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First new motion sickness drug arrives after nearly half a century
2 January 2026 @ 9:00 am
Millions of Americans can now look forward to a better time traveling, with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving a novel oral pill that helps prevent motion-induced vomiting – the first of its kind in more than 40 years.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags: FDA, Motion, Minimal upgrades transform compact post-war home
2 January 2026 @ 6:01 am
Shaped by a vision to maintain the ecological and architectural integrity of a post-war neighborhood, architectural firm OFIS has completed the House under the Poplars in the Murgle district of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Located at the edge of a row of atrium houses, the project reconstructs and extends a peripheral dwelling, updating it to contemporary and sustainable home, while preserving the understated principles that define the district.Continue ReadingCategory: A powerful new force is upending how Americans buy food
2 January 2026 @ 12:03 am
The rise in popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs like Ozempic is causing a wider societal shift that is now rocking the food industry. And some are feeling the pain more than others, as people make fundamental changes to their lives and health.Continue ReadingCategory: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and MindTags: $800 e-bike 'grows' with your kid
1 January 2026 @ 11:02 pm
Hero MotoCorp isn’t a new name in the global motorcycle scene by any stretch. Back in its home country, the Indian manufacturer is the biggest motorcycle seller by volume, selling more than 1.39 million units in the first quarter of FY2025 alone. It’s fair to say it has a fair amount of experience churning out well-built, reliable motorcycles.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Comfort isn't cheap: My $1,100 LiberNovo desk chair review
1 January 2026 @ 8:31 pm
I was asked if I'd like to review the LiberNovo Omni, an $1,100 ergonomic desk chair. I mean, have you ever sat in a $1,100 desk chair? I hadn't. I wanted to.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Chair, Desk, Office, ErgonomicSilicon 'postage stamp' implant instantly emails your thoughts to AI
1 January 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Imagined receiving – or being born with – a life sentence with no possibility of parole. The prison will be your own body. And in this prison, you may be electrically shocked into convulsions, or afflicted with bleeding in your brain, or gagged so you can’t speak, or shackled so you can’t move your arms or your legs, or even be denied light itself.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Single-floor tiny house fits working and living spaces into 21 ft
1 January 2026 @ 4:03 pm
One of the more enjoyable things about covering tiny houses is seeing each country's take on the art of downsizing. The Mizuho showcases a Japanese approach to the concept, squeezing in a home working area and a downstairs bedroom into a compact footprint.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Building and Construction, Neanderthals weren’t picky meat eaters – they munched on maggots, too
1 January 2026 @ 5:21 am
Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions – feasting on big animals such as mammoths or bison. However, experts have been missing out on one of their key, fat-rich, and easily collectible food sources: Maggots.Continue ReadingCategory: History, ScienceTags: NeandertTop 10 people in science for 2025, according to Nature
1 January 2026 @ 12:03 am
From a CRISPR baby to a young AI disruptor, 2025 has seen some serious leaps in science and technology. It's also seen some people stand up to the growing pressures facing the science community. Now, the world's leading science journal, Nature, has named 10 prominent figures behind the year's standout moments, which stretch from the darkness of the deep sea to the far corners of the universe.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: How battery charging led to a breakthrough in lithium recycling
31 December 2025 @ 6:58 pm
Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for storing electricity, meaning it’s a key tool for transitioning from climate-killing carbon-fuel consumption to a world-transforming economy and green-energy future.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: