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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

Downsizing to a tiny house always involves compromises, but the Coolangatta 8.4 aims to minimize them with a storage-packed and flexible interior that's well suited to full-time living, on or off-grid.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Bui

Fancy driving an off-roader guided by its own remote drone flying ahead to recce the terrain and relay images back to your dashboard screen?Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: GM, GMC

Kovi Rose, University of Sydney/ The ConversationContinue ReadingCategory: Astronomy, ScienceTags: pulsar, Stars, Radio Waves,

Small camping trailers are great for a lot of reasons. They're easier to tow and maneuver than large trailers. They're compatible with a large variety of vehicles, likely including the everyday driver parked in your garage. Less trailer usually means less price tag, and less money spent on gas. The list goes on, but for all those advantages, small trailers usually fall short on one highly critical spec: a bathroom. The latest ROG trailer from Encore RV solves the lack of bathroom issue in a rather bold way, and it's a much better small camper for it.

Bus-sized cephalopods reminiscent of the legendary kraken may have sat at the top of the food chain, using their smarts to hunt down prey in the oceans of the Late Cretaceous.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Octopus, Predator,

Researchers have developed a urine-based screening tool that may help identify individuals who are most likely to be diagnosed with autism later in life, opening the door to assessment and support networks.Continue ReadingCategory: ADHD & Autism, Brain Health, Body and MindTags: