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Tracing the potato’s deep ancestry, researchers have revealed a surprising origin story: modern potatoes emerged from natural interbreeding between tomato relatives and a wild-potato-like species about nine million years ago.

A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City has set a frightening new record as the longest single flash ever recorded. There are only two places on the entire planet where this kind of "megaflash" is likely to occur.

Research out of France has revealed that we're probably harming our lungs without knowing it. Every day, we're inhaling tiny bits of plastic smaller than a speck of dust without even leaving the house – that's 100x more than previously estimated.

First manufactured in 1948, the original BSA Bantam was perhaps one of the most iconic two-wheelers that ushered in a new era of motorcycle culture. Now, some 75 years later, the company has revived the name for its latest 350cc offering.

A species loved by scientists has a new trick under its wings – a "time out" in youth that leads to significantly slower aging throughout life. This discovery, which shows that biological aging isn't fixed, is a breakthrough in human longevity science.

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In a bit of an oops, Australia's return to space after almost 54 years hasn't exactly gone to plan. On July 30, 2025 at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland, Gilmour Space Technologies' Eris rocket crashed just 14 seconds after launch.

BYD has launched the Atto 1 (which is basically a repackaged version of BYD’s top-selling electric car in China, the Seagull) in Indonesia. With a starting price of around US$12,000, the Atto 1 becomes one of the most affordable EVs on the market.

Ovrlnd Campers' latest launch isn't a product but an entire option category. The new "Chubby" flares out each of its truck camping toppers beyond the width of the pickup bed, making space for potential east-to-west sleeping and more interior volume.

Over the past two centuries, the construction of thousands of dams has done more than just tame rivers – it has shifted the Earth’s North Pole about a meter off its position.