Have you ever felt a bit peckish while out riding your bike, but found yourself miles from the next pitstop? If you were out and about with Honda's latest adventure scoot, you could just pull up at a pretty spot, pop down the built-in table and unpack your mini feast.
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MotorcyclesTransport
Honda's latest adventure scooter comes with a folding table
by Utkarsh Sood
The Honda Sundiro Square X125 is one of the most interesting scooters we've seen in a while. It’s an off-road utilitarian scooter that’s unlike others in its category. And that’s not just because of the folding table.
Diet & NutritionWellness and Healthy LivingBody and Mind
Sorry, you can’t trick your gut with short-term healthy eating
by Bronwyn Thompson
For the first time, scientists have used innovative tech to demonstrated that a healthy microbiome needs a consistent flow of the right foods, finally proving that the "hunch" advice of 5 A Day is spot on, as far as your gut bugs are concerned.
MilitaryTechnology
Black Hawk swaps cockpit for cargo doors to go fully autonomous
by David Szondy
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has taken the next logical step in making a Black Hawk helicopter autonomous by not only installing the gear needed for self-flying, but by yanking out the entire cockpit and replacing it with cargo doors.
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Wellness and Healthy LivingBody and Mind
Two-pronged approach cuts sleep apnea events by 68%
by Paul McClure
For the first time, researchers have shown that tackling obstructive sleep apnea’s two root causes at once, using both oxygen and a jaw-forwarding device, can dramatically cut breathing interruptions during sleep.
MilitaryTechnology
Space-based transports would act as hypersonic emergency supply drops
by David Szondy
Aerospace and defense company Inversion is showing off its solution to getting emergency supplies anywhere on Earth in under an hour. It's a constellation of the company's Arc orbital supply craft, fully stocked and ready to drop at a moment's notice.
Infectious DiseasesIllnesses and conditionsBody and Mind
COVID-19 infection may alter sperm in ways that shape offspring behavior
by Paul McClure
A new study suggests that a father’s COVID-19 infection could do more than make him sick – it may leave epigenetic marks on his sperm that pass anxiety to his offspring, revealing how viral infections can echo across generations.
Tiny HousesOutdoors
Two-bedroom family home condensed into 30-ft tiny house
by Adam Williams
Despite its length of just 30 ft, this compact tiny house, by Big Freedom Tiny Homes, makes room for a small family. The model also packs in a relatively large kitchen and even has space for guests to sleep over.
AircraftTransport
eHang's pilotless eVTOL air taxi takes flight with 125-mile range
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
eHang is throwing down the gauntlet in the air taxi space with the unveiling of its autonomous VT35 eVTOL. This long-range aircraft took to the skies ahead of an official launch event today in China, and you can see it in action.
Illnesses and conditionsBody and Mind
Chronic pain patients show tenfold rise in allergy-linked cells
by Paul McClure
People with severe chronic pain were far more likely to have elevated levels of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, a new study found, hinting at an immune link to pain – but the rise in these cells didn’t make treatments any less effective.
MilitaryTechnology
UK boosts satellite defenses against laser attacks
by David Szondy
Star Wars becomes more than a film franchise title as the British government moves to protect the country's satellites from laser attacks. The £500,000 (US$670,000) investment for new sensor systems is part of a broader strategic realignment.
Mental HealthBrain HealthBody and Mind
Your genes might predict if you'll get hooked on weed
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Researchers have identified specific regions of the human genome connected to cannabis use, which means the propensity to get addicted to weed may be encoded in our DNA.
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