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This extra-wide tiny house uses its generous dimensions to create a spacious interior that includes two bedrooms, a practical living area, and some unusually premium touches – as well as a storage-integrated staircase unlike any other we've seen.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags:

Remember Dust Moto? I covered the largely impressive Hightail electric enduro a while back. It looks like the folks at Harley-Davidson’s electric spin-off, LiveWire, took notice, too. The American e-moto maker has just bought Dust Moto.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Harley Davidson,

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A few years back, South Africa's Bushwakka debuted one of the more creative Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 micro-campers the world has seen, the Kamelback camper. Though it was built to house only two people, something about the multi-expanding camper module felt like it could easily fit more people. And now it does, as Bushwakka adds the Kamelback 4 to its lineup, fitting a two-bed expandable bunkhouse atop the bare rear chassis of one of the world's most rugged and trustworthy 4x4 platforms to redefine what it means to pack up the whole family and get away from it all.

Last month, tour guides in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard made a grisly discovery, chancing upon the carcasses of a young male polar bear and an adult walrus in an advanced state of decay. They alerted the authorities, who dispatched experts to collect samples.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: polar bears,

If it's ever been your dream to spend 22 hours on a non-stop flight from Sydney to London, then good news: Airbus has announced the maiden flight of the world's longest-range airliner, the Airbus A350-1000ULR, with a range of almost 10,000 nautical miles.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Airbus,

The US has its first and only oral COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) on its way, after a Phase III trial of the drug ensitrelvir met goals required for approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Continue ReadingCategory: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags:

Just recently we covered an adaptive sleeping bag that combines three separate components and can be used across a wide temperature range. Another modular sleeping bag is now seeking funding on Kickstarter – ThermoShift from TravelBird, a Hong Kong-based outdoor gear company that specializes in camping equipment.Continue ReadingCategory: Gear, OutdoorsTags:

Leica has been in the premium imaging business for more than a hundred years. After testing the waters with a few industry partnerships, the iconic brand launched its first smart projector in 2022. Now the range is expanding with the addition of the Cine Compact 1.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags:

A deep-sea mystery that has stumped researchers for the past two-and-a-half years has a solution, with marine scientists from NOAA Fisheries and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the US finally determining the identity of a bizarre “golden orb” recovered from the Pacific in 2023.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Marine