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The US FDA has established a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids. The move comes as part of a push by the US government to make healthcare more affordable, allowing millions of people to buy low-cost hearing aids without prescription.

NASA's Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft exited the vehicle assembly building today after clearing some final tests and checks, en route to the launchpad for a maiden, uncrewed journey around the Moon.

The Monterey car auctions will see more than a third of a billion dollars spent in three days this year, but the volume of well-heeled individuals in town ensures that among the cars are a smattering of bikes vendors hope will appeal to the hyper-monied audience.

Lighting up Kickstarter this week is the Geminos X, a fresh and very tidy approach to multi-screen monitor setups. Two 24-inch monitors unfold vertically on an ergonomic stand, with a built-in webcam, a sound system, and a single cable to your PC.

Noom uses personalized lessons, coaching, and trackers to help users drop pounds.

Colossal has plans to resurrect the mammoth, and now it's revealed the second species on its de-extinction list – Australia’s lost thylacine. Partnering with a University of Melbourne lab, the project could revive the creature in about a decade.

Buoyed by positive feedback on the spunky O2 electric roadster concept it unveiled in March, Polestar confirmed today that this high-performance electric convertible is headed to production as the Polestar 6, slated to hit showrooms around 2026.

Organ transplants can be life-saving, but matching blood types means many people are left on waiting lists. Cambridge scientists have now demonstrated a technique that could one day make donated organs universal, by converting them to blood type O.

Following calls from global experts, the WHO has announced it will assign a new disease name to monkeypox. Opening the process to the public for the first time, early suggestions for the new disease include Poxy McPox, Mpox, MOVID-22 and Banepox.

Power uncertainty has been causing a sharp spike in Australia's electricity prices. Aiming to ease the rising electricity tension this winter and optimize how people access to power, BLUETTI will have a Power Week from August 17 to August 29.

Type 2 diabetes can take years to develop, but caught early is an entirely preventable disease. A new study is suggesting a particular blood biomarker could be used to identify those on the way to diabetes but yet to display symptoms of disease.

The Wheelhome Vikenze has long been one of the smallest mini-campers, available as a solo or double. Now it's also available as an electric, offering battery-powered driving and camping. In good weather, it can even camp off-grid indefinitely.