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​A massive new study is uncovering the effects of genes and environment in over 500 different conditions. Targeting over 50,000 twin pairs, the research is the first of its kind to use large-scale data analysis to evaluate the heritability of such a broad range of conditions.

Volkswagen has unveiled an all-new 2020 Passat that features a new exterior look, a more powerful engine, and a lot of standard features – plus a new bumper-to-bumper warranty that VW says is the best in the US. The new 2020 Passat is aimed specifically at American buyers.

Contraceptives are inconvenient – implanted devices are invasive, and you have to remember to take the pill every day. Now researchers at Georgia Tech are developing a painless, contraceptive microneedle patch that people can apply themselves in seconds, and only needs to be done once a month.

​​China’s Chang'e-4 spacecraft made history when it landed on the far side of the Moon on January 3. Now a sealed container carried aboard the lander has given rise to the first ever seedlings to sprout on the Moon.

Making a world debut at the 2019 North American International Auto Show is the Nissan IMs EV concept, an electric sedan whose back seat has an uplifted “premier seat” in what Nissan calls a “2+1+2-seat” architecture. It’s the new “elevated sports sedan” segment envisioned by Nissan designers.

New Atlas' James Holloway reviews Anker's Soundcore Life 2 noise-cancelling headphones. It turns out that they're a great option for everyday use.

CERN, the European research organization responsible for operating the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), has released a report outlining a proposed particle accelerator that would be nearly four times as long and 10 times as powerful as its predecessor.

With its unique interior layout, sitting three across up front and two each in the second and third rows, the Entranze EV is conceived as a road-trip-ready family vehicle that can be a daily driver as well.

​According to French firm Helite, approximately 40 percent of serious bicycle-accident injuries involve the thorax, and 25 percent involve the spinal area. With that in mind, the airbag tech company has developed B'Safe, which is a cycling vest that inflates when the cyclist wipes out.

The Volkswagen badge is joining the likes of Isuzu and Toyota in riding around Iceland on the front of an Arctic truck. The first Icelandic-spec VW Amarok ever skirts the edges of the Arctic Circle on big, floaty tires, carrying a portable generator, cappuccino maker and other essential gear.

Though special edition models have offered lucky individuals a taste of this in recent years, Nike is preparing to launch a new self-lacing basketball shoe for the masses that can also adjust its fit on the fly.​

In what could be the most minimalist watch yet, H. Moser & Cie have come up with the Swiss Alp Watch Concept Black, which has no hands and a blank black dial. The time is told by way of tiny chimes and gongs for the hours, quarter hours, and minutes.