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Why did ancient man eat his own kind? Well, it wasn’t so much because prehistoric human flesh was tasty or they wanted to fill their bellies, suggests a new study. If anything, ancient humans were probably quite difficult to catch and kill, and not nearly as satisfying as a mammoth steak.​

Chowbotics has unveiled Sally the Salad Robot, which uses up to 21 seasonal ingredients to produce individual, bespoke green salads on demand in thousands of combinations in under a minute.

With mighty aspirations comes a need for mighty rockets. That was theme of the "Heavy Lift" panel that took the stage at the 33rd annual Space Symposium in Colorado today and New Atlas was on hand to find out more about space telescopes, the Blue Moon project and the "tyranny of the fairing."

Manufacturers are clamoring to create SUVs in every shape and size at the moment, but that doesn't mean wagons can't thrive. The Buick Regal TourX, developed as an Opel, mixes the perks of high-riding SUVs with city-friendly road manners to create a compelling, stylish package.

As a general rule, cars use less fuel and are better to drive when all the excess fat is cut away. It might not be a track-focused weapon, but the new Audi A8 is set to benefit from some serious weight saving when it launches later this year, courtesy of a smart mix of materials in its chassis.​

​Having now reached the deepest parts of the ocean, the plastic pollution problem is calling for some creative solutions. An organic chemist and a sailor are trying to make plastic waste worth collecting, by turning it into a usable diesel fuel through a semi-portable reactor.

Zaha Hadid Architects' ethos has always been very forward-thinking, so it's no surprise that the firm is researching 3D-printing technology. With this in mind, it's unveiled a small 3D-printed experimental structure at this year's Milan Design Week.

Lockheed Martin has weighed in on this generation’s great space race with a plan to get humans to Mars in just 11 years. Not to the surface, mind you; the Mars Base Camp plan aims to put six people tantalizingly close, in a space station orbiting around the Red Planet.

Researchers recently discovered a startling side-effect of the common antibiotic doxycycline - it can disrupt and suppress the formation of fear memories in the brain, pointing toward novel new treatments for disorders such as PTSD.

Twitter Lite offers all the key features of the social media platform​, but takes up less than 1 MB of your mobile device's storage. It also loads faster, is more resilient on shaky mobile networks and incorporates a data saver mode.

​Much of the buzz around potential Hyperloop systems of late has centered on how they might first make tracks in countries outside the US, but for its latest announcement, startup Hyperloop One is looking much closer to home.

Perhaps you like the idea of cruising down the road sitting in something sleek and Italian, yet you're not really a "car person." Well, if that's the case, then the pedal-electric Barbagallo X01 might be for you.