Monster 4×4 camper van is a go-anywhere work and camp machine

Don't let its bright stripes fool you – the Iveco Daily Switch 4x4 was the meanest camper van at the year's largest RV Show. It was also among the most versatile, "switching" seamlessly between rugged, all-terrain work and remote camping.

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Ancient ‘sea Roomba’ tells a 555-million-year-old story of our evolution

A surprise discovery in the Australian outback has delivered exciting insight into the origins of complex animal life. The animal fossil, dating back half a billion years, shows when bilateral symmetry emerged – a hallmark of most life on Earth now.

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New fat-blocking nanotherapy tackles diet-caused obesity at the source

A new oral nanotherapy works directly on the small intestine, reducing its ability to absorb fat from the food we eat, according to a new study. If it proves effective in humans, it has huge potential as a treatment for diet-related obesity.

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Cute and curvy bubble car ready to make your vacation electric

The first Microlino EV made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, finally rolling into production some six years later. A tourist-focused concept was also revealed in 2022, and now the Spiaggina has officially launched at the 2024 Paris Motor Show.

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One-of-a-kind tiny house takes a geodesic approach to downsizing

Hailed as the world's first pentakis dodecahedron tiny house, this pint-sized geodesic dome home has been expertly designed to maximize its limited space. It's currently available for rental and will be made for sale in bare hub kit form too.

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Apple’s Depth Pro model 3D maps 2D images in a fraction of a second

Apple's Machine Learning Research wing has developed a foundational AI model "for zero-shot metric monocular depth estimation." Depth Pro enables high-speed generation of detailed 3D depth maps from a single two-dimensional image.

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New type 2 diabetes treatment could mean an end to insulin shots

86% of type 2 diabetics treated with a new procedure no longer needed insulin throughout the two-year-long study they participated in. That procedure could be a real game changer for nearly half a billion people living with the condition worldwide.

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Watch: SpaceX makes historic booster capture

In an astonishing bit of space gymnastics, SpaceX has pulled off a true first. It captured a Super Heavy booster at about 7:31 am CST using its own launch tower after delivering a Starship second stage to orbit, followed by a controlled reentry.

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 hits new speed record in latest test flight

Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet took its fifth test flight last week setting a few new records. The XB-1 is the one-third scale platform that Boom is using for its eventual Overture program aiming to bring back commercial supersonic passenger flight.

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