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Brutal new AC supercar is first production Cobra with a roof

June 03, 2026 | Simon Heptinstall
Britain’s oldest car maker hopes for big sales surge thanks to the first Cobra with a roof. The ferocious AC Cobra GT Coupe pairs classic old-school styling in smooth aluminum and carbon fiber with a 5-liter Ford V8 under the hood.

Slick pod camper solves micro-camping's biggest problem

June 01, 2026 | C.C. Weiss
Small camping trailers are great for a lot of reasons, but they usually fall very short on one highly critical spec: a bathroom. The latest Encore ROG trailer solves the bathroom issue in a rather bold way, and it's a much better small camper for it.

Tiny house goes extra-wide to deliver spacious small living

June 03, 2026 | Adam Williams
This extra-wide tiny house uses its generous dimensions to create a spacious interior that includes some unusually premium touches – as well as a storage-integrated staircase unlike any other we've seen.

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Nissan has developed quite a camper lineup in Japan. Those models are mostly vans, but one of the latest comes based on Nissan's top-selling SUV platform. The new X-Trail Rock Creek Multi-Bed is a rugged, versatile all-terrain camper wagon.
Just over seven months from completing phase one, Chinese engineers have switched on the first commercial underwater data center powered by offshore wind. What's more, it doesn't need freshwater and cuts land use by 90% compared with existing hubs.
Though it only has a modest length of 25.7 ft, the Gerês tiny house manages to squeeze in sleeping space for up to six people. It also has several optional upgrades available, including running fully off-grid.
After teasing its first-ever off-road/off-grid camper earlier in May, Oliver closes out the month by giving the Apex X23 its official introduction. The new trailer adds a little more backcountry muscle to Oliver's famously tough construction.
While it’s not exactly a household name, Boox tablets have steadily made their way into the e-reader market that’s long been dominated by Amazon’s Kindle. But the Boox Go 10.3 Lumi makes a strong argument for reading tablet of choice, because it’s much more than just a device to read a book on.
Despite garnering unflattering nicknames when it was introduced to the public in 1951, the Fender Telecaster has proved to be an incredibly versatile instrument that morphs depending on who is playing it. We look at a dozen who have made it their own.

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Last month, tour guides in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard made a grisly discovery, chancing upon the carcasses of a young male polar bear and an adult walrus in an advanced state of decay.
The US has its first and only oral COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis on its way, after a Phase III trial of the drug ensitrelvir met its goals needed for US Drug and Food Administration approval. It dramatically reduces spread from close contacts.
A deep-sea mystery that has stumped researchers for the past two-and-a-half years has a solution, with marine scientists finally determining the identity of a bizarre “golden orb” recovered from the Pacific in 2023.
A pair of stars spiralling around each other. That’s the origin of a new source of repeating radio bursts we’ve detected, called ASKAP J1745.
Bus-sized cephalopods reminiscent of the legendary kraken may have sat at the top of the food chain, using their smarts to hunt down prey in the oceans of the Late Cretaceous.

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Garmin's latest Force electric motor drive might just be its most innovative yet. The Current trolling motor goes totally hands-free with a foot pedal system Garmin calls an industry first. Keep your bait in the water while cruising forward.
The new Aviator's Ember from Aerohart applies aerospace-grade materials to an age-old design, providing powerful fire-starting performance that carries lightly in a pocket. Like an engine piston, it compresses air for fast, furious combustion.
While cutting back on salt intake has long been a mainstay in treating high blood pressure, new research suggests that upping potassium intake might have a greater effect. It might be time to stock up on bananas, apricots, and sweet potatoes.
It's not often you get two household names in one headline, but that's what happened at Mecum's annual collector automobile auction season Kickstarter in Florida this week, with a who's who of motorsport stacking the provenance of the same car.
Who could possibly compare to Superman, the Man of Steel? Definitely not a man of plastic! Right? Wrong. Scientists have discovered that unconventionally shaped plastics may rival steel bars as reinforcement materials in construction concrete.
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark achievement set to save millions of lives.
Construction has reportedly begun on the first phase of the Line, Saudi Arabia's insanely ambitious plan to build a 105 mile-long megacity in the desert. We now know how many people will live there initially – and when they're moving in.
Though it has a length of just 24 ft, the Spruce tiny house maximizes its limited available space well. Its compact layout includes a sleeping loft with standing room, and even a small balcony area.