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Halfbike levels up its bonkers standing bike for a refined commute
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Admit it: for the longest time, you've wanted an adult-sized tricycle you can ride around town while standing. Halfbike has been making that dream come true for more than a decade, and it's now got a souped-up three-wheeler to take you places.
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Transport
World's first narrow-gauge hydrogen train built for Italy's historic tracks
by Omar Kardoudi
Sardinia's regional rail operator ARST and Swiss train-maker Stadler have unveiled the world's first hydrogen train built for narrow-gauge tracks – and it will run on solar-produced green hydrogen from day one.
AircraftTransport
Interview: H2Fly chief talks future of hydrogen-electric aviation
by David Szondy
Electric flight seems to be all the rage, but its place in the aviation market has yet to be worked out. We talked to Ralph Müller, CEO of H2Fly, to discuss the state of play of electric aircraft, hybrid hydrogen fuel, and the future of the industry.
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RVs and MotorhomesAdventure VehiclesOutdoors
Transformable chameleon camper makes huge RV life upgrade
by C.C. Weiss
Bürstner wowed the RV world last year when it introduced its Signature series of compact motorhomes with transforming spaces. The company grows the series this year with a larger, more luxurious version based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.
MotorcyclesTransport
Review: Royal Enfield Bullet 650 is an old soul with a new heart
by Utkarsh Sood
This is the longest-running production motorcycle, the Royal Enfield Bullet, which has existed since 1932. And in all those years, the Bullet has never been offered with an engine as big as this. Here's our review of the new Bullet 650.
Technology
The long goodbye: BBC pulls the plug on long-wave radio (and TV is next)
by David Szondy
After more than a century, an era comes to an end as the world's longest-running long-wave radio service shuts down. On June 27, 2026, the BBC switched off its Radio 4 long-wave broadcast for good, with an even more startling cancellation in the works.
AutomotiveTransport
Mitsubishi is reviving the Pajero SUV – and its off-roading gauges
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Mitsubishi's Pajero full-size SUV has a storied legacy of dominating off-road terrain around the globe and the Dakar Rally since the 1980s. After a five-year hiatus, it's set to make a comeback.
Tiny HousesOutdoors
24-ft-long tiny house doesn't waste an inch of space
by Adam Williams
The Springbrook 7.2 by Removed Tiny Homes does an impressive job of maximizing a compact footprint. Packed with space-saving features, the towable tiny house looks a lot more livable than its modest dimensions imply.
RoboticsEngineering
Soft-yet-firm robohand assesses the ripeness of produce that it picks
by Maryna Holovnova
Robots can fly spaceships, but they still can’t pick strawberries as well as humans. Although it sounds simple, it has a huge impact on agriculture globally. Scientists have now developed a soft robotic hand that can pick fruit without damaging it.
Knives and MultitoolsGearOutdoors
Titanium EDC multitool packs over 40 functions into a 'card'
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
ThreePeters has somehow managed to shrink a toolbox of EDC equipment into a card that you can slip into your pocket for on-the-go fixes, camping, and DIY work. With its titanium build and thoughtful design, it should hold up for years to come.
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AstronomyScience
It became too easy to shout ‘aliens’, so SETI changed its rules
by Chris Young
For the first time in more than 15 years, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) committee has significantly revised the protocols governing how scientists “evaluate, verify, and announce evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence.”
BiologyScience
Decoding the verbal language of birds earns scientist lucrative prize
by Bronwyn Thompson
A scientist has brought us closer to talking to animals, and it's won her the 2026 Coller-Dolittle prize for two-way interspecies communication. She's decoded the 11 core calls made by the zebra finch to understand their vocabulary and language.
AstronomyScience
Our Universe looks like noodles, and it could destroy a major cosmological principle
by Mike McRae
A recent discovery could challenge this cornerstone of cosmology, with an international team of physicists finding that our Universe looks a little too much like noodles for anybody’s liking.
AstronomyScience
The International Space Station keeps leaking. So what happens now?
by The Conversation
On June 5, 2026, NASA ordered five astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter in a docked spacecraft and prepare to abandon ship. The reason was a longstanding, but worsening, air leak in the Russian part of the station.
Elsewhere
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Germany have tested a demonstrator module that can produce hydrogen directly from solar energy at up to 31.3% efficiency. A spin-off company is in the works to further develop the concept toward commercialization.
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