Car Science explores the perfect smoking tire donut; how one's body shape can improve one's chances when hitch hiking; America's best road kill places; the science of "stopping on a dime." Car Science ...

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 ...

The next time you pull into a gas station, you might think fuel efficiency is just about the size of your engine or how fast you drive. The reality is far more complex and fascinating. Modern vehicles ...

A Tesla Model S is plugged into a charging station in Falls Church, Virginia in February 2023 - Copyright Virgin Galactic/AFP Handout A Tesla Model S is plugged into ...

Formula 1 is back for 2026, and the cars are all sporting new looks. But it won't be just a fresh coat of paint on show at the Melbourne Grand Prix. Former Renault engineer Chris Papadopoulos says ...

Without looking at any other story in this issue (Volume 25), take a gander at the image at the top of this page and tell me what that black object is. This story originally appeared in Volume 25 of ...

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 ...