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- A 1.78-million-year-old partial elephant skeleton found in Tanzania associated with stone tools may represent the oldest known evidence of butchery of the giant herbivores
- The earliest acoustic vibrations in the cosmos weren’t exactly sound – they travelled at half the speed of light and there was nobody around to hear them anyway. But Jim Baggott says from the first moments, the universe was singing
- The curse of having to remember easily hackable passwords may soon be over, as a new alternative is set to take over in 2026
- The benefits of sleep may be more universal than we thought. We know it helps clear waste from the brain in humans, and now it seems that even creatures without brains like ours get similar benefits
- An ambitious form of climate modelling aims to pin the blame for disasters – from floods to heatwaves – on specific companies. Is this the tool we need to effectively prosecute the world’s biggest carbon emitters?
- For nearly three decades, the International Space Station has been the only destination in low Earth orbit, but that will change this year. Could it be the start of a thriving economy in space?
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- by Bronwyn ThompsonWhat 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.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Kawasaki, Robots, Vehicles, Mobility, Horse-riding, Mountaineering
- by Bronwyn ThompsonBringing 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.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Gaming, Bullet, Design Engineering
- by Utkarsh SoodVW’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.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Volkswagen, […]
- by C.C. WeissOne 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 […]
- by Ben CoxworthTraditional 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.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Autonomous, Water, Light, Entertainment
- by Utkarsh SoodAnd 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.Continue ReadingCategory: […]