The Airseekers Tron ... it's an odd one, for sure. There are a few things that I find irritating, but then it'll go and surprise me with some stuff it can do really well, where even "better" or "more expensive" robomowers tend to struggle. I ran the mower in my neighbors' pristine yard that has a few more obstacles than mine, as well as my yard, which couldn't possibly be any more straightforward.

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Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Robots, Lawnmowers, Lawnmower, Garden

Finger joint strains are the bane of long hours spent daily on the computer, which is what led Melvin Wong, founder and engineer at Airra Labs, to build a better computer mouse – the Rotary Mouse, which is currently on Kickstarter.

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Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mouse, Kickstarter, Ergonomic

Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University/The Conversation

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Category: Society & Community, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: University of Colorado, Chemicals, PFAS, Pollution, Health, Plastic waste, Fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

One of the appeals of paddlesports isn't just being able to look out across the water, it's being able to look down below its surface. With that fact in mind, an inventor has created an underwater lamp that allows him to observe the seabed while paddleboarding at night.

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Category: Boats and Watersports, Toys, Outdoors

Tags: paddleboarding, lights, Leds, DIY

If you happen to have an uncharged black hole handy, you may be able to power your house with it. Just set it spinning.

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Category: Physics, Science, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Black hole, Power, Energy, Gravity, Astronomy, City University of New York

After disappearing from the lineup in 2023, the Jeep Cherokee returns for 2026. Rather than trying to be everything to everyone, the new Cherokee embraces everyday practicality with enough Jeep DNA to make weekend adventures more than just marketing copy.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Jeep, SUV, Hybrid, Reviews

I feel I look a bit like a bipedal killer whale in my Gimoto race leathers. I’m OK with that. Gives the fast bastards pause when they’re overtaking me on the racetrack. Makes them do it nice and polite. After all, we all go back to the same place when the racetrack business is finished, right? And no-one wants to eat their lunch through broken teeth beside a discomfited bipedal killer whale with a neck tattoo, do they?

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Yamaha, Reviews, Motorcycle, Sportsbikes

British engineer Stephen Wallis has just shattered a speed barrier with his radio-controlled car, called Mach Reaper. His RC car passed 250 mph not once but twice, breaking his own record within a two-week span and becoming the fastest on Earth.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: drones, World Records, Speed, Remote-controlled, Racing

If you've ever had to work out when to start and end your daily intermittent fasting period for the best results, this new study may help. Researchers have found that as long as your fast happens, it's effective for long-term weight loss regardless of the time you clock on and off.

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Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: University of Granada, Diet, Fasting, metabolism, Body fat, Obesity, Weight Loss

Ariel Rider's latest creation is purpose-built for blasting through unforgiving terrain. The Mudd 72V packs enough power to rank it among the fastest ebikes you can buy – and it's got off-road cred to boot.

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Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: ebikes, Off-road, Pedal-assisted

First of all, I want to point out that I've been testing a preproduction unit. The final is going to be slightly different, but the premise remains the same: now Vantrue's dashcam has thermal!

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: dashcam, Thermal Imaging, Thermal, Video Recorders, Reviews

When the X5 was first introduced in 1999, many doubted whether it would go on to replicate the success of BMW’s coupes and sedans. Fast forward to today, the X5 is one of the company’s bestsellers.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: BMW, SUV, Electric Vehicles, PHEV, Plug-in Hybrid, Hydrogen-powered

On July 3, the Royal Navy applied lessons learned from Ukraine as it successfully launched a strike-capable drone from a vessel underway. Part of Exercise Neptune Reach, the XV Patrick Blackett catapulted a Nyan drone off the south coast of England.

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Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: BAE Systems, Royal Air Force, British Army, Royal Navy, drones

Michelle Spear, University of Bristol/The Conversation

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Category: Society & Community, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: University of Bristol, Stress, Cortisol, Evolution, Modern, Health, Brain

McMurtry Automotive has debuted the production version of its record-breaking, single-seat electric super track concept. Dubbed the Spéirling Pure, the car delivers near-F1-level performance thanks to its four-figure horsepower.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: McMurtry Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Hypercar, Goodwood

It was a supercar ahead of its time, a harbinger of great things to come – and one of the rarest cars on the planet. Now a completely new model of Bruce McLaren’s first ever road car, the legendary M6GT of 1969, has been lovingly built by specialists.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: McLaren, Racing, Goodwood, Retro, Supercars

Eating more leafy green vegetables such as spinach, kale, and broccoli may help keep the lungs working better with age, according to a large new study linking higher vitamin K1 intake to a lower risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Diet, Vegetables, Lung disease, Health, Edith Cowan University

I admit, my fashion game is not as strong as I’d like it to be, but boy, do I pay attention when French clothing brand Lacoste turns up with a fellow French carmaker, Alpine, with a one-off electric rally car. Called 'Beware of the Crocodile,' of course, it’s got crocs all over it.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Lacoste, Alpine, Rallying, Electric Vehicles

Earlier this year, Airstream debuted a trailer it called the lightest, most aerodynamic in its class, the 22-foot (6.7-m) World Traveler. A half-year later, it's back with an even lighter variant: a 17-footer with the same style of streamlined exterior and pared-back Scandinavian-inspired interior. The new World Traveler 17RB becomes one of the brand's smallest towables, adding a clean, slippery shell that promises to go easy on the vehicle's fuel gauge.

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Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Airstream, Caravan, trailers, Trailer, RV, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

A new treatment has shown promise in reducing migraine pain with targeted ear acupuncture, opening the door to therapy that could be used as a complementary procedure alongside existing medication prescribed to those with the debilitating condition.

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Category: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: ear, Neuroscience, Pain, migraines, Experimental, clinical trials