Admit it: for the longest time, you've wanted an adult-sized tricycle you can ride around town while standing. Bulgaria-based Halfbike has been making that oddly specific dream come true for more than a decade, and it's now got a souped-up three-wheeler to take you places.
Category: Urban Transport, Transport
Tags: Cycling, Foldable bike, Tricycle, Trike, Exercise
When it comes to tiny house design, it can be very difficult to get the balance right between too cramped for comfort and too large to tow. The Burleigh 9.6 hits the sweet spot with a spacious layout that includes two bedrooms and a remarkably luxurious bathroom, making it well suited to full-time living.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
Long days trekking or pedaling steep, rocky terrain in stiff, supportive footwear demand a lighter, more comfortable shoe to wear around camp. Problem is, even compact, lightweight options like flip-flops take up a lot of precious pack space and add weight, making them more of a luxury, less of a must-pack staple. Zpacks' fully collapsible 2-oz Camp Shoes are one of the best solutions, but their heel-cord form isn't for everyone. Zpacks has launched the all-new Deluxe Camp Shoes as a solution, delivering full coverage in a more natural silhouette without adding so much as an ounce to your pack.
Tags: Footwear, Collapsible, Foldable, Flatpack, Backpacking, Lightweight, Bikepacking, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Shoes
Did you hear the one about the chuckling chimpanzee?
Tags: Chimpanzees, Apes, Orangutans, Human, laughter, University of Warwick
Did you hear the one about the chuckling chimpanzee?
Tags: Chimpanzees, Apes, Orangutans, Human, laughter, University of Warwick
One of the bestselling ebike brands in the US, Lectric, launched a separate premium brand earlier this month called Monarc. We are already seeing the fruits of that labor with the Marker, its debut ebike built around the idea of replacing car trips entirely instead of supplementing them, for certain scenarios like solo commuting, grocery shopping, or taking your kid to daycare in dry, clear weather.
Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Adventure Bikes, Off-road
A British engineering shop is busy cooking up a wicked way to get in trouble: a liter bike with 280 hp on tap that can properly tear up any stretch of tarmac before you can blink.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: cafe racer, Two-stroke, Custom Bikes
There haven’t been too many companies like CFMoto. Barely a decade ago, the brand was largely viewed as a budget-focused Chinese manufacturer building practical commuter bikes and ATVs while the industry's performance spotlight remained firmly fixed on Japan and Europe.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: CFMoto, Superbike, Sportsbikes, V4, China, Record, Speed
Just past the southeast corner of Cleaver Square in Kennington, London, is a weathered brick wall with a painted timber gate. What’s interesting about it is the Walled Courtyard house that sits behind it, virtually invisible from the street. It’s a single-story two-bedroom dwelling completed by the local architecture studio Inglis Badrashi Loddo (IBLA).
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: Building and Construction, Home, House, Minimalist, London
Technology has come for many jobs, and one that it seems to be targeting is that of the tennis coach. The Acemate S10 builds on other models that can fire balls at you on the court – by being able to return those balls to mimic a rally.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Tennis, Training aid, Artificial Intelligence, Sport, Autonomous, Physical activity, Exercise
The Magcubic X7 home smart projector is a surprising package – not least because it's available for just over US$200. At first glance, it looks more like a portable unit limited in function. But from sound to connectivity and picture quality, this easy-to-use projector is serious value for money.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Projector, 8K, Wireless, Smart technology, home theater, Portable Video, Audio, Android, Cinema, Reviews
The volatile seismic zone along the roughly 750-mile (1,200-km) San Andreas Fault and the smaller San Jacinto Fault are now "critically stressed" – reaching a 1,000-year high level of pressure – increasing the likelihood of a big earthquake hitting the US West Coast.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: California, Earthquake, Seismic, Geology, nature, Stress
The only commercial nut exclusively harvested in the Amazon, the Brazil nut is highly sought after for its health benefits, including its remarkable concentration of selenium, a necessary antioxidant in the human body. Not only is the Brazil nut a protein-packed addition to a typical bag of trail mix, but it could also protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation.
Category: Environment, Science
After a 2023 to 2025 stretch that saw seemingly every boutique ultralight backpacking brand jump in on the featherlight freestanding tent trend, the first half of 2026 has been rather quiet. There was the 29-oz (822-g) Hyperlite Crosspeak 1, but beyond that, the heavy, burly expedition tents have stolen the spotlight. But now a new ultralight player shatters the silence with an impressive solo tent that not only drops in right around 2 lb (907 oz) but does it at half the price of some of the competition. And the tent features a complete double-wall design with independent rainfly and full-mesh tent body.
Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: Tent, Backpacking, Bikepacking, Lightweight, Camping, Outdoors and Camping
The permanent loss of amputated digits and limbs is the cost of being human. While worms, amphibians, fish and echinoderms all contain species capable of regenerating body parts, few mammals have the knack.
Tags: Regenerative Medicine, Mice, wound-healing, Scarring, Texas A&M Universty, Marine Biology, Skin, Bones
Why does the poo emoji look the way it does? Physics has the answer: as most animals defecate downward, each new coil falls a shorter distance, naturally forming the familiar tapered swirl.
An opioid drug with a low risk of addiction and respiratory depression has emerged as a promising candidate for treating chronic pain and pruritus, a condition that compels people to scratch their skin. And it's already on the market.
Category: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei University of Technology, Pain, Chronic pain, Opioids, Painkillers, Chronic illness
If you're like me, you probably drank out of the hose when you were a kid. Maybe even straight from the stream you were swimming in ... but then you got older and learned about bacteria, viruses, had Montezuma's Revenge once, and other things that make your tummy upset – or worse – from contaminated water.
Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: water technology, Water, Purification, Reviews, DIY
Downsizing is all well and good, but a family living on top of each other is bound to get old fast. The Old Man Pine addresses this with a spacious and well-thought-out layout that's a good fit for full-time family living.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
Jack McNamara, University of East London/The Conversation
Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Weight, Exercise, anti-aging, Age-Related, Aging, Longevity, Physical activity
