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Remember Verge? Yes, the same brand that took it upon itself to almost reinvent the way motorcycles look. Well, the folks at Verge took its TS Pro moto on a rather ambitious trip – a 850-mile trip from Monaco to Madrid competed in 24 hours.

A new study has found that a kid who has suffered a concussion – even a mild one – is 15% less likely to go on to higher education in adulthood. It highlights the long-term impact of traumatic brain injury on learning, regardless of severity.

When you’re named like a bear, you better swing like one too. This German electric motocrosser certainly looks to take on its gas-powered foes – torque, lightweight, nimble – all attributes that might make it the perfect MX bike to swing a leg over.

It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of eradicating such films, however, using tiny remote-control liquid-bodied robots.

Wouldn't it be great if there were a way of chasing down waterborne microplastic particles and catching them for removal, as opposed to just passively filtering them out of water bodies? Well, new "microcleaners" can reportedly do that very thing.

UCLA researchers have developed a tiny sensor to monitor metabolites – substances produced or used when your body breaks down food or medication – far more extensively than current methods. It could unlock better disease diagnosis and drug development.

Music lovers keen to join the vinyl revolution will need to invest in hi-fi gear, such as a turntable. Many disc spinners require listeners to get hands-on before grooving. But Pro-Ject removes this finicky process with a new Automat model.

Canon's latest mirrorless camera, the EOS R50 V, prioritizes the needs of content creators with features and design details that make it easier to creatively shoot video solo – without breaking the bank.

The third-gen Light Phone from the eponymous New York-based outfit is here. This one gets a bunch of thoughtful new features to help you stay mostly unplugged, while potentially making it easier to live with.

Love them or hate them, chatbots are here to stay. And while an increasing number of people have been turning to bots like Claude and ChatGPT for help, there's only anecdotal evidence as to their mental health usefulness. That is, until now.