WEIRD FACTS
By Loz Blain – The Ultima RS is a 250 mph hypercar you can own for less than some sports cars. (Credit: Ultima Sports). The new top dog Ultima hypercar can compete with multi-million dollar dream machines on nearly every performance metric …
By Rich Haridy – Research suggests the fertilizer industry’s methane emissions is three times higher than the EPA assumed was emitted by all industrial production in the United States. (Credit: BespaliyA/Depositphotos). A disturbing new study from researchers at Cornell University and the …
By Ben Coxworth – A preproduction EVE r3, on display at ICRA 2019. (Credit: Ben Coxworth/New Atlas). You might think that most new robots are designed to head off into factories or other workplaces, but the fact is that many of them are …
The controversial herbicide is everywhere, apparently. By Robby Berman – U.S. PIRG tested 20 beers and wines, including organics, and found Roundup’s active ingredient in almost all of them. A jury on August 2018 awarded a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma victim $289 million in Roundup …
By Aaron Turpen – Road hazards are absorbed by the Uptis tire, eliminating about 200 million tires a year that are scrapped early due to damage. (Credit: Michelin). Michelin has teamed with General Motors to target a 2024 production goal for airless …
With CVS selling more groceries than Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s combined, researchers fear food ‘deserts’ are becoming ‘swamps’ of processed food. Gabrielle Canon @GabrielleCanon – Los Angeles, California, has some of the worst food ‘swamps’ in the country. Photograph: Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images. …
By Nick Lavars – Volkswagen’s ID.R in action at Nürburgring-Nordschleife. (Credit: Volkswagen). Volkswagen built its ID.R with the intention of showing what the heads in its electric drive division are capable of, and it only took a few months after its unveiling for the …
C.C. Weiss – Those giant 63-in Sherp tires propel the beast through water, as well as over land. (Credit: 4theriders.com / New Atlas). Overland Expo celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and the 2019 show proved more than ever that “overlanding” has exploded from …
By Mike Hanlon – This 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta owned by David and Ginny Sydorick won the Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este (awarded to the “Best of Show” voted by public referendum) and the Trofeo BMW Group awarded to the “Best of Show” by …
By Loz Blain – Alaka’i Technologies’ Skai prototype is already in the process of FAA certification. (Credit: Alakai). A new electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air taxi company came out of stealth mode, using a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain that neatly sidesteps the …
