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Automotive Audio available

Aston Martin’s Valkyrie V12 engine: 1,000hp, 11,100 rpm, naturally aspirated

Loz Blain December 12, 2018

Aston Martin has released information about the combustion component of its insane Valkyrie hypercar's powertrain – and it's a doozy. Co-developed with Cosworth, this 6.5-liter V12 monster will make 1,000 hp, without the aid of forced induction – and in addition to electric motors.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie will be road legal

Biology Audio available

Later high school start times offer teens more sleep and improved grades

Rich Haridy December 12, 2018

In one of the most comprehensive studies to date examining teenage sleep patterns and high school start times, it's been revealed that later starts increased sleep duration and improved overall attendance and grades.

Pushing high school start time back from 7.50am to 8.45am dramatically improved teenagers' average sleep duration

Science Audio available

Are we living in the age of the chicken?

David Szondy December 12, 2018

Move over humans, there's a new dominant species on Earth – the chicken. According to researchers from the UK and South Africa, the most prominent marker of our age will not be our great monuments or industrial pollution, but the fossilized bones of hundreds of billions of domestic chickens.

A new study suggests the chicken is the most obvious evidence of the Anthropocene

Biology Audio available

Rare species of Dracula ant snaps up record for world's fastest animal movement

Michael Irving December 12, 2018

Mystrium camillae, a rare species of Dracula ant found in Southeast Asia and Australia, has now snapped up the crown for fastest animal movement on record, clicking its mandibles at blistering speeds that can stun prey.

A rare species of Dracula ant, known as Mystrium camillae, has snapped up the record for ...

Space Audio available

Virgin Galactic might reach space on next flight

David Szondy December 12, 2018

Virgin Galactic may finally reach space tomorrow, with the company's VSS Unity spacecraft currently being prepared for its fourth powered test flight. If weather and technical issues permit, the spaceplane will reach supersonic speeds on a suborbital trajectory to reach an altitude of about 62 mi.

Environment Audio available

Aleph Farms serves up world's first lab-grown steak

Rich Haridy December 12, 2018

Israel-based Aleph Farms has just unveiled the world's first lab-grown steak. This milestone on the road to bringing a cruelty-free meat product to the market demonstrates, for the first time, the technology's ability to imitate the flavor, shape, texture and structure of a classic beef steak.

The world's first lab-grown steak takes about three weeks to grow from an initial cellular sample

Health & Wellbeing Audio available

Smartphone-based tech analyzes saliva to gauge female fertility

Ben Coxworth December 12, 2018

Typically, if women want to know if they're ovulating, they have to perform a urine test or a basal body temperature analysis. Scientists at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital are developing what they believe may be a better alternative, in the form of a smartphone-based saliva test.

The technology could make at-home fertility testing both cheaper and easier

Drones Audio available

Adaptable drone folds while flying to get through gaps

Ben Coxworth December 12, 2018

Although quadcopter drones show promise as a means of exploring hazardous environments, they do have one drawback – they're wide, limiting their ability to squeeze through tight spaces. An experimental new drone addresses that problem, by folding into different shapes while in flight.

The foldable drone takes on an H-shaped propeller arm configuration, allowing it to fit through narrow ...

Health & Wellbeing Audio available

Chronic bullying could be causing parts of teenagers' brains to shrink

Anthony Wood December 12, 2018

Persistent bullying could lead to a structural deformation in the brains of teenagers, according to a new study. Bullying is a serious problem for many children and teens that can cause myriad problems in later life, including long-term impacts on mental health.

Persistent bullying in youngsters could be causing parts of the brain to shrink

Automotive Audio available

Venturi Antarctica all-electric exploration rover set to bite into polar ice

C.C. Weiss December 12, 2018

Venturi Automobiles has made a name for itself blazing electric-vehicle trails over hot salt and hot race track, but it's about to crank down the temperature. It has revealed its all-electric Antarctica polar exploration vehicle and is preparing to bring it down to the world's loneliest continent.

The Venturi Antarctica will be used for short scientific missions