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Sometimes a flashlight just isn't enough. The Flying Sun 1000 drone system was designed with that fact in mind, as it uses 288 airborne LEDs to light up the night like the alien mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

We're going to be on the Moon more often soon, and we'll need places to rest and work there. Building habitats and maintaining them will be tough, but bacteria could come to the rescue by helping repair cracked bricks made from lunar soil.

If you've ever eaten a pomegranate, you'll know that a great deal of the fruit is composed of its thick skin – which simply gets thrown away. Soon, however, that skin could be used in an edible coating which will help keep strawberries from spoiling.

What does gut fermentation and neuroinflammation have in common? A lot, according to new research that uncovers how the post-stroke microbiome directly influences brain health and recovery. It opens the door to new ways of restoring cognitive function.

Researchers have reviewed non-drug treatments for low back pain to assess which ones are more likely to reduce pain and improve function. What the review makes clear is that more research into effective low back pain treatments is needed.

I first learned to drive when I was around 10 years old and had a driver’s license by the time I was 16. AI is now about 73 years old and still can’t drive. What gives?

Austin-based Bonnell is a new-ish electric two-wheeler brand with a foundation in all-terrain racing. It's been making electric mountain bikes for a bit, and now wants to muscle in on dirt bike territory with two models slated for later this year.

It isn't easy to recycle high-voltage batteries from electric cars, but Porsche wants to take a stab at it. The plan: extract raw materials from old EV batteries to make fresh ones for its own electric models.

Deep sea mining has been off limits because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up regulations around extracting minerals offshore. That might soon change with The Metal Company's latest move – perhaps sooner than it should.

Despite its modest length of 34 ft, this recently completed tiny house squeezes in three bedrooms, offering an impressive sleeping capacity of six – or even up to eight if a couple don't mind sleeping on a sofa bed.