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Signs of post-viral depression found in our immune system for the first time
28 May 2026 @ 1:00 pm
It’s not unusual to feel fatigued or experience brain fog after recovering from a viral illness. The body has just expended significant energy fighting off an infection, and a temporary dip in energy or mood is understandable.Continue ReadingCategory: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags: Record-breaking apartment building 3D printed in just 34 days
28 May 2026 @ 12:52 pm
Tiny EDC flashlight puts pro-grade LEDs on your keychain
28 May 2026 @ 10:22 am
Early in 2025, YSmart embarked on a Kickstarter campaign for a versatile micro-flashlight called the Bullet2. Now the company is back with an updated version that's even more compact, and comes with pro-grade LEDs, IPX8 waterproofing, replaceable batteries, and three beam options for everyday carry.Continue ReadingCategory: Gear, OutdoorsTags:SR-71 successor? Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 prototype cracks the sound barrier
28 May 2026 @ 8:03 am
The venerable Cold War SR-71 Blackbird may be looking nervously at its laurels after Hermeus's latest Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 uncrewed prototype broke the sound barrier at Spaceport America over the White Sands Missile Range airspace in New Mexico in March 2026.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Aircraft, Winglets on a 125cc motorcycle? QJ Motor says yes
28 May 2026 @ 6:40 am
If you ever rode a small-bore sport bike, you’d know just how fun these motorcycles can be – especially out around in the city for short runs. I’m speaking really small: the Yamaha R 125, Kawasaki Ninja 125, and Suzuki GSX-R 125 category.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: qjmotor, Sea creature's amputated limbs refused to die, even after three years
28 May 2026 @ 6:16 am
It came from a creature of the depths. A severed foot that refused to die, regenerating in an act of survival unlike anything we’ve ever seen.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Regeneration, echinoderms, Hundreds of conflicting engineering solutions may prevent alien visitors, scientist says
28 May 2026 @ 1:20 am
Kai James, Georgia Institute of Technology/ The ConversationContinue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: aliens, interstellar space, Stars, Brain-cell breakthrough supercharges GLP-1 weight loss and prevents plateaus
27 May 2026 @ 11:53 pm
Scientists have identified a new way to supercharge the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide, opening the door to boosting the drug's weight-loss power and helping long-term users push past plateaus that not even this "wonder drug" can circumvent.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags: Captivating stilted geometric tent takes on American glamping
27 May 2026 @ 11:04 pm
In 2025, we took a look at the K-Tent from Great Britain's Kudhva Kanvas, a unique piece of semi-permanent light architecture that struck us as a cross between heavy-duty safari tents and hard-walled A-frames, with a touch of treehouse mixed in for good measure. The tent was a spinoff from Kudhvas' original business renting out permanently installed, glass-and-timber dwellings of that same shape and style at its off-grid resort on the North Cornish Coast. Now, those K-Tent portable canvas structures are traveling across the Atlantic to serve as the basis of a planned series of American glReview: 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 has a powertrain for everybody
27 May 2026 @ 7:37 pm
Trucks used to be pretty easy. You bought a GMC because it was nicer than the others. Powertrain choice was about what your plans were with the truck. Now it’s ... Well, still easy. It just looks complicated.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: GMC,