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Wild history of an overlooked fruit that's now destined for fame
March 22, 2026
| Bronwyn Thompson
Resembling a grape with thicker and darker skin, the kiwiberry may be one of the least known and most underrated fruits on Earth. It's also old, dating back more than 20 million years. But until recently, we only cared about the plant's aesthetics.
Under-construction skyscraper looks straight out of a sci-fi movie
March 20, 2026
| Adam Williams
You could be forgiven for assuming that this pyramidal skyscraper project was a still from a sci-fi TV show, or perhaps another render that's never going to go ahead. But it is indeed real, and it's begun the early stages of construction.
US Navy picks robot sub “mothership” to unleash underwater drone swarms
March 22, 2026
| David Szondy
The US Navy has tapped Anduril's Dive-XL autonomous submarine for its Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) project, which aims at rapidly develop a fleet of underwater motherships capable of deploying smaller autonomous vehicles and torpedoes.
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Perhaps no one brand better exemplifies Australia's off-road camping trailer mastery better than Track Trailer and its Tvan. The jawy little hammerhead camper now rolls out in its sixth iteration, gaining a roomier, more comfortable camping pod.
One of the obvious challenges with tiny houses is that living space is always so limited. The Erica addresses this with a rooftop terrace and an open interior layout. The home also has multiple options available, including adding in solar power.
You'd think it would be Honda, Yamaha, or BMW Motorrad behind the world's first self-balancing e-motorcycle. Rather, it's a lesser-known Singaporean startup called OMOWAY, which just achieved this feat with its OMO X scooter.
The StabiX 250 is a different kind of RV, an amphibian built for land-sea adventures and turning unpeopled islands into private base camps. Part boat, part all-terrain rover and part camper, the innovative 250 supports adventures like no other.
This ominous-looking structure could make it way easier to set up your truly private homestead in the middle of nowhere. The Klumpen features a host of utilities including solar power and HVAC ready to go in just 24 hours.
Storyteller takes a break from adventure vans and huge RV trucks to launch an incredibly capable 4x4 micro-RV. Based on the Ineos Grenadier, the Grand Bohemian go-anywhere micro-camper is ready to explore the globe's hardest-to-reach expanses.
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March 22, 2026 | Shirl LeighStorm chasing is a branch of photography that requires tenacity and perseverance in order to capture lightning strikes. The Bolt Hunter is a lightning camera trigger that may be the solution to this challenging type of photography. -
March 22, 2026 | Adam WilliamsRaising a family in a tiny house typically means you'll be making serious compromises on privacy and space. The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area. -
March 21, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodHonda has just announced that it's pulling the plug on one of its most aspirational projects: the 0 series EVs. But the 0 SUV and saloon are not the only ones down the chute; the Acura RSX EV has also been dropped from the Japanese carmaker’s plans. -
March 21, 2026 | C.C. WeissThe Super Sub that creator U-Boat Worx calls the fastest, most advanced private sub ever built is about to be delivered to the first customer, giving a fortunate fractional-percenter what's sure to be an addictive, highly immersive new hobby. -
March 21, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaSwedish inventor Simone Giertz, famously known as the “Queen of Shitty Robots,” has launched her new product on Kickstarter: the Laundry Chair. It’s a clever solution for anyone who uses their chairs to store clothes (so, pretty much all of us). -
March 21, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalThe Sony World Photography Awards competition has been attracting immensely talented creatives from across the globe since 2008, and this year's national and regional winners are no exception. -
March 21, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalNvidia's latest DLSS 5 tech for rendering video game graphics sounds like it could be revolutionary for delivering more immersive experiences. Too bad it looks a whole lot like AI slop. -
March 21, 2026 | David SzondyLaser weapons have become super portable. Defense and security company NUBURU says it has adapted industrial laser technology to create an anti-drone laser weapon small and light enough to fit on an infantry rifle. -
March 21, 2026 | Etiido UkoIt took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University are using AI to evolve robots in minutes. The result is a robot that is agile, highly adaptive, and technically indestructible. -
March 21, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalA team of former Tesla engineers is working on a specialized fitness tracker that's focused on helping you build muscle at the gym. The Fort wearable promises to detect reps, sets, and rest periods, so you don't have to manually log your workouts.
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Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv designs.
The most egg-shaped of all the egg campers, the Barefoot Caravan has been wowing RVers with its shapely fiberglass for over a decade. Prices have risen quickly during that time, but now Barefoot offers the Bothy as a lighter, cheaper entry model.
Fumbling with bindings is nobody's idea of a good time, especially in the cold and the snow. That's why snowboarder Brendan Walker created the Machina MagIC Ride System, which replaces traditional snowboard bindings with magnets.
The Artemis II mission, which will return US astronauts to lunar space, has run into problems that have critics demanding NASA remove the crew from the flight for safety reasons. The bigger question is, why do we have astronauts at all?