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The OPod Tube House, by James Law Cybertecture, is a micro house made from concrete water piping that measures just 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in diameter. Its snug interior features an apartment-style layout suitable for one or two people.

Once widespread across the deserts of inland Australia, the Crest-tailed Mulgara was largely wiped out by invasive rabbits, cats and foxes. The marsupial hasn’t been seen in NSW for a century, but environment scientists from Sydney have recently rediscovered the creature in the area, alive and well.

​Since there are still challenges to overcome regarding the widespread use of aerial delivery drones, ground-based models may end up beating them to entering frequent service. One of the latest to hit our radar is the two-wheeled self-balancing YAPE, from Italy's e-novia.

When scanning for potentially habitable exoplanets, astronomers look for similar conditions to Earth. Tiny, turbulent pulsars aren’t usually given a second thought, but a new study has calculated that these neutron stars could indeed host habitable planets – under very specific circumstances.

When the first laser was invented, the idea of using it as a superweapon seemed like science fiction. Prototypes have been built, but the revolutionary destructive ray that would change the face of battle as fundamentally as the longbow or the airplane has yet to appear. Why? Let's find out.

Those visiting the northern New South Wales coastline will have the chance to ride on new sustainably powered transport service. The Byron Bay Railroad Company is setting the wheels in motion for what it calls the world's first solar-powered train, whose roots can be traced back to World War II.

The town of Jukkasjärvi in northern Sweden is home to an annual hotel made from snow and ice. Now in its 28th edition, the Icehotel features 15 rooms boasting impressive frozen sculptures. Highlights include a space-themed room and another dominated by a strange ice queen.

The sport of motorcycling feels like it's on shaky ground in 2017, with stale sales figures in the Western world and an aging demographic. But the bikes themselves have never been better. Here's our roundup of the two-wheeled toys that tickled our fancy in 2017.

​​Proterra has made some big strides with its long-range electric bus in the past year or so, and we will soon see how it fares in the real world, with the LA Department of Transportation (LADOT) buying 25 of the zero-emission buses as part of a shift toward greener public transit. ​

​A team of Japanese roboticists has built a new “human mimetic humanoid” that anatomically resembles the musculoskeletal intricacy of a human boy. Called Kengoro, the robot demonstrated its human-like abilities by completing a series of exercises including push-ups and sit-ups.

Bell Helicopter's V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time. The December 18 flight at the company's Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas​ comes only a little over two months after the prototype made its first tethered flight at the same location.

​Typically, when conservationists are trying to restore dying coral reefs, they do so by manually fastening fragments of live coral to the existing reef. Thanks to new technology developed by SECORE International, however, reef restoration may soon be as easy as sowing seeds in a garden.