A metalworking die found in Denmark features a depiction of a horse and warrior that is remarkably similar to motifs on the ...

Choosing a motorbike helmet to wear on an adventure bike is all about compromise. Peaks are handy off-road, for example, but can be a pain on the motorway. You want maximum ventilation on a sweaty ...

Sports-touring motorcycle helmets, as the name suggests, are a mixture between sporty lids and comfier touring models that take the best bits from each for an aerodynamic, good-looking end result ...

In one test, we drop helmets going 14 mph onto a flat anvil to find out how well they would protect a bike rider's head ...

Archaeologists uncover a well-preserved Byzantine monastery in Israel. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority A team from the Israel Antiquities Authority has uncovered the remains of a Byzantine-era ...

Byzantine sundial-calendar reproduction in Thessaloniki Technology Museum, the original caption as per exhibit was: Portable sundial, Memphis, Roman Egypt, 4th century AD (modeled after original in ...

The best e-bike helmets are designed to offer better protection for riders of electric bikes. As e-bikes are faster and weigh more, there's greater momentum if you crash, which creates higher ...

Two new POC helmets stand out on the recently updated rankings page of the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings site. These as-yet-unreleased Cularis & Cytal models now claim the top slots as both the ‘safest ...

It’s a sunny Thursday morning, and I find myself holding a recreation of an ancient Greek helmet handcrafted by Dimitrios Katsikis, known online as the “modern Hephaestus.” His workspace in Spata, ...

Learn more› By Lindsay Warner We’ve updated this guide with the results of Virginia Tech’s 2025 helmet testing. We still recommend our picks, but plan to consider additional options this spring.