Smart scales have moved beyond basic weigh-ins for years now. While basic BMI (Body Mass Index) and body-fat estimates are common on modern bathroom scales, Wyze is pitching the Scale BodyScan as a way to bring more comprehensive, segmented data into your home.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
How large does a tiny house have to get before it's no longer a tiny house? We're not sure, but this model must be getting close, offering a spacious interior that delivers single-floor living without sacrificing comfort.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
This new action cam we've just spotted promises ease of use and crisp footage in an awfully compact package. It's got the essentials covered, while being small enough to carry along to capture any outdoor activity you can think of.
Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Gadgets, GoPro, Insta360, Video Cameras, dashcam, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) scientists have developed a form of neurological pacemaker that adapts in real time to a patient’s walking and could address one of the most disabling and hard-to-treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Category: Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, Walk, Brain, Neurodegenerative conditions
An international team of scientists led by researchers at Virginia Tech has completed the millipede family tree for the first time.
Tags: Evolution, Animals, Genetics, Life, millipedes
We got a glimpse of the Royal Navy of the future as the Ministry of Defence announced that it will not replace Britain's aging destroyers, but succeed them with at least six Common Combat Vessels (CCV) that will act as drone command and control ships.
Category: Military, Engineering
Tags: Royal Navy, drones, Ships
Humans drink approximately 400 billion cups of coffee annually, leaving behind 18 million tonnes of wet coffee grounds, roughly the weight of the three Great Pyramids of Giza. These grounds, which mostly end up in landfill, have the potential to be fuel. However, their moisture poses a significant challenge. Scientists at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) have devised a technique to turn still-wet coffee grounds into high-grade biofuel in as little as 90 seconds.
Category: Energy, Engineering
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.
Category: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: University of Sydney, Chronic pain, Melatonin, Dietary supplements, Signal, Painkillers, Opioids
Isabelle Kaiko, Ineke van der Ham, & Judith Schomaker, Leiden University/ The Conversation
Category: Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: Navigation, Brain, Home, Mapping, Neurological
There are a few things more painful than going to the beach on a hard-earned vacation, only to get stung by a jellyfish. The horror! Thankfully, this occurrence may soon be a thing of the past. Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the University of Alicante have developed an anti-jellyfish buoy that prevents the animal from reaching swimming areas.
Tags: Universidad de Alicante, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, jellyfish, Swimming, Ocean
Electric flight seems to be all the rage, but its place in the aviation market has yet to be worked out. We talked to Ralph Müller, CEO of H2Fly, to discuss the state of play of electric aircraft, hybrid hydrogen fuel, and the future of the industry.
Mitsubishi's Pajero full-size SUV has a storied legacy of dominating off-road terrain around the globe and the Dakar Rally since the 1980s. After a five-year hiatus, it's set to make a comeback.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Mitsubishi, SUV, Off-road, 4WD
Agriculture is one of the industries that is getting increasingly affected by robotics, which totally makes sense, as farmers around the world face human labor shortages and also rising labor costs. For some crops, labor accounts for almost 50% of production expenses.
Category: Robotics, Engineering
Tags: West Virginia University, Agriculture, Fruit, Vegetables, Crops, Hand
When you have the longest-running production motorcycle in your hands, the responsibility to carry it through changing times is unparalleled. The Royal Enfield Bullet has existed since 1932, and in all its years of existence, it's never been offered with an engine as big as this.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Royal Enfield, Bullet, Retro, Twin-engine, Reviews
Gear brand ThreePeters has somehow managed to shrink an entire toolbox of EDC equipment into a card that you can simply slip into your pocket for on-the-go fixes, camping, and DIY work. And with its titanium build and thoughtful design, it should hold up for years to come.
Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: EDC, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster, Tools, Multitools, Outdoors and Camping
The Springbrook 7.2 does an impressive job of maximizing its compact footprint. Packed with space-saving features and boasting some thoughtful touches, the tiny house looks a lot more livable than its modest dimensions imply.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
Your mother was wrong. Sorry.
Tags: Cosmology, relativity, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Galaxy, Big Bang Theory
A scientist has brought us closer to talking to animals, and it's won her the 2026 Coller-Dolittle prize for two-way interspecies communication.
Tags: University of California Berkeley, Birds, Language, Communicate, Animal science, Behavior
Swiss locomotive manufacturer Stadler and Sardinian regional operator ARST (Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti) have unveiled the world's first hydrogen-powered train built for narrow-gauge track. That's a genuine first because the narrower track imposes axle-load limits so tight that no existing hydrogen train could fit, and an entirely new vehicle had to be designed from scratch.
Category: Transport
Tags: Trains, Hydrogen, World's First, Italy, public transportation, Climate Solutions: Rail
After more than a century, an era comes to an end as the world's longest-running long-wave radio service shuts down. On June 27, 2026, the BBC switched off its Radio 4 long-wave broadcast for good, with an even more startling cancellation in the works.
Category: Technology
