Glamping on the roof of a Kia Sorento is better than it sounds
Throw a Roofnest on top of a car and you’ve got yourself a weekend away. Enlarge / The Roofnest tent is quick to deploy and keeps you off the ground. (credit: Tim Stevens) I've had a fascination with rooftop tents ever sin.....»»
Some Bronco roof options delayed until 2022; Ford to compensate buyers
The automaker said it has converted 66 percent of Bronco reservations in the U.S. and Canada into real orders and expects that number to climb ahead of deliveries beginning in June......»»
Apple Music "saylists" to help with speech issues
The project, from Warner Music, aims to use lyrics to help young people learn tricky sounds......»»
The best ring tone apps for Android
Android phones come with built-in sounds to signal phone calls, but you can customize them with original ring tones. Here are the best apps to help you along......»»
The return of neighborhood retail and other surprising real estate trends
As shocking as it sounds, we could be entering a much better era for small, local businesses. The pandemic made remote work and on-demand delivery normal far faster than anyone expected. Today, as the world beings to emerge from the pandemi.....»»
Chandra X-ray data sonification: Stellar, galactic, and black hole
This latest installment from our data sonification series features three diverse cosmic scenes. In each, astronomical data collected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes are converted into sounds. Data sonification maps the data f.....»»
Want to improve your health? Head to a national park, and absorb the sounds
Wolves howling, birds singing, rain falling—natural sounds inspire us and connect us to nature. New research by a team of scientists shows that natural sounds are also good for our health......»»
Uncovering the evolutionary history of a snake through its markings
A snake that actually looks like many different snakes. It sounds like a riddle. It sort of is......»»
How cellular fingertips may help cells "speak" to each other
What if you found out that you could heal using only a finger? It sounds like science fiction, reminiscent of the 1982 movie "E.T." Well, it turns out that your body's own cells can do something similarly unexpected. Researchers at Nara Institute of.....»»
How to protect your hearing in iOS 14
The Reduce Loud Sounds feature in iOS 14 helps protect you from hearing loss from listening to music or video at high volume. We show you how to use it......»»
"Hear that?" NASA shares first recording of rover driving on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has sent back the first sounds of it driving on Mars - giving further insight into the Red Planet's environment......»»
Perseverance rover captures the sounds of driving on Mars
NASA's newest rover recorded audio of itself crunching over the surface of the Red Planet, adding a whole new dimension to Mars exploration......»»
Listen to the first-ever recording of a NASA rover driving on Mars
NASA has released the first-ever recording of a rover driving across the surface of Mars, and it sounds unlike any vehicle you've heard before......»»
The best sci-fi movies on Hulu right now
What movie wouldn't be made better with aliens, space travel, or time machines? If that sounds good, check out our guide to best sci-fi films streaming on Hulu!.....»»
Roof-tiles in imperial China: Creating Ximing Temple"s lotus-pattern tile ends
Any visitor to China will have noticed the spectacular roofs on buildings dating from imperial times. However, the question of how these roof tiles were produced has attracted relatively little attention from archaeologists. Now, a team of researcher.....»»
Out of the Valley designs and builds a cedar-clad cabin on an English farm
Architecture and design office Out of the Valley has completed a wooden holiday cabin on a farm in Devon, England, featuring a mono-pitched roof and sliding doors that open onto a sheltered veranda. Read more Architecture and design office O.....»»
Like Braille for your ears, Action Audio wordlessly translates sports into sound
Instead of describing the action with words, like a radio announcer might, Action Audio translates visual scenes into a series of information-dense sounds......»»
Video game movies: Are they really that bad?
BBC Sounds Podcast Press X to Continue looks at the best and worst adaptations......»»
Krads completes green-roofed Icelandic holiday home overlooking Lake Thingvallavatn
This holiday home designed by architecture office KRADS features large openings that frame views of Iceland's Lake Thingvallavatn, and a turfed roof to help it blend in with its natural surroundings. Read more This holiday home designed by a.....»»
Square Enix to reveal new Life Is Strange game on March 18
Square Enix Presents sounds a lot like a Nintendo Direct-style digital presentation. In addition to the world premiere of the next entry in the episodic graphic adventure series Life Is Strange, which is said to feature a new protagonist with a "fasc.....»»
Baby Talk and Lemur Chatter--but Not Birdsong--Help an Infant"s Brain Develop
Researchers probe the outer boundaries of what types of sounds human infants tune in to for building cognition -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»