A common fatty acid in olive oil, as well as many other plant oils, has been found to stimulate the body's production of new fat cells, creating conditions that could – over time – lead to more fat storage and unintended weight gain. Until now, weight gain linked to this fatty acid was attributed to the high calorie content of foods that it's found in.

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Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind

Tags: University of Oklahoma, Obesity, Fat cells, fat-absorption, Weight Loss, Oil, Diet

Switching from a diet including meat to a low-fat vegan diet reduced severe hot flashes in menopausal women by a staggering 92%, according to a new study. Interestingly, the benefit was seen even if the women ate highly processed plant-based foods.

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Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind

Tags: Women's health, Menopause, Plant-based diet, Veganism

There are times when a cargo ebike becomes an attractive alternative to the family car when heading into town to pick up a few groceries. If you can't afford to splurge a couple of grand for infrequent use, shared mobility outfit Veo has launched the first dockless model in North America.

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Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, cargo bike, Ride-sharing

There are no written Soviet records, no logs, no official drilling reports, and no confirmation that they'd lit it intentionally – but there's no disputing a ~100-foot (~30-m) deep, 226-foot (69-m) wide pit of relentless fiery fury that's been burning for around 50 years in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan.

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Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Fire, Gas, Climate Crisis, Bacteria

When we tried the world's first true wireless earbuds almost 10 years ago, battery life for continuous listening came in at around 2 hours. The latest buds from Anker's Soundcore brand last for 12 hours, or 192 hours with a charging case that could also juice up your phone.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Charging, Earphones, Wireless, Noise-Canceling

Did anyone really think Nitecore was going to stop at 6,000 lumens? Well, full confession, we did think it might stop for a few more months, at least. But adding more output to its sleek, remote control-like EDC torch lineup seemed a certainty in time. And the time is now – the new flagship EDC37 launches a full 8,000-lumen strategical attack on darkness without growing but a couple ounces. No, that full power burst won't last long at all, but you will enjoy over seven hours of four-figure lumens, which should suffice in even Earth's darkest recesses.

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Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle

Tags: Flashlights, EDC, nitecore, Torch, Lighting, Light, Outdoors and Camping, Camping, Backpacking, Bikepacking

Whichever way you cut it, a 5.4-m (17.8-ft)-long tiny house isn't going to feel palatial. However, thanks to some clever interior design choices, the Five Four does a good job of maximizing its limited footprint and even squeezes in two bedrooms.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle

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

China is going full Jules Verne as it prepares to go where no drill has gone before. As part of its Deep Ocean Drilling Program, the special-built Meng Xiang (梦想号, "Dream") drill ship is gearing up for a multi-year effort to pierce the Earth's crust.

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Category: Science

Tags: Deep Sea Mining, Ships, Geology, China, Ocean

There's something magical about rising above the waves on a foiling electric surfboard. But the learning curve to smooth riding can be steep. Awake Boards has introduced a new model that's pitched as "the most accessible and intuitive eFoil" out there.

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Category: Marine, Transport

Tags: eFoil, Hydrofoil, electric surfboards

LG has announced what's claimed to be the first 5K2K computer monitor sporting Thunderbolt 5 ports, enabling super-fast data throughput, easy connection to source devices and laptop charging chops all from a single cable.

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Category: Computers, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: LG, Thunderbolt, Monitor, Display

Jackie Chan is one of the greatest stuntmen ever, mostly for his willingness to hurl himself into extreme danger and his ability to keep delivering his lines afterward – not to mention basically inventing the Kung Fu comedy genre. The man even has the Guinness World Record for the most film credits in a single film with 12 in Chinese Zodiac (2012). He's suffered enough injuries that he's been blacklisted by insurance companies, and he and his stunt crew pay for medical expenses out of pocket.

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Category: Technology

Tags: Stunts

In February 2024, when Boo the Whippet became the first patient in a clinical trial of a life-extending drug for senior dogs, a call was put out for more canines. A milestone was reached in the ongoing trial when 10-year-old Miniature Dachshund Winston became the thousandth dog to enrol.

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Category: Pets, Lifestyle

Tags: Dogs, anti-aging, Health, Seniors

After flying the first production ALIA CX300 electric aircraft last November, BETA Technologies has now zipped four passengers into the John F. Kennedy International Airport, marking a key development milestone.

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Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Beta Technologies, Electric Aircraft, Air Taxis

How do you improve upon a timeless design that's already the premier icon of its genre? Perhaps by pulling a little inspiration from an all-time master in an adjacent field. For Airstream, that master is none other than architect extraordinaire Frank Lloyd Wright. The all-new Airstream Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian trailer looks like a classic Silver Bullet outside but draws travelers in with a warm, organic multifunctional interior inspired by the architectural giant.

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Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle

Tags: Airstream, trailers, RV, Caravan, Travel, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

Scientists have discovered the single largest repository of gold in the world that makes Fort Knox look like a piggy bank. Making up 99.999% of all the precious metal on the planet, it's just sitting there for the taking. However, there is a catch.

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Category: Science

Tags: University of Göttingen, Geology, Gold

It's not a simple case of "follow the leader" when it comes to baboons on foot, traversing their home range. Based on prior research, scientists had a few theories as to why the animals fall into such structured formation and travel in what looks like an orderly line. But what they found was a surprise, and something that can help us better understand human behavior, too.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Swansea University, Evolution, Animal science, Behavior, Human, Genetics

Ricoh's Theta 360-degree camera has come a long way since it first appeared in hammerhead concept form at CES 2013. Now the company has toughened up the panoramic immersion machine so it can get to work in extreme environments.

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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Ricoh, Cameras, 360-degree, Immersion, Rugged

When trying to remove life-threatening clots from blood vessels, current technologies are successful on only about half of the first attempts – if at all. A new surgical tool, however, is claimed to boost that figure to an astounding 90%.

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Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind

Tags: Stanford University, blood vessel, Strokes, Heart attack

If you’re like me and think motorcycles are cool, you probably know scramblers sit at the top of the pile: They epitomize all that is cool about two wheels, originally being built for motorcycle trials competitions in early 1900s Britain.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Triumph, Scramblers, Retro, Off-road

There has always been a marketplace for the personal cards of important people, but the humble ceremonial personal card (aka business card, visiting card, calling card, Carte de Visite) has never received much attention at auction, and has often been used as part of a significant lot to highlight provenance and authenticity.

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Category: Collectibles, Lifestyle

Tags: Heritage Auctions, RR Auction, Swann Galleries, abraham lincoln, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, timothy leary, Jacqueline Kennedy, Charles Darwin