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Highly intelligent spiders may dream like us
by Mike McRae
New research provides compelling evidence that fringed jumping spiders experience two distinct sleep states, including one that looks suspiciously like the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep associated with our own vivid dreams.
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WearablesConsumer TechTechnology
Prism puts an eye-controlled Linux computer on your face
by Monica J. White
Raven Prism puts a standalone Linux computer into smart glasses, pairing eye control and a peripheral display with hot-swappable modular batteries, local processing and tangible hardware-level privacy controls.
AutomotiveTransport
Review: 2026 Lexus RZ gets some major much-needed improvement
by Aaron Turpen
For 2026, Lexus has gone back to the drawing board. Well, perhaps not the entire drawing board. The RZ retains its familiar styling and general personality, but underneath, there's been a substantial overhaul.
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MotorcyclesTransport
Moto Guzzi's 500cc roadster strives to make motorcycling simple again
by Utkarsh Sood
After the likes of BMW, Norton, Harley-Davidson, and Triumph, the small-bore manifesto seems to have reached Italian shores. Moto Guzzi, a motorcycle brand almost synonymous with the 90-degree V-twin, has just revealed a brand new 500-class roadster.
BiologyScience
Incredible discovery of fossilized blood cells inside a dinosaur leg bone
by Mike McRae
An international team of scientists has identified the iron-bearing component that allows hemoglobin to carry oxygen in a fossilized dinosaur leg.
AutomotiveTransport
Deranged German hypercar makes big American debut ... for serious coin
by Utkarsh Sood
The Apollo EVO is an 800-hp, naturally aspirated V12-powered hypercar that looks like it escaped from a science-fi film, costs around $3.3 million, and will be built in just 10 examples. It comes from Germany’s only dedicated hypercar manufacturer.
Around The HomeConsumer TechTechnology
Smart photographic bird nook identifies 11,000 species
by Maryna Holovnova
Smart bird feeders let you track feathered visitors in your backyard even while you’re at work. Birdbuddy’s new feeder can recognize up to 11,000 bird species, take photos, send notifications, and run on solar power.
MotorcyclesTransport
This AR motorcycle helmet could make your GPS obsolete
by Utkarsh Sood
Every time I've covered an AR helmet, I’ve seen comments like “Do we really need any more distractions on a motorcycle?” Aegis Rider doesn’t think that way. Its Vision helmet features a head-up display in the form of a pair of drop-down glasses.
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Engineer James Whomsley over at the Project Air YouTube channel has built a large RC model cargo ship featuring spinning rotors to harness the Magnus Effect for wind-powered propulsion assist. Do these strange devices help improve propulsion efficiency on the open water? Let's find out.
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