A new community center is nearing completion in Vancouver's Oak Park, and it has done something quite rare. It has combined mass timber construction with hyper-efficient Passive House engineering and a LEED Gold sustainability rating. The Marpole Community Centre, which was designed by Diamond Schmitt, proves that public buildings can be kind to the planet while also being beautiful.

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Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Community, Building and Construction, sustainable design, Canada, Timber, Wood

Harley-Davidson has been on an interesting trajectory of late. The company seems to have put big, heavy, chrome-laden cruisers on the back burner, at least for the time being, to focus more on lightweight, entry-level motorcycles. From the surprisingly capable Pan America 1250 to the India-developed X440, Harley’s newer strategy increasingly revolves around accessibility, affordability, and broader appeal rather than pure old-school Americana.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Harley Davidson, Harley, livewire, V-Twin, Affordable, Roadster

Pregnancy is filled with small moments of anticipation: the first flutter of movement, the sound of a heartbeat, the quiet question of whether everything is unfolding as it should. At the same time, much of what shapes development is happening out of view, long before those milestones arrive. And even before those moments are felt, the environment surrounding pregnancy is already beginning to shape how the baby's brain develops.

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Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: McGill University, Pregnancy, Suicide, mental health, Infections

Stuart Thompson, University of Westminster, The Conversation

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Plants, Sensory, Hearing, xxSyndication

In a land far, far away is a motorcycle brand that has been around for longer than anyone can remember, yet it has spent the better part of the last few years in the shadows. I’m talking about Hyosung, which was born in South Korea in the late 1970s, building Suzuki-derived motorcycles under license.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Hyosung, V-Twin, Cruisers, Japan

According to the folks at Colorado-based RSVR Hydration, traditional hydration packs are basically backpacks with bags of water in them. The company's new pack is claimed to be different, however, in that it's made to be sleek and light.

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Category: Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Kickstarter, xxKickbooster, Hydration

Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process is inevitable. On the other hand, left alone, plastics are practically indestructible. Scientists are rethinking this characteristic with a simple but consequential question: What if plastics were alive?

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Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: American Chemical Society, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Biodegradable, Plastics, Bacteria, Pollution

Aging in a tiny house might not be easy if you have to contend with ladders and low ceilings, but with its extra-wide, primarily single-floor layout, the Rose has been designed from the ground (or wheels) up for long-term small living.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Observations of a far-distant galaxy several times the size of the Milky Way reveal a surprising stillness overcoming the sea of early stars.

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Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: Galaxy, JWST, Big Bang Theory, University of California, UC Davis, Space exploration

Last month, a modified Robinson R44 lifted off from Roland-Désourdy Airport in Bromont, Quebec, and completed what may be the most consequential short flight in rotorcraft history. It was the first hydrogen-powered helicopter to complete a full operational circuit – takeoff, climb, pattern flight, approach, and landing – under real-world conditions.

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Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Hydrogen-powered, Hydrogen Aviation, Helicopter, Climate Solutions: Aviation, Fuel Cell

Michelle Spear, University of Bristol, The Conversation

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Fear, Neurological, Sensory, proprioception

For centuries, one of the most important numbers in physics has evaded accurate identification. The results of a recent experiment by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the US could help bring us closer to a satisfying answer.

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Category: Physics, Science

Tags: Gravity, Physics, Measured

Another fiberglass "egg" camper badge hits the ground rolling into the thriving off-grid camping market. Following the first-ever off-road camper in Scamp's 50-year history, fellow rounded, white composite trailer builder Oliver Travel Trailers is launching an off-grid-ready caravan of its own. Like Scamp, the company leverages its reputation for building rock-solid, long-lasting campers toward offering an even tougher breed of trailer, built for adventures that carry well beyond organized campgrounds.

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Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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

Let's answer the question in the headline right away: probably not. But it's worth thinking about why that might be the case, despite this being an interesting idea in some regards.

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Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Productivity, Office, Lenovo, MWC 2026, Pico projector

This extra-wide tiny house features a spacious interior specifically designed to make full-time small living comfortable. Arranged on a single floor, it would be a good fit for a couple or a family, and includes a generous living area and two bedrooms.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

The world's largest sailing cruise ship has a name: the Orient Express Corinthian. The first of the Silenseas class, incorporating a number of high-tech features, has officially been christened at the Joubert graving dock in Saint-Nazaire, France.

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Category: Marine, Transport

Tags: Ships, Sailing, Luxury, World's Largest

Quaise Energy isn't chasing the kind of geothermal energy where Mother Earth was already kind enough to put hot rocks near the surface. Quaise is trying to make geothermal work almost anywhere on the planet, by drilling deeper than we ever have before ... with masers.

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Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: Quaise, Geothermal, Turbine, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy

Atari made it look so simple: press a few buttons to move, rotate, vanish through hyperspace, fire missiles, and boom: total asteroid destruction.

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Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: UC San Diego, Asteroid, Moon, University of Arizona

Bose is bringing back the Lifestyle badge after ages for a new range of speakers meant to grace your living room. With their feature sets and pricing, they'll go head to head against the latest offerings from Sonos, and the hope is that (mostly) new audio engineering chops for these three models will win you over.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Bose, Speakers, Speaker, Subwoofer, home theater

UK-based design team Increment Labs has introduced the LMW-V1 Light Meter Watch, which they tout as the world's first watch designed with a built in light meter for photographers who struggle to master manual settings.

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Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Watch, Wristwatch, Light