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La Tour F, a 76‑story skyscraper in Abidjan, will soon be Africa’s tallest tower at 421 m. Designed by Pierre Fakhoury, it combines government offices, public access, and green certification, symbolizing modern efficiency and cultural identity.

Toyota's Hilux pickup platform and its turbo-diesel engine suite is already highly coveted unobtainium in the US, and it's about to get better. An available payload boost will allow the incomparably rugged little truck to carry more than ever.

Addax unleashed its Jeep-badged micro-camping trailer at SEMA 2022. The rugged tiny trailer has run through a full V3 update to pack in more adventure readiness than ever. It's an electrified steel core ready to explode into a multi-sport base camp.

Downsizing is never easy if you have a family in tow. However, with its larger-than-average dimensions and clever layout, the River tiny house is much better suited to full-time family living than many other models.

If you're always too cold at the office or run hot in general, Sony might have something for you. Its Reon Pocket Pro Plus promises to raise or lower your skin temperature by several degrees and make your day a bit more bearable.

A previously unknown Chinese supersport manufacturer has already won five WorldSSP races this season on a bike that costs less than some dirt bikes. I guess we know it now.

Never considering myself much of a writer in my youth, I entered the Young Queensland Writers’ Award with a throwaway short story I’d whipped up on a whim. That work of fiction just came true in Las Vegas.

New research suggests that blood biomarkers in combination with self-reported memory concerns could offer an early clue to how Alzheimer’s disease develops across the life course, meaning midlife could be a critical window for promoting brain health.

There are more than 800 species of carnivorous plants, and despite their diverse designs, the one thing they have in common is that they are built to trap and kill all prey. Or so we've believed – until scientists discovered how this meat-eater works.

A disabled kea has invented a bizarre jousting technique that helped turn him into the undefeated alpha male of his circus. While parrots are known for their smarts, this level of individual benefit shows some real ingenuity and resourcefulness.

A recent analysis reveals that a perplexing reversal in the outer core, more than 1,400 miles beneath the surface, began in 2010, and is now weakening once again. The findings point to events afoot deep within the very heart of our planet.

Stormy skies could send more patients to the emergency room, according to an analysis of weather systems and medical data by researchers in Hungary.

France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on Feb. 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives WEST Tokamak reactor.

As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light day, to reach it.

Ford has been busily debuting new Nugget camper vans over the past few years, and it's now preparing to reveal the one it calls "completely winter-proof." The fully hard-sided four-sleeper Nugget High Roof will offer something VW doesn't.

Garmin's latest Force electric motor drive might just be its most innovative yet. The Current trolling motor goes totally hands-free with a foot pedal system Garmin calls an industry first. Keep your bait in the water while cruising forward.

An example of the emerging science linking between gut health and autism, exciting new research moving into Phase 3 human trials has found fecal transplants can dramatically reduce its symptoms in the long term. ​

Boxabl's latest tiny home creation, the Baby Box, is an ultra-compact, foldable tiny home. It's designed to be so easy and simple to construct that one person, without any tools, can set it up and start living the tiny life. And it's cheap.

A novel study testing the effects of caffeine on the human brain found daily consumption can significantly reduce the volume of one's gray matter. Whether this is a good or bad thing is unclear but that daily cup of coffee is certainly doing something.

The typical charging time for an ebike is measured in hours, but Morelle looks to slash that unit to minutes to create the world's fastest charging ebike. The new bike also looks to be as sleek and lightweight as it is convenient to charge.