We've all seen a crash test dummy, and some of us have even been compared to them. These bright yellow test dummies have long ...

A single self-driving car could take care of multiple people's daily driving needs, so households might not need as many cars, University of Michigan researchers say. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

An Xpeng G6 electric car at the opening of their second flagship store in Hong Kong on March 21, 2025 - Copyright AFP Annabelle Gordon An Xpeng G6 electric car at the ...

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NASCAR might conjure up images of speed-mad rednecks waving flags. However, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes in the world of racing cars, much of it environmentally-friendly. A new book by Kit ...

Like Jackie Stewart, the late Karl Popper was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Popper, a dang good philosopher of critical rationalism, presumably never set a fastest lap or won a grand prix, but he ...

There’s been a lot of buzz about periodical cicadas. After 17 years underground, Brood X, the largest group of these noisy, red-eyed insects, began emerging last month in 15 US states. Most people ...

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