New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

20-eyed, 20-legged robot moves in any direction with equal ease

Etiido Uko — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Most of nature – including humans – is symmetrical, and as creations reflect their creators, many robots we create today feature this symmetry, with the general assumption that symmetry is best. Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Duke University, locomotion, Omni-Directional

Future robots could avoid damage by rolling up like armadillos

Maryna Holovnova — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:30:00 GMT

Nature has long served as a source of inspiration for scientific innovations. Many animals have evolved defensive features such as skins, shells, and scales to protect themselves from predators. Because protective mechanisms are essential in both biological organisms and engineered systems, a lot of these features have already been adopted in modern technologies. Recently, researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University drew inspiration from the armadillo and its unique self-defense mechanism.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: North Carolina State University, Armor, Biomimicry, Self-defense

World-first hydrogen-powered 'gas station' for ships passes key trials

Omar Kardoudi — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:04:00 GMT

Retrofitting a port berth with shore power can take anywhere from three to seven years of permitting, construction, and grid upgrades. Now, a UK company has developed a floating hydrogen-powered platform and can make that wait disappear without having to move a single brick.

Category: Marine, Transport

Tags: Energy, Hydrogen, Transport, Ships

1 in 5 Parkinson’s cases may be a different disease

Mike McRae — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:55:52 GMT

Each year in the US, around 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Dementia, Brain, Genetics

Apartment-like tiny house spreads out for spacious single floor living

Adam Williams — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:27:00 GMT

The Miami tiny house doesn't try to squeeze too much into its extra-wide 400-sq-ft (37.16-sq-m) single-floor interior. Instead, it spreads out for a spacious and apartment-like layout that's designed to sleep two in comfort.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Tiny Footprint, Building and Construction, Micro-House, House, Home

The riddle of the LA Olympics: No cars, no new venues – How?

Dr. Jaroslav Boublik — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:47:00 GMT

In 2028 Los Angeles will become the first city to hold the (modern) Olympic Games for a third time, following previous runs in 1932 and 1984.

Category: Sports, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Olympics, Infrastructure, Sports, public transportation, Transport, Logistics

Lego recreates world's tallest church with largest-ever set

Adam Williams — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:21:46 GMT

The Sagrada Familia has been under construction for more than 140 years, but Lego's new replica should hopefully prove a little quicker to assemble. Featuring just over 12,000 pieces, it's Lego's largest set to date by piece count.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Lego, Education, Toys, Sagrada Familia

Modular next-gen US nuclear reactor goes critical

David Szondy — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:47:56 GMT

Nuclear energy in the West took another step forward as the first privately developed, non-light-water reactor to go critical in the United States in more than 40 years reached a major milestone when the Antares Nuclear Mark-0 test reactor came online at Idaho National Laboratory.

Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear, Power Stations

Cave discovery pushes back the moment we first used fire

Mike McRae — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:03:00 GMT

There’s no doubt about it – burning stuff is what makes us human. Aside from the fact that fire makes food safer, tastier, and more digestible, burning a few sticks pushes back the darkness, keeps predators at bay, and keeps us toasty warm.

Category: Archaeology, Science

Tags: Fire, ancient, Human, Cave, Evolution, Archeology

Amazon's monkeys have contracted a deadly disease from us

Kerry Taylor-Smith — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:10:38 GMT

As deforestation accelerates across the Amazon, scientists are uncovering a disturbing new consequence: humans are transmitting diseases to wildlife.

Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Amazon, Monkeys, hepatitis-b, Deforestation, Infections

Your brain reads paper books and screens differently

Bronwyn Thompson — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:22:41 GMT

Does the way information "sticks" to our brains differ depending on the medium? New research suggests it might, with readers engaging more with a story in a traditional book than one read on a digital device.

Category: Learning & Memory, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: University of Tokyo, Reading, eBook, E-reader, Books, Japan

Honeybees inspire a super-efficient navigation system for drones

Etiido Uko — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Honeybees routinely travel up to 2 miles (3 km) from their hive in search of food before returning home, with remarkable accuracy. Relative to body size, this is comparable to a human traveling hundreds of miles and finding their way back without a map, compass, GPS, or smartphone. Despite possessing brains smaller than a sesame seed, bees accomplish this feat with astonishing efficiency. Now, researchers have adapted those same biological principles into a drone navigation system that can guide lightweight flying robots home using just 42 KB of memory.

Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Delft University of Technology, Navigation, Bees, Biomimicry

5-in-1 miniature surgical robot is the size of a seed

Etiido Uko — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Picture a surgical robot that can move, cut tissue, release drugs, grip and store samples, and wirelessly generate heat. You most likely didn't imagine a robot that can fit in your hands. Yet, scientists have created a 5-in-1 robot that fits right on your fingertip!

