Drako launches the fastest, most ludicrously overpowered SUV in history

[New Atlas logo]( Automotive [Drako launches the fastest, most ludicrously overpowered SUV in history]( [You bet your cotton socks those doors go up]( Priced at just US$290,000, Drako's new Dragon hyper-SUV looks like the most comfy and practical way by far to get from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds. This Model X-killer combines outrageous power with huge-screen luxury and doors that go up. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Fridays are Fly-days with two Dollar Flight Club memberships]( “You saved how much money on your flight?” Your travel buddies are going to be in awe with just how much less you spent on your travel plans, all thanks to the amazing deals that you’re going to be privy to with your Dollar Flight Club membership. [Read more]( Biology [Scientists discover giant turtle the size of a VW Beetle in Spain]( [An artist's impression of Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, a giant species of turtle that's recently been discovered]( Paleontologists have discovered the fossil remains of one of the largest turtles that ever lived. Measuring about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, it roamed the seas of Europe during the age of the dinosaurs. [Read more]( Photography [App lets iPhones shoot time-lapse, without having to stay in one place]( [The ReCapture app is freely available via the App Store]( While time-lapse videos can be striking, creating them involves leaving the camera in one place for the duration of the shoot. A new app allows such videos to be recorded on a smartphone, which can be moved and used for other things between shots. [Read more]( Space [LightSail 2 mission reaches fiery end after 3-year solar sailing demo]( [The final image sent back by LightSail 2, before the mission came to an end as the spacecraft burned up on reentry into Earth's atmosphere]( After three years circling the Earth, the Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 mission has come to an end following a fiery reentry. The satellite was an important tech demo for solar sailing, which could eventually propel spacecraft to other stars. [Read more]( Aircraft [Meet Midnight, the eVTOL air taxi that Archer will take to production]( [Archer Founder and CEO Adam Goldstein unveils the Midnight production eVTOL]( Archer is targeting FAA certification by the end of 2024, and its first air taxi flights in 2025. With its Maker prototype logging successful test flights, the company has now unveiled Midnight, the four-passenger aircraft it'll push toward production. [Read more]( Automotive [7-seat Toyota MPV stashes covert micro-RV gear for impromptu camping]( [UI Vehicle offers diesel and gas engines in both 2WD and 4WD]( Many camper vans double as everyday 3-row MPVs, requiring the removal of seats or other parts to switch modes. A new Toyota HiAce camper van makes the switch without removing anything. It's a full-time camper van and full-time 7-passenger minivan. [Read more]( Space [Giant cosmic map charts from here to the edge of the observable universe]( [Astronomers have created a huge map of the cosmos, where each dot represents an entire galaxy]( Astronomers at Johns Hopkins University have created an interactive map of the universe, charting the positions and colors of 200,000 galaxies stretching from here to the very edge of the observable universe. [Read more]( Marine [The incredible plan to build an $8 billion turtle-shaped floating city]( [The Pangeos is named after the Pangea (or Pangaea) supercontinent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago]( Pierpaolo Lazzarini is certainly no stranger to unusual designs, but the Pangeos is his most ambitious to date. Taking the form of a gigantic turtle, it would create a movable "city" that he estimates would be the world's largest floating structure. [Read more]( Outdoors [Pacofire camp stove packs flat and slips into an envelope-sized bag]( [The Pacofire grill is designed to endure up to 7.5 kg of food]( The space-saving endeavors of outdoor companies has led to a flurry of foldable camp stoves and grills that make backcountry cookups a much more manageable affair, and the newly launched Pacofire lands as one of the most portable yet. [Read more]( Automotive [Genesis unveils X Convertible, completing its X trilogy of future cars]( [The Genesis X Convertible concept finishes the trilogy of new EV concepts from the Korean luxury brand]( Genesis unveiled its new X Convertible concept ahead of the LA Auto show. Based on the same architecture and electric powertrain as 2021's Genesis X and Genesis X Speedium concepts, the car marks the final chapter in the luxury brand’s X concept series. [Read more]( Bicycles [Premium BMC ebike road warrior can hit the gravel trail too]( [The Class 3 Roadmachine 01 AMP X premium ebike is built to tackle road adventures, as well as off-road gravel trails]( Switzerland's BMC has been manufacturing elite-level performance bikes since the 1980s, and has now announced the launch of a top-of-the-range Class 3 pedal-assist endurance road bike called the Roadmachine 01 AMP X. [Read more]( Environment [Antarctica may be hiding thriving plankton blooms beneath its sea ice]( [Researchers have discovered evidence of phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice of Antarctica]( Antarctica isn’t exactly the type of place you’d expect to be teeming with life, but a newly published study suggests the frigid environment at the end of the world may be a little more hospitable than it seems. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Trial finds increasing CBD levels does not make cannabis safer]( [Research indicates high levels of CBD in cannabis will not buffer a user from the potential adverse effects of THC intoxication]( The results of a fascinating clinical trial challenge popular assumptions regarding "safer" strains of cannabis. The research found higher levels of cannabidiol (CBD) do not negate any potential adverse effects from smoking cannabis. [Read more]( Around The Home [Garmin brings an outdoor feel to indoor training with Tacx NEO Bike Plus]( [Garmin's latest all-in-one indoor training bike is designed to offer "one of the most accurate, realistic and quiet indoor riding experiences"]( Garmin's fitness brand Tacx has rolled out a new version of the NEO Bike indoor cycling machine, which is designed to bring outdoor riding inside with simulated gradients, the feel of different road surfaces and even the wind in your hair. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [The amyloid rollercoaster continues as another big Alzheimer's trial fails]( [Are researchers wrong to keep working on anti-amyloid treatments for Alzheimer's after years of clinical trial failures?]( The failure of another massive Phase 3 trial testing an anti-amyloid dementia treatment marks a new twist in the ongoing rollercoaster of research looking for drugs to reduce build-up of the protein commonly thought to be the key cause of Alzheimer's. [Read more]( Good Thinking [Vita Rescue System keeps medevac litters from spinning and swaying]( [The Vita Rescue System uses four bi-directional electric fans to eliminate problematic litter movements]( We've all seen footage of disaster victims being hoisted into helicopters, in litter-type stretchers. It's not a good thing if those litters start spinning or swaying, though, which is what the thrust-vectoring Vita Rescue System is designed to stop. [Read more]( Music [Moog restarts production of a music icon, the Minimoog Model D]( [The iconic Minimoog Model D three-oscillator, monophonic, analog synthesizer has returned to production at the Moog Factory in Asheville, North Carolina]( Following a small pilot production run back in 2016, Moog Music has announced the return to full production of the mighty Minimoog Model D analog synthesizer, which helped shape modern music from the 1970s onwards. 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