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If you're lucky enough to have a couple thousand bucks burning a hole in your pocket, you could do a whole lot worse than drop it on an Antic. This little beast draws inspiration from the mini bikes of 1970s, swaps their noisy engines for an electric motor, and lets you get into all kinds of trouble on two wheels – or one, if you're feeling rowdy.Continue ReadingCategory:

As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human biology is struggling to keep pace. Many of the chronic stress-related health issues we face today aren’t personal failings or modern inconveniences – they’re the predictable result of forcing Stone Age physiology into a world it was never built for.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags:

Scamp might not be as celebrated in modern circles as Airstream, but it is a similarly iconic camping trailer brand with deep history. Its roots dig all the way back to the market's original fiberglass camper icon, and much of its modern lineup looks virtually unchanged from those classic fiberglass pods of the 1960s and 70s. This month, though, the Scamp family flashes a new look with the Scamp X, a ruggedized, all-terrain design that updates the iconic egg trailer for modern deep-wilderness adventure. The X is Scamp's first off-road-specific model in more than 50 years in business.

We already know how watching other people’s lives on social media can negatively affect our self-esteem and satisfaction with our own lives. Apparently, using apps to track your own calories or fitness activities can have a similar effect. The latest research from scientists at University College London (UCL) and Loughborough University suggests that fitness apps can actually become major demotivators.Continue ReadingCategory:

Where there's an uncomfortable athlete, there's room for a wild, high-tech solution. At least that seems to be Nike's strategy of late, resulting in such contrivances as robo-shoes and active-breathing jackets. The all-new Lava Loft Down Jacket is a little less animated, but it still uses a rather unconventional solution to solve a common problem, interspersing baffles of ultra-warm down with wide open vents to react to the massive weather shifts a trail runner can experience when logging miles. When it's time to remove the Lava Loft all together, the 10-oz jacket packs down to fit in your hand like an apple.

Yes, it looks like a 12-gauge shotgun shell, and yes, that is a bit of a gimmick. That said, the Node-1 is actually a pretty clever tool, as it packs multiple interchangeable functions into a single modular form factor.Continue ReadingCategory: OutdoorsTags: Kickstarter, Multitools, Modular, EDC

Are you one of those coffee/tea consumers who loathe washing your drink containers so much that a) you leave them piled up to get moldy, and b) in a reverse sustainability move, you purchase new ones because of the hassle of not being able to clean every stained crevice?Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, TechnologyTags:

This charming tiny house takes design cues from traditional cabins to deliver a rustic small living experience. Named the Nature Pod, it features generous glazing and lots of options including an off-grid setup, and it starts at just €14,380 (roughly US$16,600).Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Tiny Footprint,

Divers may soon be able to get a welcome boost to their flutter kicks thanks to an exoskeleton developed by researchers at Peking University (PU). By shouldering some of the burden of underwater swimming, the device could also make scuba tanks last longer.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Exoskeleton,

Before you ask: no, it's not AI. What you're looking at above is a skydiver framed by the roiling chromosphere of the Sun, with its arches and loops of plasma glowing brightly. That's the result of weeks of meticulous planning, a whole lot of astrophotography know-how, plenty of math, and patience.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography,