I'm always excited to learn what Pebble is up to, because this gadget brand – which made a name for itself with its lo-fi smartwatch – decidedly does things differently. Its latest product is an AI-enabled device that seeks to avoid the pitfalls of recent fiascos in this category, with thoughtful features and an approach to packaging you don't often come across.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Gadgets, Voice Recorder, Voice, Speech, Artificial Intelligence, Pebble

A massive global study has turned up some grim news: that nearly 87% of us are not routinely getting quality sleep and meeting physical activity levels needed for our long-term health. Now, scientists have discovered that one is more influential than the other.

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Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Flinders University, Sleep, Exercise, Physical activity, Obesity, Metabolic syndrome

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has shown how combat drones can think on the fly with a demonstration of its AI-Driven Mission Contingency Management (AI/MCM) system that can adjust missions in the face of unforeseen events.

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Category: Military, Technology

Tags: Lockheed Martin, Skunk Works, drones, Artificial Intelligence

What do the likes of the BMW R 1300 GS, Triumph Tiger 1200, KTM 1290 Super Adventure, and Ducati Multistrada V4 all have in common? They’re all top-shelf adventure motorcycles from Europe’s premier manufacturers, packed with every bell and whistle you could imagine.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: CFMoto, Adventure Bikes, Off-road, KTM, BMW Motorrad, Ducati, Triumph, Honda Motorcycles

The all-new Float tent from startup FLFQ-Aloner looks to make camping faster, easier and tailored to the conditions on the ground. Thanks to an inflatable exo-frame construction, it pitches in under a minute with minimal effort. And when the ground gets too rocky, soggy or scratchy, the tent leaps up into the trees on a stable spreader hammock, creating a compact, free-hanging camping pod that won't tilt or twist. The design is even built to hold up to light hurricane-level wind.

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Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Tent, Tree tent, Hammocks, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Backpacking, Kickstarter, Inflatable

Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. A new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has found that almost two-thirds of dog breeds have a small amount of wolf genes, which may have provided them with unique advantages to survive in diverse human environments.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Pets, Dogs, Genetics, DNA, Evolution

DNA can sustain serious injuries called double strand breaks, in which both strands of the helix snap. These breaks are among the most dangerous forms of DNA damage and immediately trigger the cell's damage response. Because DNA damage constantly threatens the stability of our genome, the ability to repair it is vital. When repair systems weaken, diseases can arise. That's why scientists study the molecular pathways of DNA repair: they could lead to new therapies.

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Category: Imaging & Diagnostics, Medical Innovations, Body and Mind

Tags: DNA, Repair, Research

Needles for sewing together seemingly disparate RV categories continue to be threaded. The new Atlas Cabin Box from Hotomobil is similar to a few concepts and products we've looked over during the course of 2025, but it ultimately pulls together a full-bodied pickup camper and a rooftop tent in a way we haven't quite seen before. It's an affordable truck camping option that keeps the truck extremely lightweight and relatively compact ... until it's time to unfurl a full truck-back base camp.

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Category: Pickup Campers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Pickup, Truck, Camping, Off-road, roof-top tent, RV, Outdoors and Camping

If you’re going to kill animals for food, don’t waste their parts – that’s just rude. Use everything, snout-to-tail, and not just bones for glue or stomachs for drink-bags, either. Get creative!

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Category: Robotics, Technology

Tags: EPFL, Biomimicry, Recycling

Adding to the growing body of research that proves our microbiome is a powerful ally in fighting disease, scientists have found that an easy-to-get nutrient in our food causes our guts to produce powerful insulin-regulating compounds.

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

Tags: Type 2 diabetes, Diabetes, Imperial College London, Diet, Insulin, Microbiome, Gut health

It'll likely be a while before we have humanoid robots taking over our household chores, but what you can count on sooner is seeing more robots in industrial settings, like factories and warehouses.

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Category: Robotics, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Robots, MIT

Kale has long been crowned a “superfood,” praised for its rich antioxidant and nutrient content – but new research suggests many of those perks go untapped unless you pair the leaves with a simple addition that boosts your body's ability to absorb the health benefits.

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

Tags: University of Missouri, Vegetables, Oil, Antioxidant, Nutrition, Bioavailability

What’s the most common perception about Chinese-origin motorcycles? Poor build quality, clones of famous European bikes, questionable durability, and, of course, being dirt cheap. While affordability has always been a selling point, the rest of those assumptions are rapidly becoming outdated.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: qjmotor, Superbike, MV Agusta, BMW Motorrad, Lightning Motorcycles, China, Affordable

If you're going to Mars you'd best take along a jar of anti-aging cream because while you're there you're going to age faster than on Earth thanks to the Theory of Relativity. It's only 477 millionths of a second per day, but that tends to add up.

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Category: Space, Science

Tags: relativity, Time, NIST, GPS

In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – something previously believed to be the result of several mutations working together. What's more, these conditions often present in childhood instead of more commonly during adulthood.

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Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: University of Leipzig, Schizophrenia, Anxiety, mental health, Chronic illness, psychiatry, neurons, Brain, Genetic testing

This past week, Kia celebrated its 80th anniversary with an exhibition that honored the brand’s history, at the center of which was the Vision Meta Turismo, a bonkers concept that foreshadows what Kia refers to as "a new era of mobility."

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Kia, Electric Vehicles, Concept Vehicle, Concept Cars, Futuristic, Model S, Porsche, Tesla Motors

Japanese cuisine gourmands keen on the snappy, nose-tingling, eye-watering bite of wasabi that accompanies sushi might not know that green daub on their plate may actually be horseradish in disguise.

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Category: Good Thinking, Technology

Tags: Agriculture, Crops, Plants, Japan, Food, shipping containers

I've spent my entire life living on one coastline or another, and while it's made for many wonderful beach days, the salt air hasn't always been kind to my aging cars. It's with this in mind that Tru Form Tiny has designed its new custom Urban Park Max 37 to stand up to the elements, while offering a spacious and light-filled apartment-like layout.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

California startup Ecno Evil takes a big swing at the hardcore off-road trailer market but from different angle ... or at least a seemingly forgotten angle. Instead of weighing down its trailer with all the comforts of home, it strips it down to the barest of minimums and focuses on building a squaredrop that exudes the motto "rugged is not a look; it's a test." And even more exciting than the hardwearing build is a low base price that brings back attainability.

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Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Caravan, teardrop trailers, RV, Trailer, trailers, Off-road, Lightweight, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

Robotic submarines are poised to become a major addition to the fleets of the world's major navies and as the technology matures more attention is being paid by the likes of the European Defence Agency (EDA) to making them quieter and stealthier.

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Category: Military, Technology

Tags: Submarine, Stealth, Robot, Underwater drones