During the winter months, many Japanese gardens sprout strange conical structures that rise above the trees like a crown. They are called Yukitsuri or “snow suspenders”, and their purpose is to protect the branches of the trees and shrubs from the crushin...
China has announced that the largest floating photovoltaic (PV) facility on earth has finally been completed and connected to the local power grid. Long reviled for its carbon emission record, this is the Chinese government’s latest achievement in its ong...
Watchmaker Timex will integrate a cutting-edge new microtechnology into its watches in 2019, which has the potential to change the way watches function, how they’re designed, and how long the battery inside lasts. In a world first, Timex will use Micro-El...
The BMW 6 Series has morphed into a tall, family-friendly hatchback to replace the 5 Series Gran Turismo. And now, the Munich-based automaker has introduced the first-ever 6 Series Gran Turismo a few months ahead of its market launch. While the 6 GT re...
It can be hard to know where to start when you’re ready to “smarten” up your home. As new smart home devices hit the market, the best deals aren’t based just on cost, but on choosing products from trusted brands, with functions you’ll actually use in your...
If you want to take legal action against credit agency Equifax for the way it (mis)handled your data, leading to a major data breach, but you don’t know how to go about it, there’s a simple way to get started. A chatbot that walks you through many of the...
Do you have an inordinate amount of shipping containers? Are you trying figure out what to do with all them? In the unlikely event that the answer to this question is “Yes,” you’ll be pleased to learn that they’re far more practical than you may have imag...
IJsseloog, or the “Eye of IJssel”, is an enormous circular pit in the middle of Ketelmeer lake in the mouth of the river IJssel, in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands. The pit is one kilometer across and 45 meters deep and functions as a storage t...