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

Bumblebees have a way of looking both adorable and slightly overserved, wobbling from flower to flower like fuzzy little potatoes. They seem simple, almost carefree. But a new study suggests there’s far more happening beneath those tiny wings than meets the eye – and something that few people ever associate with bees.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Bees, Communications, Insect, Southern Medical University, Animal science, Behavior, Animals

The Barred Owl is aimed squarely at full-time living. Its single-story interior provides an apartment-style layout that would be a good fit for someone looking to age in place or just avoid the nighttime gymnastics of climbing awkwardly into a loft bed.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

In recent months, AI-generated wildlife clips have flooded social media, merging real animal behavior with playful fabrications. From leopards in backyards and raccoons riding crocodiles, to bunnies on trampolines, scientists warn that these digital deepfakes are distorting people’s sense of what the natural world looks like. And when people cannot distinguish real wildlife from digital fiction, conservation loses something essential: A public that understands what is really at stake.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: AI Art and Music, Conservation, Animals, Ecosystem, University of Cordoba, Wildlife, Animal science

When Volkswagen started showing off the new ID. Buzz as a modern take on the 1960s Microbus (aka “Bus” or "Kombi"), it got people’s attention. The new Buzz is a sort of modern revival of what people imagine the Bus was like, not what the Bus was really like.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Minivan, Volkswagen, Reviews

Looks like Norton wasn’t the only British motorcycle brand to get a new lease of life. Phelon & Moore is making a loud comeback after having been dormant for decades, with a retro-styled roadster called the Brighton-6 Roadster.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Phelon & Moore, Retro, Roadster, Scramblers, Royal Enfield, Kawasaki, Benelli, Moto Morini

Archaeologists have uncovered the submerged ruins of a medieval Silk Road city beneath Lake Issyk-Kul. Located in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, high in the Tien Shan mountains, the lake sits at an elevation of about 1,607 meters (5,272 ft) above sea level and is the second-largest mountain lake in the world after Lake Titicaca.

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Category: History, Science

Tags: Archaeology, Russia, Historic

Think America and motorcycles, and almost instantly, you’re bound to think of Harley-Davidson – such is the cultural weight the brand has carried for more than a century. But here’s the surprise: the Milwaukee-based bikemaker is no longer America’s top-selling motorcycle company. In fact, it’s not even second.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Kawasaki, Honda Motorcycles, Harley Davidson, Yamaha, KTM, Indian Motorcycles, KTM, BMW Motorrad, CFMoto, Royal Enfield

Finnish startup IXI is on a mission to reinvent what eyewear can be, and it now seems to be just a step away from turning that vision into reality. The company's autofocus glasses are currently in the final stages of development before their official launch.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Eyewear, Eye glasses, Liquid crystal

China's TCab Tech has successfully completed transition flight tests for its full-scale E20 eVTOL demonstrator, a major milestone that proves its aircraft can handle the most complex part of its flight envelope.

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Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: eVTOL, Air Taxis, Flying taxi

For the second year running, the Lucid Air sports the title of the most efficient electric vehicle (EV) in the US according to new EPA ratings. In doing so, it ranks above the likes of Tesla’s Model S and Mercedes-Benz’s EQS.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Lucid Motors, Electric Vehicles, Efficiency, Tesla, Tesla Motors, Model S, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Porsche

Most fully autonomous cars are being deployed in commercial settings, such as those used by driverless-ride providers like Waymo. However, a new company called Tensor plans to bring an L4 robocar to consumers next year, and it looks damn impressive.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Tensor, Autonomous Vehicles, Car, Artificial Intelligence, Waymo, Electric Vehicles, Traffic, Transport

There seems to be a weird trend popping up of late. Electric motorcycles packaged as café racers, bundled as more than just commuters – but rather a style statement, a fashion piece if you will. We’ve got another one of these, but to be honest, calling it a proper motorcycle would be a stretch.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Electric Motorcycles, cafe racer, China, Moped

When you're checking the freshness of a piece of fish that you plan on eating, you want results right away. That's where a new microneedle-based sensor comes in, as it delivers a yay or nay in less than two minutes.

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Category: Science

Tags: American Chemical Society, Monash University, Deakin University, Food technology, Fish, Fresh, Microneedles

There's an old saying that everything in Australia wants to eat you – and this apparently includes plants, with the island a global hotbed of carnivorous species. Now, scientists have made a particularly special find, stumbling across thousands of ultra-rare meat-eaters banding together close to city limits.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Carnivorous Plants, Botany, Australia, Biodiversity, Plants

Let's face it, most of us are spending an unhealthy amount of time seated in front of screens. That makes buying a desk chair kind of a big deal. Personally, I'm very function-over-form. It could be the most beautifully ornate throne, handmade from unobtanium and unicorn pelt, but if it's not comfortable, I want nothing to do with it. It could be the ugliest thing you've ever seen, but if it's comfy, I'm in.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Office, Chair, Desk, Gaming, Reviews

In a wide range of social species, when an animal is sick, it takes itself away from its group. Ant pupae are unable to move, however, so they've developed a unique mechanism that leads them to sacrifice their own life for the betterment of the nest.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Ants, Disease, Institute Of Science And Technology Austria, Infections

The water leaving your washing machine may soon be a lot more eco-friendly, thanks to the anchovy. A filter inspired by the tiny fish could remove microplastics from the outgoing water, keeping them from entering local waterways.

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Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Microplastic, University of Bonn, Filters, Water Conservation, Fish, Biomimicry

Note: It’s purely MotoGP. Now that we have that clarified, here’s the big breaking news: Yamaha recently declared that it was formally retiring its iconic inline-four "big-bang" M1 – the same platform that has helped Yamaha secure eight MotoGP riders' titles since its introduction in 2002.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Yamaha, MotoGP, V4, Inline skates, Engine Technologies, Racing