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Nanyang Technological University, Drug delivery, Surgical robot

3D-printable architectural material is made out of yeast

Shirl Leigh — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

A research team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has come up with a new bio-derived material made from yeast. It can be used with 3D-printing technology to produce a construction material which can be modified specifically for the architectural and interior design field.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: Chalmers University, Yeast, Biodegradable, Building and Construction, 3D Printing

Bookshelf speakers put the tweeter in the throat of the driver cone

Simon Heptinstall — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:37:00 GMT

Think speakers are a simple paper cone that vibrates to translate electrical signals into sound? Like much of the tech we feature, there’s rather more to it these days – as the European debut of a new high-end wireless speaker system from Scotland has just demonstrated.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Hi-fi, High-resolution, Bluetooth Speakers, Audiophile, Digital music

Two-bedroom tiny house sleeps four and makes space for guests

Adam Williams — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:57:00 GMT

Intended for full-time living, the Porto squeezes a lot into its modest footprint. The tiny house features a practical interior with two bedrooms – plus a sofa bed for guests – and has multiple options available, including off-grid functionality.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Dual-screen monitor can show two sides of the same story

Monica J. White — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:49:42 GMT

Rather than have folks on customer-facing or collaborative setups having to constantly swivel a monitor around for people on the other side of the desk, Philips has launched a dual-sided business monitor with a Full HD screen front and back.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Philips, Monitor, Display, Screens

Sena enters the smart adventure helmet category

Utkarsh Sood — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:03:00 GMT

It seems like the race for smart helmets is heating up. And when we’re talking of 'smart helmets,' the likes of Sena and Cardo are right up there with some notable Chinese helmet makers. And now, Sena has just launched its latest lid to up the ante.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Helmets, Smart Helmet, Road Safety, Sena, Cardo Systems, Adventure Bikes, Enduro

Simulation could prevent a psychological catastrophe on the Moon

Chris Young — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:30:58 GMT

With NASA having recently accelerated its timeline for building permanent habitats on the Moon, scores of scientists are focused on tackling the myriad technological challenges associated with lunar habitation.

Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: artemis, Moon, Psychology, NASA

Some people really are allergic to exercise, and it can be serious

The Conversation — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:13:22 GMT

Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar, Sheffield Hallam University/ The Conversation

Category: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Exercise, Allergies, The Immune System

RS Jet review: I haven't put gas in my car in three months

Joe Salas — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:03:00 GMT

This RS Jet is the second Inmotion scooter I've reviewed, and it's night-and-day different from the S1F Inmotion had sent me before. Even though that was only 11 months ago, I feel like the technology is light-years apart.

Category: Urban Transport, Transport

Tags: Scooter, Electric Vehicles, Reviews

Bumblebees can solve problems like big-brained vertebrates

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:08:40 GMT

Bumblebees may be smarter than we give them credit for, with a new study showing the fuzzy insects have the cognitive plasticity required to overcome novel challenges.

Category: Biology, Science

Tags: University of Helsinki, University of Oulu, University of Turku, Bees, Animal science, Behavior

We hung out with around 100 robots – and here are the bizarre highlights

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:03:00 GMT

Humanoids may be winning marathons and getting factory jobs, but after spending a few days with around 100 different robots of all shapes and sizes, one thing was clear: There's a chasm separating viral demonstration video and reality.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Unitree, UBTECH, Galbot, EngineAI, Shenzhen, Humanoid, Robot Fighting, Artificial Intelligence

Pixelated prism radically reimagines the traditional high-rise

Adam Williams — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:03:00 GMT

The recently completed Hangzhou Prism is a striking mixed-use tower in China that offers a dramatic take on the conventional glass high-rise. The building rises to 106.5 m (349 ft) and is defined by a distinctive triangular form.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Building and Construction, OMA, China, Skyscrapers

Common sleep apnea and insomnia drug presents new health risks

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:08:44 GMT

A medication commonly given as an off-label treatment for sleep problems may be more risky than we thought – and when prescribed for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or insomnia, as it often is, it isn't backed with the science data needed for safe and informed use.

