Ask a man of the Shuar tribe in Ecuador’s Amazon what disgusts him the most, and he might say eating raw meat; stepping in human feces; or drinking chicha, a traditional alcohol, made “with the spit of a toothless woman,” says Lawrence Sugiyama, an anthropologist at the University of Oregon.
Claim for giant ‘Planet Nine’ at Solar System’s edge takes a hit
For planetary scientists, it was the boldest claim in a generation: an unseen extra planet, as much as 10 times the mass of Earth, lurking on the Solar System’s frontier, beyond Neptune. But the claim looks increasingly shaky, after a team of astronomers reported last week that the orbits of […]
The Chevy Bolt EV is newish for 2022
This battery-powered hatchback is fundamentally the same as before, but it gains an updated front end and a dramatically nicer interior for the latest model year.
Tested: 1980 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Embodies Silken Luxury
From the Archive: Seductive design, engineering, and luxury converge in Jaguar’s new Series III XJ6.
Brazilian ICT market predicted to grow 7% in 2021
Security, 5G, artificial intelligence and public cloud are among the main areas of focus, according to analyst IDC
The radical plan to sell new cars at shopping centres and airports
Multiple new-car brands will soon be selling cars inside major shopping centres and other centralised precincts, as showrooms undergo their biggest overhaul in decades.
U.S. Army satellite to bring imagery directly to troops on the ground
About the size of a loaf of bread, Gunsmoke-J seeks to demonstrate overhead data collection in direct support of combat operations.
Jaguar to go all-electric from 2025 with Tesla Model 3 rival possible
New boss Thierry Bolloré confirms that Jaguars are more likely to be crossovers than SUVs. Baby Jag rivals for the Model 3 and Model Y are likely