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Stroke prevention advances with first-in-class drug approved by FDA
November 12, 2026
| Bronwyn Thompson
A first-of-a-kind daily oral blood thinner has been approved by the FDA to prevent clotting in people who have already experienced a stroke or what healthcare professionals call "mini" episodes. Secondary strokes are more dangerous than many realize.
Iconic motorcycle builder bests Polaris and Can-Am at their own game
November 11, 2026
| Simon Heptinstall
From Austria’s alpine foothills comes the extraordinary four-wheel-drive KTM X-Bow Arrow rally machine – with a 330-hp Audi turbo powertrain bolted into a brutal Dakar-spec chassis.
It's official, Australians have crowned their 2026 Christmas icon
November 12, 2026
| Bronwyn Thompson
Move over, Santa in flip-flops holding a cricket bat and a can of beer, the land Down Under has a new favorite Christmas visitor – a stunning golden beetle that will have entomologists more excited than ever. Which says a lot.
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November 12, 2026At EICMA 2026, LYVA unveiled a human-centered mobility portfolio spanning family cargo transport, e-bikes, e-kickscooters and electric motorcycles – designed around how people travel, connect and enjoy the ride. -
November 12, 2026A Microsoft 365 plan keeps Office working only as long as payments continue. Office 2024 Professional Plus is available as a one-time purchase, and a lifetime license is $47.99 (reg. $249.99) with code DEAL20. -
November 12, 2026 | C.C. WeissCamper conversion shop Bodans takes the Caddy, Volkswagen's smallest van, and carves out a simple-but-elegant pop-up interior that's much more inviting than average. It's a cushy studio apartment on wheels in which you'll be happy to spend time. -
November 12, 2026 | Ben CoxworthOrdinarily, if you're in a car that's underwater, that is not a good thing. Such is not the case with the Aquaticar, however, a new amusement-park-ride vehicle which is powered by bubbles. -
November 12, 2026 | Omar KardoudiFlorida Polytechnic University says its campus is about to have America's first flying police officer. The department's Jetson ONE, nicknamed Astro, isn't on patrol just yet, but its chief says the FAA has signed off. Now it just needs its papers.
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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.
The X8 triple-expander wasn't the only all-new telescopic camper French innovator Beauer introduced this year. In its big lineup reshuffle, it also fully reshaped the future of its six-sleeper caravan. The all-new X6 breaks out of the curvaceous mold the brand has used exclusively for its trailers in the past, becoming a smoothed-corner cuboid built to maximize internal space. And it might just be the nicest overall Beauer design yet.
The roof of this tiny house does more than just keep the rain out: it also doubles as a terrace. Inside, the home features a clever space-saving interior layout that sleeps up to six people.
For 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.”
Qantas 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.
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November 12, 2026 | Monica J. WhiteThe Seestar S30 Plus is the new sibling to the S30 Pro, which we covered earlier this year. It's aimed at beginners and enthusiasts who want to capture the night sky without first having to spend hours assembling a mini-observatory. -
November 12, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodSingle-speed transmissions on EVs are simple, efficient, and most of all, they work. But what if an electric moto could have the punch of shorter gearing and the legs of a taller ratio at higher speeds? Engineering firm E-Motiv might have the answer. -
November 11, 2026 | David SzondyIn what is both the end of a 74-year career and a new lease on life, the SS United States, the world's fastest transatlantic liner, has been scuttled off the coast of the Florida Panhandle to become the world's largest artificial reef. -
November 11, 2026 | Howard ArmitageI've watched a kettle send my energy monitor soaring, waited through winter mornings for my solar panels to wake up, and wished for a bigger battery in summer. BLUETTI's expandable Apex 200 looks tempting, but is more storage really the answer? -
November 11, 2026 | Mike McRaeA recent case study describes the experiences of the 28-year-old man known only as Karl, providing researchers with a rare glimpse into how the human brain assembles faces and how memories can become entangled with what we see.
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The aviation world has lost one of its brightest luminaries. Major Brian Shul was an incredible survivor and a top gun pilot – but also a gifted photographer and storyteller, whose stories about the extraordinary SR-71 Blackbird will live forever.
Prepare to start seeing unprecedented shapes and designs in the motocross world. Spanish company Stark Future is taking titanium 3D printing out of the prototyping lab, and into mass production of its insane electric dirtbikes.
Every facet of AI feels like it's advanced by a decade in the last year, and in the whirlwind of new releases and capabilities, you may have missed something important: interactive video chatbots that can see, hear and converse with you in real time.
The Mysa 400 by Irontown Modular is an extra-wide tiny house that features an apartment-style interior with a spacious living area, two bedrooms, and an open design that's suited to full-time living.
From raw eggs at the crack of dawn to whey shakes after workouts – there's a whole lot of advice about the best way to optimize your muscle growth. Has new research settled the debate once and for all, or will it spark even more?
Bürstner has teased some impressive new vehicle debuts ahead of the world's largest RV show. Among them, the Signature series subtly deletes the division between camper van and motorhome with a sleek, semi-integrated body and transformable interior.
Mosquitoes are masters of evasion when indoors, seemingly disappearing after you unsuccessfully try to swat them or grab them out of the air. That's where the Bzigo Iris comes in, as it tracks them and shows you where they are.
Astronomers go to great lengths to find the quietest, darkest corners of the night sky, but a new breed of satellites like those of SpaceX's Starlink project threaten to ruin the views in very damaging ways. And the problems don't end there.