The Transport Committee will investigate the impact of smart motorways following concerns over their safety and calls for them to be scrapped
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2021 Lexus LS launch review
Does it get any cushier than this glorified king bed on wheels? The mid-generation facelift for Lexus’ flagship model takes it from comfortably luxe to borderline extravagant – but with a few oversights.
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IIHS Top Safety Pick Prize Goes to Record Number of Vehicles for 2021
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the award to 90 vehicles this year, up from 64 last year. But for some companies, there’s still work to do.
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What a Geologist Sees When They Look at Perseverance’s Landing Site
Geologists love fieldwork. They love getting their specialized hammers and chisels into seams in the rock, exposing unweathered surfaces and teasing out the rock’s secrets. Mars would be the ultimate field trip for many of them, but sadly, that’s not possible.
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Dutch research funding agency, paralyzed by ransomware attack, refuses to pay up
Hackers published a batch of internal documents from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) on the dark web yesterday, after the agency refused to pay up in a ransomware attack. The attack, which began on 8 February, has completely knocked out the agency’s grant application and review process and […]
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New, more inclusive journal policies ease author name changes on published papers
When Teddy Goetz—a fourth-year medical student at Columbia University—applied to residency programs in October 2020, he felt as though he had no choice but to out himself as transgender. “I had to put my birth name all over my application because of my publications, and that was really upsetting,” he […]
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Hot Wheels Unleashed video game promises a digital toy car paradise
Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC, this could be a slick game.
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How solid-state batteries can transform electric cars
More range, less weight, faster charging time — you name it.
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Tested: 2006 Honda Ridgeline vs. the Compact Pickup Competition
From the Archive: Can the unconventional new Honda Ridgeline hang with the 2005 Chevy Colorado, Dodge Dakota, Nissan Frontier, and Toyota Tacoma?
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Dell’s Q4 surges on PC boom amid remote work, education
Dell said it shipped 50.3 million PCs during 2020.