Volkswagen has been busily adding small but impactful upgrades to its camper van lineup over the past couple months, outfitting the all-electric ID. Buzz with its first factory camper kit and adding traction battery-powered overnight air conditioning to the plug-in California van. Now it turns its attention to its largest, most comfortable camper van (and the only one with a bathroom): the Grand California. Newly available electrical upgrades promise to give the Grand California more self-sufficient roaming capability, allowing it to overnight on remote patches of earth without hookups and without giving up even the slightest bit of comfort.

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Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Campervan, Volkswagen, RV, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Off-grid, Off-road

Okay, Ferrari, you have my attention now. A naturally aspirated V12 with an open-gated six-speed manual? Thank heavens! But wait … it’s got an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission? The plot thickens.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Ferrari, gearbox, Supercars, RED

Scientists have found what may be a critical trigger in allergic asthma, estimated to affect 60% of the 28 million Americans with the chronic respiratory condition. The discovery opens the door to new ways to protect airways from the pathway that leads to inflammation and its symptoms.

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Category: Allergies, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Asthma, Allergies, Inflammation, Iron, Chemo-signal, Signal Processing, molecular biology

Part A-frame and part tunnel tent, the all-new Puffer tent is designed to seamlessly blend convenience, style and comfort into a breezy package that carries easily into the great outdoors. The inflatable tent sets up in minutes to deliver a fully integrated "all weather" sleeping space with built-in air mattress.

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Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Inflatable, Tent, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

Samuel Cornell and Timothy Piatkowski, The University of Queensland/The Conversation

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Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: University of Queensland, peptide, anti-aging, Health, Experimental, Dietary supplements, Weight Loss, Hormones, Injuries

We’ve covered quite a few sidecar motorcycles here in the past. Of course, you’ve got your mainstream Urals, but then there are others – not as mainstream, but equally distinctive, like the custom Ducati sidecar motocrosser or the electric enduro sidecar from Kalashnikov.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Sidecar, Retro, Affordable, Compact

Though it only has a modest footprint, this towable tiny house is more practical than you might expect. It squeezes in a pair of bedrooms and an open living area with well-stocked kitchen into a length of just 26 ft (7.9 m).

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

An international team of scientists has created a portable water purifier that works simply by shaking it for three seconds and setting it to float in wild water. It could be a breakthrough device for water treatment in emergency situations and, best of all, it’s estimated to cost less than $25 to produce.

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Category: Outdoors

Tags: Yonsei University, Water, Purification, Safety, Portable

A lengthy trial that involved robbing people of 90 minutes of sleep per night has uncovered the dramatic effect that even this small amount of lost shut-eye has on the waistline and general health.

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Category: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Columbia University, Insomnia, Sleep, Sleep deprivation, Insulin, Type 2 diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Metabolic syndrome, Weight, Obesity

Camper builders around the world have been having their first cracks at the highly anticipated Kia PV5 electric van. Dutch outfit Vantrack becomes one of the latest, somehow creating an innovative layout that surpasses the American-designed "Ikea Kia kit" in clean simplicity and versatility. The shop's Lightcamp package quickly transforms the PV5 Passenger van into a smart mini-camper with indoor/outdoor kitchen and sleeping space for four people. And it does so with light, fast-removing equipment that makes for easy conversion back to an everyday e-MPV.

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Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: mini-campervan, Campervan, electric-camper, Modular, Kia, Outdoors and Camping, Camping

Blue Origin is racing against the clock to undo the damage caused by its New Glenn rocket exploding in May.

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Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: Blue Origin, New Glenn, Rocket, NASA, Launch

Blue Origin is racing against the clock to undo the damage caused by its New Glenn rocket exploding in May.

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Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: Blue Origin, New Glenn, Rocket, NASA, Launch

Blue Origin is racing against the clock to undo the damage caused by its New Glenn rocket exploding in May.

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Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: Blue Origin, New Glenn, Rocket, NASA, Launch

The ovaries are the earliest aging organ. Their supply of egg-containing follicles slowly runs out over a woman's lifetime, so that by the time menopause arrives, follicle numbers have dwindled to approximately one thousand.

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Category: Biology, Science, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Menopause, ovary, Women, The Immune System

Emma Fenske, Oregon Health & Science University/The Conversation

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Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Oregon Health and Science University, Alcohol, Disease, Liver disease, Breast cancer, Oesophageal cancer, Colorectal cancer

Lifelogging has exploded from an obscure technoboffin hobby into a mainstream phenomenon in just a few short years, and this VibeLens Headset appears to be one of the key tools required for widespread mass adoption.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Headphones, Bone Conduction, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster, Actioncam

Compact cameras are currently experiencing something of a revival, buoyed by a Gen Z crowd chasing the look and feel of early-2000s digicams. We’ve watched that nostalgia wave wash over plenty of crowdfunding campaigns lately, from the film-mimicking Rewindpix to the gloriously retro Alfie BOXX.

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Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, xxKickbooster, Compact, Cameras, 4k

With space being so limited in tiny houses, one of the major challenges is entertaining guests. The owners of the N2 should have no such issues, as the home has a large screened porch that dramatically expands its usable living space.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

It’s small, blurry, and shaped like a Corn Flake, but the image taken of Earth’s tiny “quasi” moon, Kamo'oalewa, is one for the family album.

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Category: Astronomy, Science, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Asteroid, Moon, Tianwen-2, China

A supplement best known for helping some people get a better night's sleep may also have a surprising painkilling effect on individuals with chronic conditions. This could help reduce the use of pain medications that come with more risks.

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Category: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: University of Sydney, Chronic pain, Melatonin, Dietary supplements, Signal, Painkillers, Opioids