Category: Sleep, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Flinders University, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Sleep deprivation, Sleep, Insomnia, Drugs, Medication

Pilot-controlled TaxiBot could slash aircraft ground emissions by 80%

David Szondy — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:03:00 GMT

To cut costs and emissions, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is rolling out a pilot program using a semi-robotic ground tug called TaxiBot that allows pilots to taxi airliners around the airport without using their main jet engines.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Aircraft, Airports, Emissions, Remote-Control

BYD's first purpose-built global plug-in hybrid breaks cover

Utkarsh Sood — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:03:00 GMT

BYD has lifted the covers off of the new Dolphin G DM-i, a car that essentially becomes its first proper global offering. With it, the auto brand looks to take on the regional players across markets; whether that be Chery and Tata in Asia, Tesla in the States, VW and Toyota in Europe, among others.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: BYD, PHEV, Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid, Hot hatch

AI legal agent designed to guide police during domestic violence calls

Malcolm Azania — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:03:00 GMT

Imagine being a police officer entering the chaos of a home where a husband is in the middle of beating his wife.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Police, Crime, Washington State University

How 4 astronauts squeezed into a campervan-sized spacecraft to do science

Elizabeth Howell — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:03:00 GMT

Earlier this month, the Artemis II astronauts took the ultimate roadtrip: a flyby of the Moon, on which they brought the entire world along.

Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: Space exploration, Astronauts, xxShowcase, artemis, NASA

Review: 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander hits the family-SUV sweet spot

Aaron Turpen — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Cars and houses have something in common: no matter how large they are, they eventually start to feel small. Toyota saw a hole in the market and is filling it with the Grand Highlander.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Toyota, SUV

Weak grip linked to an early grave – and a stronger handshake won't help

The Conversation — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:49:00 GMT

Hassan Vally, Deakin University/The Conversation

Category: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: life-expectancy, Hand, Exercise, Muscle, Deakin University

Magnetoelectric antennas could transform how underwater robots talk

Omar Kardoudi — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:03:00 GMT

Most underwater robots lose contact with the surface the moment they descend. But a new antenna technology, borrowed from the physics of medical implants, is rethinking how submarine machines talk to each other – and to us.

Category: Engineering

Tags: University of Florida, Communications, Underwater drones, Antenna

Why the Nürburgring-proven Toyota GRMN Corolla should excite you

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:03:00 GMT

I admit, I'm usually more drawn to rugged pickups and 4x4 SUVs than most other four-wheeled machines. But every now and then, along comes a hatchback that gets me drooling. Toyota's latest GRMN Corolla hot hatch just got me reaching for a towel.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Toyota, Hot hatch, Japan, Nurburgring

Guess which bike hides beneath this 3.9-meter-long art deco streamliner

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:03:00 GMT

Royal Enfields are notoriously good at being the lab rat for all kind of customization. In fact, its Shotgun 650 was itself ‘inspired by custom’ per the company… and that bike is exactly what serves as the donor heart of this gorgeous one-off creation.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Royal Enfield, Custom Bikes, Custom, Retro, Streamliner

4-person blade-like camper adds aero work on its journey off grid

C.C. Weiss — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:26:14 GMT

Polydrops once noted it went through more than 100 CFD simulations to finalize the thin, tapered form of its wing-like P21 family camping trailer. But apparently, it wasn't finished. Because as it ruggedized the P21 into off-road form, it also further massaged the vessel's already slippery aerodynamic profile. So whether you're worried about draining the battery of your Rivian R2 or sipping up every last drop of gas during a far-flung backcountry tour, the P21X helps ensure that doesn't happen ... and then it sleeps you and the family comfortably.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Caravan, polydrops, trailers, Trailer, RV, Off-road, Off-grid, Aerodynamic, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

MG's new flagship electric coupe looks oddly similar to a certain Porsche

Utkarsh Sood — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT

This is one of those “I swear I’ve seen that before” moments. MG has officially pulled the covers off its latest and greatest coupe, the 07, and the images are uncanny … resembling the Porsche Taycan in more ways than one.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: MG, Electric Vehicles, Hybrid, PHEV, China, SAIC, Porsche

Coreless carbon valve stem says sayonara to breaks and clogs

Ben Coxworth — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:07:09 GMT

Presta valves are one of those things that a lot of serious cyclists use, but perhaps secretly hate. Well, those folks might have a much more loving relationship with the Aether valve stem, which does away with a traditional Presta valve's problematic core.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Tires, Cycling

Meet the Audi Nuvolari: a 217-mph hybrid supercar that no-one saw coming

Simon Heptinstall — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:17:03 GMT

Suddenly there’s a new Audi. And it’s a head-turning, 217-mph, 1,001-bhp, hybrid supercar called the Nuvolari.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Audi, Temerario, Hybrid, Supercars

252-sq-ft tiny house is small in size, big on livability

Adam Williams — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:33:16 GMT

With its length of 24 ft (7.3 m), the Goa is on the smaller side even for a tiny house. However, it has been carefully designed for full-time living and packs in two bedrooms, a practical kitchen, and a bathroom with a bathtub.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, Tiny Footprint

Thumbnail-sized thrusters could take CubeSats to Mars

Omar Kardoudi — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:57:51 GMT

Engineers at MIT have successfully tested a hybrid propulsion system for small satellites that combines the raw punch of chemical rockets with the long-haul efficiency of electric thrusters – and crucially, both run on the same fuel. This tech could propel cheap, briefcase-sized spacecraft to Mars and beyond.

Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: MIT, Satellite, CubeSat, NASA, Mars

Quarterhorse edges closer to becoming a modern SR-71 successor

David Szondy — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:47:21 GMT

Hermeus's Quarterhorse aircraft is still pushing the supersonic flight envelope, but the US Department of Defense is already so keen on the concept that it's awarded the company US$159 million to explore the military applications of the technology.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: SR-71, Hermeus, Supersonic, US Army, US Navy

'Bootstrap' physics study claims string theory might be inevitable after all

Mike McRae — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:02:00 GMT

String theory is perhaps the greatest tragedy of modern science. Mathematically elegant and celebrated savior of divided physics, it is nonetheless crippled by one simple fact – it is utterly untestable.

Category: Physics, Science

Tags: string theory, relativity, Quantum Physics, Particle physics

Panoramic Ford F camper truck costs a fraction of the competition

C.C. Weiss — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:31:45 GMT

Bigger name brands like Earthroamer and Winnebago might get more hype, but Supertramp has been quietly launching some of the market's sleekest, most compelling expedition campers since the Flagship LT debuted in 2021. At this point, other companies might start trying to diversify with a new style of RV, e.g. an adventure camper van, but Supertramp instead brings adventure van-level comfort and pricing to the back of a snarling Ford Super Duty truck. Its all-new Paragon might just be the absolute Goldilocks of adventure rigs, bringing together state-of-the-art construction and a market-undercutting pricing structure.

Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: RV, Motorhomes, Motorhome, expedition vehicles, Off-road, Off-grid, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Truck, Ford

New Leatherman multitool brings back popular discontinued form factor

C.C. Weiss — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:37:00 GMT

Leatherman has become synonymous with the style of plier multitool it first brought to market in 1983. But not every single Leatherman plier tool has taken on the ubiquitous X-like form with plier teeth emerging simultaneously from split swiveling handles. The Crunch was a different breed of plier-based multitool with a set of angled pliers that emerged via a unique triple-folding action. It attracted its share of lovers and detractors over the years before retiring just a few years ago. Now it's back for one last run, and it's earned itself a military-grade promotion. Meet the Captain's Crunch.

Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Leatherman, Multitools, Outdoors and Camping, Tools, DIY

Yes, birds masturbate, and it's important we all know about this

The Conversation — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:03:00 GMT

Chloe Heys, University of Lancashire; Kevin Arbuckle, Swansea University, and Matilda Brindle, University of Oxford/ The Conversation

Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Birds, Sex, Wildlife, Zoo, Swansea University, University of Oxford, Animal science, Behavior

Reusable bricks could build and rebuild houses like Lego

Maryna Holovnova — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:24:25 GMT

Demolition of old structures at the end of their service life results in large amounts of waste and carbon emissions, not to mention the labor involved and the cost of producing new materials. According to official statistics, construction and demolition waste accounts for more than one third of all waste generated in Europe.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: TU Graz, Building and Construction, Reuse

World's new tallest building races toward completion in Saudi Arabia

Adam Williams — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:57:00 GMT

The future world's tallest building has passed a major construction milestone. Saudi Arabia's JEC Tower has now reached 102 floors and is rapidly progressing toward its planned height of more than 1 km (0.62 miles).

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Saudi Arabia, World's Tallest, xxViral or high CTR

This company is regrowing foreskins

C. R. Calabria — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Circumcision may soon be fully reversible. That’s the goal of Foregen, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the first viable bio-engineered foreskin using advanced tissue engineering.

Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body and Mind

Tags: Surgery, Biotechnology, Skin, Stem Cells

Quaint chocolate-flavored tiny house explores light and dark contrasts

Stefan Ionescu — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:59:33 GMT

The last time we checked out Poland's Mobi House we were introduced to a two-bedroom tiny house with a nifty rooftop terrace. Now we're taking a closer look at an evolution of the Sunrise series called the Chocolate, which is dark on the outside and features a tasty light/dark filling.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Compact, Tiny Footprint, Home

The largest magnetic map of the Universe captures what we can't see

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:10:03 GMT

We're a step closer to understanding how energy is spread across the Universe, with the most detailed map of intergalactic magnetism ever produced. It's more than five times larger than all earlier studies combined.

Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: CSIRO, Space exploration, Planetary Resources, Earth, Magnetic field, Galaxy

Stealthy, expendable robot trucks target military cargo runs under fire

David Szondy — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:52:49 GMT

Soldiers may soon be doing a bit less pack hauling as the US Department of Defense taps American Rheinmetall and Harbinger to develop a new generation of stealthy, inexpensive, and expendable robotic trucks designed to carry cargo to the battlefield.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: Rheinmetall Defence, Autonomous Vehicles

New sesame-seed-sized animal found living its best life off Taiwan coast

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:02:01 GMT

For nearly 200 years, biologists felt they had a pretty good grasp of the nudibranch genus Thecacera. Consisting of six known species found in marine habitats around the world, these shell-less molluscs seemed as small as small could be, ranging from around half an inch to an inch long.

Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Taiwan, Marine Biology, Ocean, Species

Rare Ebola strain is spreading beyond Africa. Here's what you should know.

The Conversation — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:24:12 GMT

Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Holly Seale, & Md Saiful Islam, UNSW Sydney/ The Conversation

Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Ebola, Africa, pandemic, Virus

'Space smoothies' may help astronauts stomach long missions

Malcolm Azania — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:02:21 GMT

Sure, space travel sounds exciting, but space travelers are still workers – workers who could ordinarily go to restaurants for lunch or go home for dinner. And while the dining habits of cosmonauts, astronauts, taikonauts, and other void-venturers might seem trivial to us Earth-bound folks who’ll never get to traipse among the stars, space travelers do face serious complications from their truly risky missions in which they sacrifice days, months, or even years away from family, friends, and Earth to expand our knowledge and prepare a multiplanetary future for humanity.

Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: University of Adelaide, University of Nottingham, Nutrition, Food technology, Astronauts, Space Travel, American Chemical Society

First-ever AC Cobra road coupé rolls out, and it's a brutal stunner

Simon Heptinstall — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:18:58 GMT

One week the world gets shown a glimpse of the future at the launch of the Luce – the first state-of-the-art electric Ferrari – then the next week we get the ultimate retro car, a monstrous five-liter 18-mpg V8 muscle car.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: AC Cars, AC Cobra, Supercars, Retro, Sports Cars

Tiny house goes extra-wide to deliver spacious small living

Adam Williams — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:03:00 GMT

This extra-wide tiny house uses its generous dimensions to create a spacious interior that includes two bedrooms, a practical living area, and some unusually premium touches – as well as a storage-integrated staircase unlike any other we've seen.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Harley looks to enter electric off-road market with latest acquisition

Utkarsh Sood — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:17:25 GMT

Remember Dust Moto? I covered the largely impressive Hightail electric enduro a while back. It looks like the folks at Harley-Davidson’s electric spin-off, LiveWire, took notice, too. The American e-moto maker has just bought Dust Moto.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Harley Davidson, livewire, Electric Motorcycles, Harley, Off-road, Enduro

Breakthrough drug nearly doubles survival rate for advanced pancreatic cancer

The Conversation — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:48:59 GMT

Christopher Lieu, University of Colorado Anschutz/ The Conversation

Category: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Pancreatic cancer, Drugs, Pancreas, Pharmaceuticals

Radical Toyota bush camper expands to sleep 4 on a Land Cruiser

C.C. Weiss — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:37:37 GMT

A few years back, South Africa's Bushwakka debuted one of the more creative Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 micro-campers the world has seen, the Kamelback camper. Though it was built to house only two people, something about the multi-expanding camper module felt like it could easily fit more people. And now it does, as Bushwakka adds the Kamelback 4 to its lineup, fitting a two-bed expandable bunkhouse atop the bare rear chassis of one of the world's most rugged and trustworthy 4x4 platforms to redefine what it means to pack up the whole family and get away from it all.

Category: Expedition Trucks, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Pickup, Toyota, Truck, RV, Off-road, Off-grid, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

Polar bear death in Svalbard linked to highly pathogenic bird flu

Kayleigh Long — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:26:23 GMT

Last month, tour guides in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard made a grisly discovery, chancing upon the carcasses of a young male polar bear and an adult walrus in an advanced state of decay. They alerted the authorities, who dispatched experts to collect samples.

Category: Environment, Science

Tags: polar bears, Arctic, H5N1, avian-influenza