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A climactic mystery about a year that gave summer a deadly pass may have been solved. Using new ice core techniques, scientists have concluded that the dark, chilly year of 1831 was due to the massive eruption of a volcano north of Japan.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: St Andrews University, volcano, Weather

Pebble, the California-based RV company looking to shake up the space with modern features and design, has finally revealed pricing for its Flow electric travel trailer. You're looking at $109,500 for the base model, with options going up to $175,000.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: RV, Trailer, Electric Vehicles, Camping

The Cortes, by Rover Tiny Homes, is a spacious residence with two downstairs bedrooms and a large living room. Measuring 38 ft (11.6 m) in length, it expands its already considerable floorspace with three slide-out sections.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, Building and Construction, Home, House

Radar systems - you’ve heard about them, and you've probably even seen them on a few premium motorcycles. The likes of the Ducati Multistrada V4, BMW R 1250 RT, and Yamaha Tracer 9 all come with radar systems on board. But the truth is you have to cough up serious sums of money to get your hands on one of these bikes.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles,...

Merrell has one of the deepest lineups of hiking shoes and boots on the market, so when it says it's developed something that disrupts the market and reinvents sole construction, it's worth having a look. The method to the madness behind the alien-looking SpeedArc Surge Boa is a nitrogen-injected coiled midsole that adds high-performance rebound and energy return and a dual-Boa system for tight,...

In most hotels, if the room temperature drops below freezing, there's going to be some strong words with the manager, however Sweden's Icehotel isn't like most hotels. Each December it opens with sub-zero suites that are decorated with weird and wonderful frozen sculptures for guests to enjoy.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Icehotel, Art, Sweden

Swiss researchers claim to have devised a functional living battery powered by the combined efforts of two types of fungi – all in a biodegradable, non-toxic 3D-printed package. I'll give you a second to wrap your head around that outrageous statement before diving into the details.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Fungus, Battery, Empa

A clever new set of glasses may offer new hope to people with macular degeneration. By copying the structure of a fly's eyes, the specs are claimed to "fill in" the missing section of the wearer's view of the world.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Eyewear, Blind, Sight, Vision, Wearable, CES 2025

If you suffer from any leg pain – be it temporary or chronic – you'll know how difficult it can be to treat, outside of frequent sessions on the physiotherapist's table. Now, US company Ublives wants you to have the same results, all in the comfort of your own home.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Massage, Compression, Airbags, Personal Assistant, Personalized Medicine, Chronic pain,...

2024 has been a year in space that has seen successes, failures, a clutch of firsts, and some goodbyes – not to mention a long-distance probe rescue, spacesuits on the catwalk, and a couple of cosmic oddities. Let's have a look back.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Moon, Voyager, Space Suit, SpaceX, Ingenuity, Mars, best-of-2024

Heart attacks are dangerous not just because of the initial event, but the long-term damage afterwards. Now scientists have discovered a dormant gene that could be reactivated to regenerate heart tissue, preventing the progression to heart failure.Continue ReadingCategory: Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Heart, Heart Failure, Heart attack, Protein, Regenerative, Regenerative Medicine, Regeneration, zebrafish, Mouse

Your action movie is coming together nicely, but it needs something thrilling, like an explosive car chase – and you're nearly out of budget. We’ve all been there, right? Right?Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Filmmaking, CES 2025, Special Effects, Cinematography

The incredibly sleek, space-optimized Wingamm Oasi plus-sized camper van has officially arrived in the United States. The new "micro class RV" combines Italian exterior flair with high-end European furnishings to instantly become a state-of-the-art camper van alternative for American buyers. The previously forbidden fruit isn't quite as affordable in the States as it is on the Old Continent but still offers compelling bang for...

General Motors – once a trusted symbol of American innovation – was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent, with its OnStar Smart Driver technology. Now the FTC has smacked GM with a settlement that we can live with.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: GM, Privacy, Data Protection, Cars, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia

Yamaha is set to follow Kawasaki into the hybrid segment, with the FZ-S Hybrid. Spotted at Bharat Mobility Expo 2025 in India, it's part of a sea change at Yamaha, the ripples of which will surely be felt throughout the motorcycle industry.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Yamaha, Kawasaki, Hybrid, Alternative Energy, urban transport, India

Pine cones are pretty smart for things with no brains, enough so that scientists have copied them to create a unique window shading system. The setup blocks sunlight in the summer and lets it through in the winter, without using any electricity.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: University of Stuttgart, University of Freiburg, Biomimicry, Sunlight

Unlike cats, our vision is pretty rubbish in very low light conditions. Fortunately, technology can help us reveal the hidden secrets of the night. The Nightra night vision monocular is just such as gadget, and promises to reveal "every detail in vivid, full color."Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Night Vision, Cameras, 4k, Color, Kickstarter

A couple of University of Nebraska professors have launched a startup company with the goal of bringing to market an innovative method for delivering drugs and other therapeutics to targeted locations in the human body. The key ingredient? Milk.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Drug delivery, Exosomes, Milk, peptide, University of Nebraska

In what they're calling the "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a super-strong flexible material that works very much like chainmail. The breakthrough has already demonstrated its ability to improve body armor.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Polymer, Armor, Chemistry, Northwestern University, Duke University

Nintendo has finally taken the wraps off its upcoming Switch 2 portable gaming console, and from what we can see in its playful trailer, its, um... awfully similar to the original that launched 8 years ago.Continue ReadingCategory: Games, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Gaming, Portable Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch

A 13-year study of tiny penguins in Australia has dispelled the long-held myth that these seabirds mate for life, with the 'divorce rate' nearly 10 times that of the current statistics for US adults. And, not surprisingly, it all comes down to kids.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Monash University, Penguins, Animals, Animal science, Conservation, Environment

Renault Group/Geely venture Horse was spun off in 2023 to pursue next-generation powertrain technologies. Unlike so many other startups, Horse's brief wasn't simply to churn out new electric motors and battery packs for pure-electric vehicles but to create a comprehensive lineup of efficient combustion engines, transmissions and electric components for the next generation of hybrids and low-emissions ICE vehicles. Its latest motor has hit...

Another major contender has entered the launch business as Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket roared into orbit today. At 2:03 am EST, the heavy launcher lifted off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: New Glenn, Blue Origin, Launch, Rocket

It was 50% success today as SpaceX's Starship 7 mission lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas at 4:36 pm CST and ended with the second capture landing of the giant Super Heavy first stage and the unexplained loss of the Starship second stage.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Starship, SpaceX, Launch