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What a hoot: 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year winners
September 21, 2026
| Bronwyn Thompson
Fellow bird nerds, it's time to reveal the winners of one the key nature photography competitions on the calendar. The Bird Photographer of the Year awards have been handed out – and the Moon and owls (plus some birds mistaken as owls) dominate.
Top 10 tiny houses that rethink the humble shipping container
September 20, 2026
| Adam Williams
Shipping containers aren't just for moving stuff around. With their compact dimensions and ease of transport, the metal boxes are tailor made for tiny homes. Here are 10 of the best container-based tiny houses we've seen.
Review: 2026 Volvo EX30 gives big pimple on a first date energy
September 21, 2026
| Aaron Turpen
The 2026 Volvo EX30 is a small electric SUV with a big personality, to cover for a cabin designed by people who apparently looked at gauges and buttons and decided these are unnecessary extravagances.
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September 21, 2026Streaming libraries shift by the week, and a show you started can vanish before you finish it. Keeprix saves what you watch straight to your device. Get lifetime access to thisvideo downloader for $95.99 (reg. $159.99).
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September 21, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalWe've featured loads of cool knives for the everyday carry community on here, but I haven't ever seen anything quite like this. It's a modular number that you can customize to handle whatever the day's going to throw at you.
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September 21, 2026 | Etiido UkoFew things are more annoying than an adhesive that won't stick. A strong contender, though, is one that refuses to let go when you no longer need it. Scientists have now created two adhesives that are super strong but can also break down on command.
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September 21, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalSuzhou, a historic city in eastern China, has just opened up the country's latest art exhibition space – and it's a spectacle for creatives, tourists, and architecture enthusiasts alike. This is the Bjarke Ingels Groups' first completed art museum.
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September 20, 2026 | David SzondyJoby Aviation has scored a world first, completing the first-ever fully autonomous flight from sea to shining sea across the continental United States – a distance of 3,199 miles (5,148 km) – with zero control inputs from an onboard human pilot.
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September 20, 2026 | Mike McRaeAs far as our genetic library goes, the Y chromosome seems like a mere pamphlet. Just ask any cell with a pair of X chromosomes if it feels overly bothered by that trivial loss of DNA.
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September 20, 2026 | Etiido UkoThey say a drowning man is willing to grasp onto anything to stay afloat, but he would most likely think twice if you offered a titanium buoy. Yet, scientists have created a titanium structure that floats without compromising the metal’s strength.
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September 20, 2026This Professional 2021 license installs Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, the free version of Teams, OneNote, Publisher, and Access on a single Windows PC, and ties to that device rather than a Microsoft account, so no account juggling down the line.
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September 20, 2026 | C.C. WeissIt's never easy to pick out a favorite vehicle at the annual Caravan Salon, so we don't generally try. This year, though, the Bimobil EX 270 popped out as both the most visually arresting rig and the one in which we'd most like to escape.
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September 20, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalBYD doesn't just make extreme performance cars and market-dominating affordable EVs – it also builds cargo vehicles. Its new electric truck boasts 1.5-MW charging, long range, and 44-tonne payload capacity. Will that be enough to beat Tesla's Semi?
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