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While some pet owners may disagree, it's widely accepted that around 80% of dogs will engage in fetching 'play' behaviors with their humans. But scientists have now found out that almost half of domesticated cats will also chase and return objects to their owners.Continue ReadingCategory: Pets, LifestyleTags: Purdue University, Cats, Animal science

For over 30 years, Volvo has been a leader in the long-haul heavy-truck category with its successful FH series. Its 12 to 16-liter diesel "world engine" made excellent power output, lower emissions, and relatively low fuel consumption with its single OHC configuration. Next year, it'll be powered by batteries.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Electric truck, Volvo, Shipping

We were mighty impressed by the reMarkarble 2 e-note tablet for our review in 2020, but the E Ink world has been moving to color in the years since. Now the Norwegian company has joined the productivity party with the 11.8-inch Paper Pro.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, TechnologyTags: E-Ink, Tablet, E-reader, Productivity

The Cuprinol Shed of the Year winner for 2024 has been announced. Wayne Dawber has got the nod for his gloriously nostalgic self-built creation named Wrinkly, Rusty and Retro, which was constructed using recycled and reclaimed materials.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Shed, Awards

As clean air zones are imposed in more cities, zero-emission alternatives to combustion-engine delivery vans are needed in order to keep the packages flowing from retailer to customer. A new startup is working on a compact-but-capable electric hauler that's claimed to have a "cubic load capacity rivaling mid-size vans."Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Cargo, Delivery, Last-mile transport

Mingyang Smart Energy said last week that it's installed “the world’s largest single-capacity offshore wind turbine” in a project in Hainan, China. The turbine delivers a power output of up to 20 MW, besting its previous 18 MW model from 2023.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Offshore Wind, Wind turbine, World's Largest

The relationship between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer is a debate that's been around almost as long as mobile phones themselves. A huge study from the WHO that's just been released should put the question to rest.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Cancer, Brain cancer, Radiation, Mobile, Cell+Phone, World Health Organization

It might sound like a superhero mashup but rather than fighting crime (unless your crime-fighting aspirations are of the Inspector Gadget variety), the Blade Shadow is the latest in a seemingly never-ending stream of multitools that impress with the number of functions crammed into a pocket-friendly form factor. And this one packs a tool you don’t usually see in a multitool.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags:...

The beta cells of the pancreas don’t need the assistance of other pancreatic cells to produce insulin, according to new research. The findings are not only a potential game-changer for diabetics, but they challenge a long-held assumption about how the body produces insulin.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Diabetes, Insulin, University of Geneva

Examining the muscles of Eddie Hall, a British strongman and deadlift champion, has given researchers greater insight into muscle strength, which could inform athletic performance, injury prevention, and healthy aging – and giving hope to even the non-athletic among us.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Athlete, Muscle, Loughborough University

The largest moon in our solar system may have been knocked off its axis and cracked like an egg four billion years ago by an asteroid bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs on Earth at the end of the Cretaceous age.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Jupiter, Kobe University, Asteroid

What do you do if you find a sub-6-meter (19.7-ft) Mercedes-Benz Sprinter too small for your camper van but a near-7-m (23-ft) Sprinter too large? If you're German RV specialist Malibu, you tack on a little extra Sprinter to create a camper van that sizes right in the middle, just how you like it. The all-new Genius camper van rides on the Sprinter's shortest...

Polar icecap melt has been towards the top of the worry list of the climate-conscious for years. Ocean levels have risen an inch and a half (3.8 cm) in the last decade alone as tens of trillions of gallons of freshwater melt into the oceans each year. Scientists have recently warned that melt might be just one of our concerns as megatsunami waves can...

Honda’s legendary six-cylinder CBX motorcycle is one of those modern classics that will be increasingly sought-after forever more.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Honda, Auction

Riders looking to quietly tear up dirt without breaking the bank might look to Sur-Ron e-motos to quench their thirst for trail-riding thrills. But with the launch of the Sting MX5 Pro electric dirt bike, Talaria has unleashed a compelling alternative.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Off-road, Dirtbikes, Electric Motorcycles

Science's war against the super-small and, sometimes, super-deadly bacteria that have evolved to resist destruction by antibiotics may have just enlisted new, unlikely allies: invertebrate creatures living in the frigid depths of the Arctic Ocean.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Antibiotic, University of Helsinki, Bacteria, Arctic, Disease, Superbugs, Drugs

Sweden’s Enerpoly has flung open the doors to its zinc-ion battery megafactory in the north of Stockholm – making it the first manufacturing facility to use this battery technology at a large scale in the world.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Battery Technology, Zinc, Grid-Level Energy Storage

Following its Tiny house du Lac, France's Plume recently created another compact model. Though it has a length of only 6 m (20 ft), its flexible space-saving layout allows it to sleep up to four people.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, House, Home

Back in February, Norway's 1X showed off the progress it had made with its pick-and-place workplace humanoid, Eve. Now the OpenAI-backed company has released video footage of its latest prototype, a bipedal butlerbot named Neo Beta.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Robots, Humanoid

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels, known pollutants that can emit harmful substances like carbon monoxide, heavy metals, and particulates, water cremation offers a cheaper, greener alternative.Continue ReadingCategory: LifestyleTags: Deaths, Eco-Friendly, Green, Climate

Ever since Hyundai's zero-emissions N Vision 74 concept car first appeared on the scene a few years ago, car lovers have been desperate to see the thing move from prototype to product. Their wait may soon be over.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Hyundai N, Hyundai, Concept Cars, Fuel Cell, FCEV, Hydrogen-powered, Hydrogen

Europe's biggest consumer tech show is just around the corner, and Dangbei is flying in to launch its first ultra-portable projector. The Freedo is a lot like Samsung's Freestyle model, but with one important difference.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Portable, HD, Projectors, Google TV, IFA 2024

Stumbling on a giant gold nugget and never working again is something we’ve all daydreamed about, but how exactly do they form? A new experiment has found that earthquakes and electricity might be key ingredients.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Geology, Gold, Earth, Piezoelectric, Minerals, Mining, Monash University, Earthquake

Tall buildings are the big new thing in car design, with Aston Martin, Bentley, and Bugatti among the most notable automakers to turn their expertise to architecture. Now another example comes from Porsche Design, which has revealed plans for a car-inspired tower that offers high-end luxury for both well-heeled petrolheads and their vehicle collections.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Porsche, High-rise, Luxury, Skyscrapers