Features of the week
Tiny HousesOutdoors
XL tiny house spreads out for maximum comfort on a single floor
by Adam Williams
Tiny houses don't come much bigger than this recent XL model. It features a roomy and apartment-like interior layout that's arranged on one floor, making small living about as comfortable as possible.
Brain HealthBody and Mind
Autism linked to early exposure to a common plastic additive
by Mike McRae
Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is commonly added to plastics to make them more flexible. It may also affect genes that play a critical role in brain development, promoting symptoms of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
AircraftTransport
Quarterhorse paired with Ramjet-X for high-Mach flight testing
by David Szondy
Hermeus has unveiled its latest plans for the Quarterhorse supersonic aircraft, which will be used to launch a high-Mach test vehicle called Ramjet-X. The new platform will allow clients to test components under realistic high-speed flight conditions.
MotorcyclesTransport
Epic ride: 201,901 miles, four records and $150,000 for charity
by Utkarsh Sood
American rider Patrick Cornell, also known as "Vroom Old Man," has notched up 201,901 miles (324,928 km) over 12 months across the USA and Canada aboard his 2025 Indian Pursuit. Why, you ask? To raise money for the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation.
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Top Stories: Transport
Jensen Interceptor GTX is Britain's emphatic reply to the Ford Mustang
by Utkarsh Sood
For years, the US has had the Mustang. Britain, meanwhile, has had trouble keeping its great sports-car names alive. It took time, but Britain finally looked across the Atlantic, saw what Ford did with the Mustang, and said: yeah, we can do that too.
Insanely slippery VW teardrop coupe drives 9 miles per kilowatt-hour
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
With its aerodynamic design, the Volkswagen Mission Efficiency concept has demonstrated a per-charge range of just under 500 miles from a small 54.9-kWh battery and the same motor used in the ID.Polo.
Did Triumph just tease the new Tiger 1200 on a world-record ride?
by Utkarsh Sood
In typical sly fashion, Triumph appears to have given us an unofficial sneak peek at its updated Tiger 1200. The venue? A world-record attempt for the fastest motorcycle circumnavigation of the globe.
AMG strips 375 lb of luxury from the CLE for pure RWD fury
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
The latest creation from Mercedes' high-performance vehicle division is both a mouthful and looks like it has its mouth full. Meet the Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung.
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Top stories: Body & Mind
Smoking lowers the risk of Parkinson's. We may now know why
by Mike McRae
A prospective study on more than half a million adults across China has linked the carbon monoxide produced during combustion with the reduction in Parkinson’s, lending support to clinical trials exploring the molecule’s potential as a treatment.
Child's mysterious skin condition traced back to how he uses a laptop
by Mike McRae
When a boy with a strange honeycomb pattern on his stomach was brought into the University Hospitals of Leicester emergency department, nursing staff suspected a case of spontaneous bruising. But something else was at play.
Why the US is betting millions on this Aussie antiviral nasal spray
by Bronwyn Thompson
An easy weekly spray up the nose has become a contender for being a first-in-class treatment for protection from respiratory viruses, including the flu. And the startup advancing this breakthrough is heavily backed by the US Department of Defense.
The temperature of your tea or coffee is linked to cancer
by Mike McRae
Maybe wait a few minutes before taking that first sip. According to a growing mountain of research, people who like their beverages scalding hot may be nudging up their risk of an early grave.
Top Stories: Outdoor
Top 10 tiny houses that are designed for family living
by Adam Williams
Living in a tiny house with a family is always going to be a challenge, but some models are better equipped than others to make it work. We've picked 10 of the best examples that make family life on wheels easier.
World's cutest teardrop camper adds some serious color and sparkle
by C.C. Weiss
The Kleox teardrop trailer family pairs a beautifully arched fiberglass body with an exceptionally simple design meant to keep price down well under €10,000. And with a starting weight of under 500 lb, it doesn't require much vehicle to tow it.
Flat-pack titanium stove brings active heat control to your campsite
by Simon Heptinstall
Camprit’s new FlameMage titanium camp stove brings variable heat management to the backcountry. The ultralight, flat-packing multi-fuel stove features a four-level adjustable fuel tray to switch from rapid searing to gentle simmering.
Towable A-frame is about as small and simple as a tiny house gets
by Adam Williams
A lot of people neither want nor need all the extra space found in a full-size tiny house. This A-frame on wheels is for such minimalists. With a length of just 15 ft and containing one room, it's as small and simple as it gets.
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Top Stories: Technology
Scientists coax "living" sand to hold water in the desert
by Maryna Holovnova
There are very few plants that can grow in sand, but farming in a desert is hard to imagine. Or is it? Scientists in the UAE are trying to make it happen. With their new method, growing crops in sand may become possible in the near future.
Acer's 60-Hz color ePaper monitor loses glare and blue light
by Monica J. White
Acer's new EP130K is a 13.3-inch portable ePaper monitor with touch and stylus input, switchable color and black-and-white modes, a 60-Hz refresh rate, and single-cable USB-C power, all aimed at readers and deep workers who want a glare-free screen.
Super responsive, super bright projector throws big from inches away
by Paul Ridden
Whether you're watching the latest blockbuster or engrossed in gameplay, blurry, juddery visuals can be a real pain point when viewing large. LuxVision not only throws huge imagery from inches away, but delivers crispy smooth 4K action at 120 fps.
Review: Affordable thermal device is made for discovering life outdoors
by Bronwyn Thompson
The folks at Thermal Master are producing so many gadgets that it’s hard to keep up with – but this one, the DV2, is more than worth a look, even if nature decided to fight me in testing it for the last six weeks.
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