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It's vitally important to detect the onset of Alzheimer's as early as possible, and a new test could help doctors do just that. It involves getting patients to smell things.​

Scientists have unearthed a new bird species from fossils in the Canadian Arctic dating back about 90 million years, making them the oldest records of avian species found so far north and suggesting an intense warming event occurred during the late Cretaceous period.

Betelgeuse is something of a "superstar" in the night sky, but new research suggests that the red supergiant that marks the shoulder of the constellation Orion might have an interesting past.

Residential architecture often sees architects and designers at their experimental best. From an affordable home that can be built using only a hex key​ to a luxury house with James Bond villain chic, read on for our pick of the top 10 houses of 2016.

From follow-me offerings to high-end professional drones with specially designed screens, there are a huge number of different takes on how to keep your drone in the sky. The latest comes from XDynamics, which has created the world's first dual-screen controller for its Evolve camera drone.

A new study, in which adventurous salamanders were put to work on the treadmill, has found that they sometimes travel up to nine miles to find a mate.

Griff Aviation recently announced an aircraft that sits somewhere between delivery drone and helicopter. The Norwegian company's Griff 300 weighs 75 kg (165 lb) on its own, and can reportedly lift a payload of up to 225 kg (496 lb).​

​​While you could wait around for the likes of Uber or eHang to develop human-carrying drones, not everyone has that kind of patience, least of all Youtube personality Casey Neistat.

The new Octavia RS might not have a VW badge, but it shares a turbocharged engine and basic chassis with the Golf GTI. Given the Octavia RS will likely offer more space for similar (or less) money, the question is – do you really need that Golf GTI?​

A Moldovan-American master designer and a Korean robotics company have teamed up to build a giant, walking mech suit robot that looks like it's just lumbered off the set of Avatar or Pacific Rim - with fully articulating arms that mimic the pilot's movements.

If you don't recognize a fish you catch, how do you know if you can keep it? With a quick scan of your catch, a new app called FishVerify can identify a species, bring up information on its habitat and edibility, and using the phone's GPS, tell you about its size and bag limits in that area.

The use of drones for deliveries is taking flight all of sudden, with the likes of Amazon kicking off real-world trials. In the meantime, however, 7-Eleven and drone company Flirtey have been quietly making light work of delivering items by flying robot, completing a total of 77 shipments so far.