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The Outlander 850 and 1000R, the largest of Can-Am’s ATVs, are new for 2025 with changes from headlights to tail lamps. I traveled to British Columbia to climb mountains on the new Outlander models. The crisp of fall had yet to turn to winter, allowing us to use snowmobile trails before the snow arrived. The heavily wooded and rocky high elevations of BC are...

As another year draws to a close, it's time to once again look back at the cycling-related innovations that made the biggest impression on us over the past 365 days. Read on, to check out a dual-chain bike, a whip-fast electronic shock, skeletal pedals and more.Continue Reading

"Go big or go home" was the motto of the ADV motorcycle industry for decades. But for a while now, a small-bore revolution has been gathering pace. The sub-500cc ADV class is now bristling with options, pointing to the next big automotive revolution.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Adventure Bikes, Honda, Royal Enfield, CFMoto, Kawasaki, Suzuki, KTM, Off-road

Nearly half of US adults admit they’d take one of the newer, injectable weight loss drugs, but that number falls significantly when they learn that the weight might come back when the meds are stopped. It’s indicative of a pattern of people discontinuing their weight loss drugs, and it’s something that has medical professionals concerned.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: GLP-1,...

This year has produced a ton of excellent architecture projects, and with 2025 approaching, it's time to take a look back at some of our favorites. From skinny housing that fits into small inner-city areas, to an extraordinary pair of skyscrapers joined by a bridge, here's our selection of the best buildings from the past 12 months.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, best-of-2024,...

Some historic aircraft seem like a barrel for holding superlatives. One of these, the H-4 Hercules, goes one better because it's also at the center of one of the strangest stories involving possibly the 20th century's strangest man – Howard Hughes.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: History, Aircraft, World's Largest

The Himalayas are a bucket-list destination for riders (and non-riders) the world over, a pinnacle of the splendor of nature. Here, the scenery varies from high-altitude desert to abundant rhododendron forests, with spectacular forested gorges rising to skylines of snow-capped peaks.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Travel, Himalayas, India, Tips, Travel and Tourism

Forget LEDs, researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new type of incandescent light bulb. The device is capable of emitting elliptically polarized light, described as "twisted" light.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: incandescent, University of Michigan, Photonics, Light, Light Bulb

E Ink tablets are great for those who like to jot, scribble or doodle, and don't want to waste reams of paper. But even modern e-notes can be more sustainable. Supernote's 10-inch Manta model is modular, and can be upgraded or repaired as needed.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: E Ink, Tablet, Modular, Repair, Upgrade

A new study turned up a surprising effect of having caffeine with a sweetener. For some java drinkers, it could be a way to get more out of the beverage. For others, though, it might be best to skip the sugar, especially at night.Continue ReadingCategory: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Coffee, Caffeine, Sleep, University of Hiroshima, Circadian Rhythms

It seems to be an unwritten rule that when stuff breaks, there never seems to be a toolbox nearby. That's where everyday carry multitools can help, and the latest to blaze a Kickstarter trail is the titanium UltraFix Driver from TrekGear.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Everyday Carry, Multitools, Driver, Kickstarter

German eVTOL startup Lilium has ceased operations as of this week, sunsetting a decade-long effort funded with over US$1 billion to build electric air taxis, with nary a single aircraft delivered.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: eVTOL, Lilium, Air Taxis

An innovative company has done away with the one-size-fits-all model of seating, with a chair that is more like a furniture Transformer, letting you adapt it to your needs, rather than you adapt to its static design. And it looks like a statement piece in the process.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Chair, Furniture, Interior Design, adaptive

It's really happening: Honda, Nissan, and Mitsubishi are joining forces to operate together under a single holding company, in a bid to stave off fierce competition around the world.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi

After the FDA proposed pulling some over-the-counter cold and flu medications from shelves in the US, an Australian law firm has launched a class action suit against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, claiming that it has knowingly marketed and sold ineffective decongestants for years.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Big pharma, Decongestant, Methamphetamine, FDA, Class action

Since its debut in 2000, the Suzuki DR-Z400S has been a mainstay in the dual-sport motorcycle market. It has been a favorite among adventure and off-road enthusiasts for decades due to its reliability and adaptability.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Suzuki, Enduro, Off-grid, Dirt Bikes

In order for a VR environment to seem real, it definitely helps if you can experience the sensation of touch within that virtual world. A special sleeve could soon allow people to better do so, using air instead of electric motors.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Stanford University, MIT, Virtual Reality, Haptics, Inflatable, Touch, Soft Robotics

Benda quickly made a name for itself in the Chinese motorcycle market, and of late has expanded into the West quite drastically. At this year’s EICMA, the company’s 250cc caught our attention – but it wasn’t the only bike on display.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Benda, Naked bike, EICMA 2024, Honda, Yamaha, China

Although sunscreen does help protect our skin from the sun's harmful UV rays, it isn't designed to keep that skin cool. An experimental new sunscreen does that very thing, however, while maintaining an SPF rating of about 50.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Tsinghua University, American Chemical Society, Sunscreen, Sunlight, Titanium dioxide, Infrared, Heating, Cooling, Skin

An interesting smart projector has landed on Kickstarter that can serve as a projector for wall or ceiling, a mini smart display for work or play, and even a bedside clock. The A3 puts out 4K visuals at 3,000 lumens, and can tilt on its speaker-packing stand.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Projectors, 4K UHD, Touchscreen, Productivity, Streaming, Android, Tilting-Vehicle

American EV startup Canoo has been in hot water for a while now, and it looks like the temperature's rising further still. Last Friday, Canoo put its team on a “mandatory unpaid break” through at least the end of the year.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, canoo

We’ve been waiting a long time for the first million dollar motorcycle, and in a world heavyweight contest of sorts, three American-made motorcycles capable of breaking that barrier will all go to auction within a few minutes of each other (lots 684, 701& 727) on the same stage on the final day of Mecum's annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Auction, Collecting,...

From pet parrots perched on the arms of scooter riders in central Taipei, to wild red-breasted nuthatches hopping across douglas fir branches above hikers armed with binoculars in Oregon, birds are one of the most loved (and important) animals on the planet. And if yours is one of the almost six million US households that has a resident bird, this one is for you.Continue...

Showing how far AI engineering has come, a new aerospike engine burning oxygen and kerosene capable of 1,100 lb (5,000 N) of thrust has successfully been hot-fired for 11 seconds. It was designed from front to back using an advanced Large Computational Engineering Model.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Aerospike, Rocket, Artificial Intelligence