness and aerodynamics with an almost surgical attention to every millimeter.
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Jul 03, 2026
Soon after Earth formed, life happened. It all started with a soup of complex organic chemicals delivered express from space. Then stuff happened, and pow, there were itty-bitty cells.
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Biology, Science
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Jul 03, 2026
"I love these things!" I exclaimed to Paul when he wheeled it out of his van. "They are crazy good!"
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Motorcycles, Transport
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Jul 03, 2026
A new review by Tufts University researchers presents comprehensive and convincing research linking common sugar substitutes with metabolic disturbances that begin in the gut and then flow throughout the body. It also highlights issues of food-label transparency in the US.
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Jul 03, 2026
Energy storage usually brings to mind batteries, capacitors, tanks of hydrogen, or maybe some giant gravity system hauling blocks up a tower. Northwestern University researchers have now demonstrated something a lot stranger: a yellow liquid that "charges" by rebuilding itself into a black gel, stores electrons for months, then releases them on deman
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Jul 03, 2026
For centuries, scientists have marveled at the brain's ability to organize sensory information into neat topographical maps. Vision, touch, and hearing rely on orderly patterns in which neighboring neurons respond to adjacent features.
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Biology, Science
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Jul 03, 2026
Growing its lineup of compact, agile small motorhomes optimized around improvised adventure, Winnebago has launched the Elora/Resa. The new B motorhome provides an inviting experience for first-time RVers, piling up details aimed at making the transition to RV life as approachable and intuitive as driving a new car. P
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Jul 02, 2026
We're not quite nervy enough to label the new Néo7 Alpine from French legacy knifemaker Opinel a "multitool," but it does meet the strict definition with several different functions packed inside one chassis. And you don't have to be a world-traveled mountaineer to find regular everyday uses for each one. The new ultralight adventure-ready pocket knife pairs Opinel's timeless form, style and simplicity with a few features that promise to make it more useful and quicker to deploy.
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Jul 02, 2026
We're not quite nervy enough to label the new Néo7 Alpine from French legacy knifemaker Opinel a "multitool," but it does meet the strict definition with several different functions packed inside one chassis. And you don't have to be a world-traveled mountaineer to find regular everyday uses for each one. The new ultralight adventure-ready pocket knife pairs Opinel's timeless form, style and simplicity with a few features that promise to make it more useful and quicker to deploy.
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Jul 02, 2026
Weave Robotics announced its first robot for folding laundry just five months ago, and it already has a new product on offer. Like its predecessor, the new Isaac 1 robot also folds clothes. But
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Jul 02, 2026
A robotic bird tested in a wind tunnel may hold the blueprint for drones that can finally handle a windy day. Researchers from RMIT University (in Melbourne, Australia) and the University of Bristol (UK) have reverse-engineered the Australian kestrel (Falco cenchroides) to understand how it hovers effortlessly in gusty winds and what that means
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Jul 02, 2026
One of the final designs of the late Frank Gehry, a celebrated Canadian and American architect who died in December last year, called the Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi, is finally breaking ground. It's a major performing arts institution located on Saadiyat Island, and will join his other last design nearby, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, which is also under construction.
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Jul 02, 2026
One of the final designs of the late Frank Gehry, a celebrated Canadian and A
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Jul 02, 2026
A company known for its stylish origami-style planters has come up with something completely new - a self-watering pot that actually grows and transforms as the plant it contains does similar.
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Jul 02, 2026
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is clearing the way for the return of commercial supersonic air travel by revamping regulations for faster-than-sound aircraft for the first time since 1973 - to reflect progress in aviation engineering and the removal of prejudicial attitudes.
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Jul 02, 2026
A landmark study due to start in the coming months aims to test a method for rejuvenating our immune system in older age. The Phase 1 trial will target senescent T cells, which accumulate as we age or fight chronic disease and become less good at protecting us from illness.
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