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After screening 20,000 protein-encoding genes in the human body, Stanford researchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule that works like semaglutide, most popularly known as Ozempic, to put the brakes on appetite and weight gain.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Weight Loss, Stanford University, Ozempic, Molecules

Specialized has followed last year's launch of a 33-lb carbon e-commuter with a cheaper version that's built around an alloy frame, with the company boasting that "nothing in alloy is lighter."Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Specialized Bikes

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater. Located in Western Australia, the crater has been dated to about 3.5 billion years ago, at a time when these almost literally Earth-shattering events should have been occurring regularly.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Earth, Asteroid, Meteorite, Impact, Geology, Australia, Curtin University, World's Oldest

Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for Alzheimer's disease to be treated far more effectively in the future – using the brain's own immune cells.Continue ReadingCategory: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Alzheimer's disease, Northwestern University

The world’s first typewriter goes to auction in Köln (Germany) on 22 March 2025. Just 35 Malling Hansen Writing Balls remain, 30 are in museums and the battle for one of the few remaining specimens will be worth watching because as the supply diminishes the price goes up.Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: Typewriter, History, Auction

A pair of extraordinary space missions that have been headed out of the solar system for almost half a century are getting a new lease on life as NASA engineers order the Voyager 1 and 2 deep-space probes to shut down two instruments to save power.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, Voyager, Nuclear

Modular EV startup Canoo has had a rough go of things over the past few years, and its journey might well be at its bitter end. CEO Anthony Aquila is set to acquire the bankrupt firm's assets for a bargain, and that's usually the way things wrap up in this business.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, canoo

Scientists have identified new gene modifications that can make tomatoes and eggplants grow bigger, which could help boost yields in developing countries.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Food, Food security, Food technology, Crops, Genetic engineering, Genetics, Fruit, Plants, Johns Hopkins University, CRISPR

A new study has ranked the best types of exercise for improving sleep quality. The findings demonstrate that exercise is an easy-to-implement, relatively cheap, and particularly effective way of treating insomnia, a common problem for older adults.Continue ReadingCategory: Sleep, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Insomnia, Sleep, Age-Related, Exercise, Mahidol University

A trailer you can see clean through, the Naledi Camper is as simple and straightforward to use as any other teardrop on the road, but it packs two big distinguishing features: oversized picture windows on each side. Campers get sandwiched between huge views of the local surroundings to which they traveled, providing a camping experience more akin to sleeping in the fresh air on...

The signed original lead sheet music for We Are the World as performed by U.S.A. for Africa heads to auction this week, reminding us that “the world must come together as one.”Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: Auction, Julien's Auctions, pop music

Back in 2016 we told you about the PEBL, a pedal-electric velomobile that combined some of the best attributes of a bicycle and a car. Well, it now has a cushier, spiffier, more streamlined successor, in the form of the PEBL 2.0.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Velomobile, Pedal-assisted

The best multitool is the one that you actually have with you. Thanks to its tiny size, along with features such as two screwdrivers, two wrenches and a folding steel blade, the Orioners T6 keyring tool isn't likely to get left at home.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Knife, Titanium, Kickstarter, EDC

Ultraviolette, the marque behind the fastest Indian motorcycle of all time, has a fun new ride on the way for trail junkies. The Shockwave enduro packs a ton of torque into a featherweight feature-filled electric package, for just INR 175,000 (about US$2,008).Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric Motorcycles, Ultraviolette, Enduro, India

This unnamed towable home was built by online marketplace Tiny House Listings. With a length of 25 ft (7.6 m), it features a compact interior layout that's designed to be suitable for full-time compact living, or as a guest house or vacation home.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

By now, you've no doubt heard that modern living is filling our bodies with microplastics. But an alarming study now shows just how much of the non-degradable particles are in our brains, and how much higher they are in dementia patients.Continue ReadingCategory: Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Microplastic, Brain, Plastics, Plastic, Plastic waste, Water Bottle, University of New Mexico

Since 2012, UK-based Power Roll has been working on a way to print low-cost solar film to generate clean energy from sunlight. It's now one crucial step closer to manufacturing its lightweight, apply-anywhere film, with a new design for its perovskite solar cells that should make make production cheap and scalable.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Solar Cell, Solar Power, Perovskite, Flexible

A new look into the private lives of chimpanzees has found that the primates settle disagreements with close friends by rubbing genitals together, a behavior previously that's commonly seen in their closely related bonobos. This study sheds light on where human sexual behavior originated, some six million years ago.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Sex, Chimpanzees, Durham University

Gaming is the world’s largest entertainment genre (with roughly seven times the annual revenue of either music OR movies), and video game prices at auction are at unprecedented levels – but only sealed video games get those prices and with video game antiquity so recent, and the heyday of video game arcades now in the rearview mirror, many historically significant machines are being ignored...

Designed to rip 90% of a backpacker's load off their back and hips and drop it onto wheels, the X-Trek from French gear company Tactical 13 is a versatile hiking and wilderness expedition tool. It stays light and lithe by using hiking poles as part of its frame, quickly transforming into a backpack for when flat, smooth hikes turn into steep, rocky scrambles. Enjoy...

People with bipolar disorder who followed a ketogenic diet for at least six weeks found that their symptoms improved, a new study has found. While the study was small and preliminary, its findings open the door to a new treatment direction for the sometimes difficult-to-treat condition.Continue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Bipolar Disorder, Ketogenic diet, metabolism, University of Edinburgh

Remember the AC Cobra? Yup, the iconic car that pays homage to the Shelby Cobra of the 1960s. It’s set to make its North American debut in the form of the new Swedish-made Cobra GT Roadster, at the ModaMiami auto show later this month.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: AC Cars, AC Cobra, Shelby, Saab, SEMA 2024

Although there are now a number of multitools that sport tiny adjustable wrenches, the TiSpanner was the first to do so. It's now available in a larger and beefier third-generation incarnation, aptly named the TiSpanner 3.0.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Wrench, Titanium, Kickstarter

The world's top DLP projector brand has launched a dual-laser 4K projector that's aimed at installation pros as well as home cinema enthusiasts. The HCPro-4400 is designed to dominate with "unmatched clarity and vibrant color precision."Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Optoma, 4K UHD, Projectors, home theater, Laser