 
The blue whale may be the largest animal ever, but new research has found it only claimed the title relatively recently. By comparing the bones of modern whales to fossils, a team of scientists has traced the growth spurt to about 4.5 million years ago, when climate change increased the food supply. Read more
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if there's a consistent entry in any list of the world's most beautiful cars, it is the "teardrop" built by Parisian coachbuilder Figoni and Falaschi. On May 27 a spectacular example is going to auction in Italy. Read more
Nearly 50 years ago, Burt Munro set a record of nearly 184 mph (296 km/h) in the under 1000 cc class on a 1920 Indian Scout. In August, Burt Munro's great nephew will pilot a new purpose-built Indian Scout Streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats in honor of the 50th Anniversary of that record. Read more
The Dodge Demon caused a serious stir when it launched at the New York Auto Show in April, but some details remained unclear: namely, how much it would cost. Now we have a price tag, it's clear the road-legal dragster offers more horsepower-per-dollar than you can get almost anywhere else. Read more
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It's generally accepted that humans originated in Africa, but new studies may paint a different picture. By examining fossils of early hominins, researchers have found that humans and chimpanzees may have split earlier than previously thought, and this may have happened in Europe, not Africa. Read more
Volkswagen already has the e-Golf and the Golf GTE, and now it's expanding its lineup of electrified Golfs ... for show, anyway. The German automakers' apprenticeship program has produced two new-look hybrid Golfs, the Golf GTI First Decade and Golf GTE Variant (Estate) impulsE. Read more
After a seven-month investigation, ESA has released the results of its inquiry into the crash of its unmanned Schiaparelli lander on Mars last October. Telemetry data and orbital images show that the accident was due to a violent rotation of the module that fooled the onboard computer. Read more
Scientists at the University of Central Florida have developed a way to effectively shrink pixels down to a third of their size, using different voltages to tune the color of individual subpixels to red, green or blue. The result could be screens with much higher resolution and improved brightness. Read more
Currently on Kickstarter, the SID camera is a dual-lens 3D-shooter which promises to make it simple to film footage suitable for VR applications and headsets. 3D live-streaming is also possible with the compact device, as is the ability to add Augmented Reality special effects to videos. Read more
Trakk Bullet Bluetooth speakers endure a test that sends water at all angles through a 12.5mm nozzle at a rate of 100 liters/min at a pressure of 100kN/m² for three minutes from a distance of three meters. If they can't play high-quality, crystal clear, wireless music after that test, they don't get off the production line. Sound tough enough? This speaker was designed with adventure in mind, and at just six inches long with a 1600mAh battery, the Trakk Bullet will provide an enduring soundtrack for even your most intense treks. Read more
Audi has turned to autonomous parking robots developed by Ray, and Dokk1 is a fully automated car park in Denmark. Now, Stanley Robotics' automated valet is being put into service at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to provide people-free parking. Read more
A new clinical trial has provided strong evidence that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plant, significantly reduces the frequency of seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy. Read more
A new study from Stanford into the accuracy of seven popular wrist-based fitness trackers offers both good and bad news for wearers, showing heart rate data to be relatively accurate, but energy expenditure estimates to be way off. Read more
"Dieselgate" might be winding up for VW, but investigations into diesel emissions cheating are just getting started elsewhere. Following news Daimler is being investigated in Germany, the US DOJ has filed a civil suit against Fiat Chrysler for failing to correctly disclose emissions control devices. Read more
Microsoft's HoloLens is still awaiting a commercial release, but we're already seeing some fascinating potential real-world applications. Air New Zealand has recently revealed it has been working with Dimension Data to use the mixed reality smartglasses as a way of enhancing its cabin crew services. Read more
DARPA's ambitious launch-a-day spaceplane is a step closer to lift off after Boeing announced that it's been assigned the contract to work with the agency to design, build and test a technology demonstration vehicle for the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program. Read more
Although nobody likes getting a pat-down when going through airport security, the people administering those inspections probably aren't wild about it, either. With this in mind, an electronic pat-down-training mannequin is now being developed. Read more
In an effort to apply energy-harvesting methods to power wearable devices, researchers have also created a new authentication method based on a person’s movements that may one day replace conventional security methods such as passwords or fingerprints. Read more
In March of this year, researchers showed that a probiotic found in yogurt was able to reverse symptoms of anxiety and depression in mice. Now, in a small study involving 44 adults, investigators at McMaster University in Canada have shown a different probiotic can have the same effect in humans. Read more
Why isn't beer served with ice? Well, the main reason is, the beer will get watered down as the ice melts – the problem also extends to drinks that are served on the rocks. That's where the Beyond Zero system comes in. Instead of making ice cubes out of water, it makes them out of booze. Read more
Microsoft has finally released a refreshed version of the well-received Surface Pro (successor to the Surface Pro 4). Here's how the specs and features of the Surface Pro 2-in-1 laptop/tablet compare to those of the latest MacBook Pro. Read more
Although GoPro may have already announced its intention to do so, Garmin has beaten it to the punch by releasing a 360-degree spherical actioncam of its own. Called the VIRB 360, it shoots footage at a resolution of 5.7K/30fps, automatically stitching it together into a 4K/30fps interactive video. Read more
A new study exploring how dietary substitutes could limit the effects of climate change has found that if the entire US population were to swap beef for beans, it would achieve between 50 and 75 percent of its 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target. Read more
Weaving electronic smarts into clothing has the potential to heat headgear, monitor health and keep you connected. But smart fabrics are not just useful for wearables. To demonstrate this, Madison Maxey has created a tablecloth-sized textile trackpad to replace a computer mouse or, well, trackpad. Read more
Chinese company DJI has played a bigger part than anyone in bringing drones to the masses, and it is looking to continue that role with a new easy-to-use aircraft that weighs less than a soda can and launches from the palm of your hand. Read more
While there are already several underwater drones that allow you peek beneath the surface of your local waterways, they're pretty much all propeller-driven, and are controlled via a physical tether that reaches to the surface. BIKI, however, is a bit different. Read more
B&O's Play division has come up with a tasty way to bring the brand closer to "urban creative music lovers." It's teamed up with Danish craft brewers Mikkeller to produce Beobrew, a bottled beer that's had music pumped into it during the fermentation process to, so B&O claims, improve the flavor. Read more
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