Acura returns to Daytona International Speedway and the IMSA season-opening Rolex 24 as two-time defending race winners. (Meyer Shank Racing won last year’s final race of the Daytona Prototype Interntional (DPi) era with the Acura ARX-05 driven by Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud.) Acura ARX-06 wins in competition debut with hybrid … Read more
LA Auto Show highlights Southern California’s booming car culture. Displays from dozens of preeminent automotive brands, indoor ride-alongs, outdoor test-drive opportunities, the growing presence of electrification and a seemingly endless array of California car-culture exhibits will highlight the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show (November 18 to 27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center). Nearly three-dozen … Read more
Red Dot Jury selects best brands and creative works of the year. Only 13 percent of entries receive an award. Unique design and outstanding creativity – that’s what the brands and works chosen by the jury for the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2020 have in common. 6,992 projects from … Read more
The Polestar 1, the first product from Volvo’s new electric luxury division, made its first dynamic appearance at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed last month. Festivalgoers saw prototype #004 of the two-door Electric Performance Hybrid charging up the famous hill climb, set in the grounds of Goodwood House in West Sussex, England. Following … Read more
Despite being one of the most cold and hostile environments on the planet, the Arctic Ocean has seen a steady and significant reduction of sea ice over the past seven years. In August of 1996, ice coverage spanned 3.16 million square miles, whereas this past August, Arctic Ocean sea ice coverage was measured at … Read more
Amplified greenhouse effect shifts North’s growing seasons An international team of university and NASA scientists examined the relationship between changes in surface temperature and vegetation growth from 45 degrees north latitude to the Arctic Ocean. Results (published in the journal Nature Climate Change) show temperature and vegetation growth at northern latitudes now resemble those found … Read more