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48-second single-touch inflatable tent camps the air or ground
December 09, 2025
| C.C. Weiss
The all-new Float tent looks to make camping faster, easier and tailored to the conditions on the ground. It inflates into form in under a minute, and when the ground gets too rocky, soggy or scratchy, the Float leaps up into the trees.
New 144-hp Chinese superbike boasts Italian roots and bargain price tag
December 08, 2025
| Utkarsh Sood
Looks like Norton wasn’t the only British motorcycle brand to get a new lease of life. Phelon & Moore is making a loud comeback after having been dormant for decades, with a retro-styled roadster called the Brighton-6 Roadster.
Your pet dog, even the chihuahua, may still carry wolf genes
December 09, 2025
| Jay Kakade
Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. Now a new study has found almost two-thirds of dog breeds have a small amount of wolf genes, including some breeds you wouldn't expect.
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December 09, 2025 | Pranjal MalewarSee how scientists can now watch DNA repair in real time. A new glowing sensor developed at Utrecht University reveals how cells fix double strand breaks live.
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December 09, 2025Why keep your PC outdated? Windows 11 Pro offers a fresh desktop experience for $12.97 (reg. $199), making it the upgrade your routine needs.
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December 09, 2025 | C.C. WeissThe new Hotomobil Atlas Cabin Box is similar to a few concepts and products we've looked over in the past few months, but it ultimately pulls together a full-bodied pickup camper and a rooftop tent in a way we don't recall seeing before.
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December 09, 2025 | Malcolm AzaniaAn experimental robotic gripper from Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) utilizes a pair of lobster tails as twin fingers. Because it uses actual animal tissue, this “hand” isn’t bio-mimicked. It’s bio-derived.
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December 09, 2025 | Michael FrancoAdding to the growing body of research that proves our microbiome is a powerful ally in fighting disease, scientists have found that an easy-to-get nutrient in our food causes our guts to produce powerful insulin-regulating compounds.
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December 09, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalA startup founded by MIT alumni wants robots to do some heavy lifting, literally. Pickle Robot Company's systems feature AI smarts and single-armed machines to quickly unload shipping containers filled with cases weighing up to 50 lb each.
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December 08, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonKale has long been crowned a “superfood,” praised for its rich antioxidant and nutrient content – but new research suggests many of those perks go untapped unless you pair the leaves with something to boost the body's ability to absorb the good stuff.
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December 08, 2025 | David SzondyIf you're going to Mars you'd best take along a jar of anti-aging cream because while you're there you're going to age faster than on Earth thanks to the Theory of Relativity. It's only 477 millionths of a second per day, but that tends to add up.
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December 08, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonIn a breakthrough, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene can cause mental illnesses – something previously believed to only be the result of several variants working together. What's more, these conditions often develop in childhood.
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December 08, 2025A tracker is only useful if it actually fits where you need it to, and that’s where the MagTag Ultra Slim Tracker Card leans on design rather than bulk. It’s priced at $23.99 (reg. $59.99) through the early-shipping window ending Dec. 14.
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