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Royal Enfield Himalayan 750: You asked for it, and it's finally here
November 10, 2026
| Utkarsh Sood
After months of teasers and spy shots and what was effectively Royal Enfield’s poorest-kept secret, years of collective prayers have now been answered with the Himalayan 750. It’s here, it’s fresh, and it’s everything that the audience asked for.
New Atlas: Now available in Dark Mode :)
November 09, 2026
| Loz Blain
Some things just make me unreasonably happy, and I'm stoked to share this one: night owls like myself will appreciate the latest feature we've added to the site: a light/dark mode switch that should make New Atlas much easier on your eyes at night.
Road-ready tiny house packs a lot of flexibility into 26-ft-long frame
November 10, 2026
| Adam Williams
In a market packed with huge tiny houses, the Summer's Night Dream offers a refreshing change: a tiny house that's actually, well, tiny. Despite its modest dimensions, it sleeps four people – or even more at a squeeze.
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Not every tiny house needs to be an exercise in squeezing as much as possible into the smallest footprint. The Cali 9.6 takes a more relaxed approach, with an easy to navigate single-floor layout that opens up to the outside.
Most tiny houses take the form of a box shape, but the two-bedroom Antonia goes for a different approach. It's arranged in an L-shape around a terrace, creating a home designed to embrace indoor/outdoor living.
A lot of tiny houses are designed for portability, but the Skye Park Model takes a different approach. It adopts an extra-wide frame to provide a much more spacious, apartment-like interior.
Nextool has already proven you can have a multitool with both pliers and a versatile wrench. The all-new W20 Pro makes an even stronger argument in favor of this setup, packing an adjustable ratchet wrench, multi-jaw pliers, a bit driver and more.
Using some of the most advanced ultralight materials the world has at its disposal, Field Record offers the lightest freestanding tent we've ever seen. Its FR-SCD tent weighs less than half of many ultralight backpacking and mountaineering tents.
Pirates attacking cargo ships might be in for a surprise in the near future as BAE Systems shows off its Sea Tridon family of 40-mm guns at the Euronaval 2026 exhibition in Paris. The systems are designed to be installed as easily as a shipping container.
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November 10, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonAs a light sleeper who has been known to have a pillow or black shirt over my head in bed, while listening to a podcast or audiobook to drift off and stay that way, the Sleenova SleepMask has been a surprising game-changer. -
November 09, 2026 | David SzondyQantas Airways has entered the Guinness Book of World Records after the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) verified that the airline's Airbus A350-1000ULR passenger liner completed the world's longest commercial flight from Melbourne to Toulouse. -
November 09, 2026 | Mike McRaeA robot designed by Caltech and funded by DARPA has recently demonstrated a potential solution to space construction by assembling an antenna’s truss from individual components in orbit. -
November 09, 2026PlanEat AI is a tool that builds you a personalized 7-day meal plan in advance, removing the mental load of meal prep. Right now, you can get a lifetime subscription to the Premium Plan for $23.99 (reg. $159) with coupon DEAL20. -
November 09, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodFor all the heavy hitters in Harley-Davidson’s ranks, it is perhaps the Sprint 440 that has the biggest responsibility for carrying the weight of the company’s sales. For if H-D is able to hit home with its new motorcycle, it might well and truly be “back.” -
November 09, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallFord Performance has revealed its most powerful competition crate engine ever: the Megazilla 2.0. It’s a twin-turbo 1,200-hp monster built to challenge the limits of aftermarket customization and bolt-on performance. -
November 09, 2026 | Omar KardoudiUltrasound scanners usually spend their days giving expectant parents a first grainy look at their baby. Now Canon has pointed one of its machines at coral to see if it’s egg-laden, and to maybe help with its reproduction issues too. -
November 08, 2026 | Mike McRaeA cloud of atoms has been brought within a whisker of absolute zero in a recent space experiment, shattering the previous record in pursuit of the lowest possible temperatures. -
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November 08, 2026 | David SzondyThe SCX 26, a vision of the warship of the 2040s, has been revealed by French shipbuilder Naval Group, complete with an unusual double superstructure, energy weapons, and advanced tech built to withstand the intense sea battles of tomorrow.
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Roboticists today are wrestling with the question of whether AI needs a body? If so, what kind? And then there’s the “how” of it all; if embodied intelligence is the way forward to true artificial general intelligence, could soft robots be the next step?
This off-grid cabin-style tiny house is seriously small, with a floorspace of just 215 sq ft. However, despite its modest dimensions, it has been expertly designed to provide everything you need for a short stay.
The Kimbo camper has always felt to us less an RV and more a stylish backcountry hut secured to a pickup bed. Now, Kimbo makes that hut a little larger by launching an 8-foot model for full-size trucks.
Bangkok-based RV and truck accessories builder Carryboy has teamed with Chinese auto badge Farizon to create one of the most compelling electric camper vans the world over. It invites campers in through a wide entry and ensures they live comfy.
Mukaab, the world's largest skyscraper, is one of the most ambitious construction projects ever conceived. However, according to a new report, Saudi authorities have stopped work on the the gigantic building, and its future now looks uncertain.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark eye drop that uses a combined dose of medication to restore age-related near-sightedness, without the need for surgery, for longer than anything else on the market – and with fewer side effects.
This month marks 80 years since one of the most influential yet underrated inventions burst onto the market in New York on October 29, 1945. The Biro may seem unremarkable, but it fast became part of our everyday lives and revolutionized communications.
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark achievement set to save millions of lives.