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Caught on video: "The wave that shouldn't exist"

17 December 2025 @ 8:39 am

Watch the Tension 11 trailer and you'll know exactly why we've chosen this frame - we suspect the lads would appreciate itA team of Australian bodyboarding ratbags has managed to capture staggering footage of an extraordinary oceanic phenomenon: a place where four 12-ft (3.7-m) waves regularly converge into an oval dip, with explosive results.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Video,

Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose

17 December 2025 @ 6:32 am

The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) hosts a bacterium that kills tumors from the inside outA bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has "exhibited remarkably potent" tumor-killing abilities when administered intravenously, outperforming current standard therapies and paving the way for an entirely new approach to treating cancer.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags:

Why your Economy class seat is torturing you – possibly on purpose

17 December 2025 @ 4:31 am

Economy seats are notoriously uncomfortable for a reasonEver fly Economy and felt like you were being tortured by the seat? It turns out that you're not being fussy, the seats really are horrible from an ergonomic point of view, which is why you're suffering. Oh, and that might be by design.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Ergonomic, Aircraft,

Watch: China has a new AI humanoid robot in charge of traffic control

17 December 2025 @ 3:18 am

Hangzhou is the latest city in China to take traffic control to a new level, rolling out a new AI-powered robot police officer to direct vehicles and pedestrians at a major intersection and issue polite warnings to law-breakers.Continue ReadingCategory: AI and Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Robots, Police, Traffic,

Rising temperatures are quietly cutting into Americans' sleep

17 December 2025 @ 12:03 am

Climate change is making it hotter, and researchers suggest this is damaging our sleepWhen nights stay warm, the body struggles to cool down, a key signal for drifting into deep sleep. Heat doesn't just shorten sleep; it disrupts its rhythm, sparks dehydration, and keeps the nervous system on alert.Continue ReadingCategory: Sleep, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and MindTags: Sleep,

Iconic Honda NSX reborn through Pininfarina-designed Tensei

16 December 2025 @ 11:33 pm

The Honda NSX gets a new lease of life thanks to a collaboration between JAS Motosport and PininfarinaThere aren’t many cars with appeal as enduring as the original Honda NSX. Its beautiful, low-slung styling, the sheer dearth of examples you can find today, and its genuine ability to compete with European sports cars all contribute to its legend. Now, 35 years after the first-generation NSX came into being, the sports car is receiving a beautiful, and more importantly, purposeful, makeover.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, T

Legless camping table stashes like a water bottle, clings to the trees

16 December 2025 @ 7:05 pm

Slots in the table allow for the mounting of accessories such as the Gear HooksWhen you're camping, you're typically in need of a work surface, plus you're typically surrounded by trees. That's where the Kimberlite Tree Table comes in, as – that's right – it's a packable multi-use platform that you strap to a tree.Continue ReadingCategory: Gear, OutdoorsTags: Kickstarter, Camping,

Ford's electric F-150 is getting a gas generator for 700-mile range

16 December 2025 @ 11:32 am

The successor to the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning shown above will have more than double its rangeFour years after Ford bravely electrified its best-selling vehicle, the F-150 Lightning pickup, it seemed ready to drop the model owing to slowing demand. Now, it turns out the company's got other plans. It's reengineering the flagship truck for 2026 as an extended range EV (EREV), with a gas generator in tow.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive,

Best tents of 2025: Hovering orbs to connect-a-cube camper communes

16 December 2025 @ 2:41 am

Open up all the doors and windows, and The Cube is a breezy cabana for beach, forest or parkIt proved to be a fun year for tents. We tracked new tent designs of all styles, shapes and sizes a little more closely than we have in the past and saw a whole lot of innovation and activity. The year brought the further expansion of high-performance freestanding ultralight tents from boutique brands, the preponderance of covetable inflatable tents ranging from backpack size to multi-tent base camp size, the refinement of comfier, fuller featured rooftop tents, and the launch of a few flat-lying hammock tents designed for increased comfort and stability, from ground to air. Here's a look at ou

Mystery behind the collapse of the ancient Harappan empire finally solved

16 December 2025 @ 2:03 am

Severe drought spanning 200 years decimated and fragmented the ancient civilizationThe culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries to Mesopotamians and Egyptians, has finally been identified: a series of severe, long-lasting droughts that dried rivers across the Indus Valley more than 4,000 years ago.Continue ReadingCategory: History, ScienceTags: Archaeolo