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Animals and plants have one of the most ideal relationships in nature. The plants feed the animals and the animals, in turn, spread the seeds of the plants through excrement. But when tree-climbing goats in Morocco eat the fruit of the argan tree, the seed is spread in more-or-less the opposite way.

Two years ago, maker Ritsert Mans embarked on a nature-inspired motorbike building adventure that would result in a wood-framed beach racer fueled by microalgae oil supplied by Peter Mooij. A work in progress, much of the bike is fashioned from wood – including the frame, handlebars and swingarms.

Precisely locating the positions of both friends and foes is key for a mission to roll out both smoothly and without avoidable casualties. The US Army has just revealed its latest innovation, a head-up display system for soldiers called “Tactical Augmented Reality,” or TAR.

BMW Motorrad created the Vision Next 100 series of concept machines to demonstrate its take on the next century of personal mobility. The Concept Link joins its ranks, showcasing technologies that are likely to dominate future city streets, like electric powertrains and extended connectivity.

With the prospect of robot police officers hitting our streets, it's worth taking a moment to look at the current state of affairs, where we're headed, and whether it's a good idea to give robots guns.

Researchers have revealed two new additions to a host of ride-on toy car designs produced by the Go Baby Go program. One battery-powered mover encourages late bloomers to rise up and take charge, while the other gets kids in on the throwing game action.

Last time we looked at EarthCruiser, it was shrinking its off-road expedition vehicle hardware markedly with the new GZL pickup camper. This time around, it's growing its rigs.

Microsoft has been busy rounding out its Surface line, most recently with new Surface Pro, successor to the well-received Surface Pro 4. Here's how the specs and features of the new 2-in-1 tablet compare to those of its big brother, the Surface Book.

As with the cliche, the Q70 is still capable of doing the basics in life, but when it comes to technology, it’s a bit behind the times. The cliche might hold in some ways, but like the surprising older folks who’re smartphone savvy and talk to Alexa in familiar terms, the Q70 has its own surprises.

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a star disappear before their eyes. It appears to have collapsed into a black hole without the usual supernova, marking the first time scientists have witnessed the birth of a black hole, and changing our understanding of the life and death of stars.

Scientists are exploring ways to augment living animals with robotic systems, and now a team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has used a "parasitic robot" to control the movements of a live turtle by feeding it treats.

​​So-called "glassfrogs" are known as such because the skin on their bellies is transparent, leaving their lower abdominal organs visible. In a newly-discovered species of glassfrog from Amazonian Ecuador, however, that transparency extends to the animal's chest.