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Wanting to use an electric mountainboard when traveling outside the US, Dane Kouttron decided to build one that could fit in an overhead luggage compartment on passenger aircraft. The Mountain-Slider can fit in a backpack in transit, then opens up like a drawer when the rider wants to move.

Sixty years ago this month, the Space Age was born. It's a story about a metal beach ball that stunned the world, and pivots on the rivalry of two superpowers and of two men. This is the story of Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, the first manmade object to orbit the Earth.

A key culprit behind the painful sting of a fire ant could prove a key component in new creams to treat psoriasis. New research has found that a key compound in the creature's toxic venom can combat some of the symptoms of psoriasis, by helping to repair the barrier function of the skin.

E-bikes are an attractive option for commuters looking to arrive at work without breaking too much of a sweat, and some companies are starting to offer bikes with performance to rival fossil-fueled counterparts. Düsenspeed is one such example, with a range of powerful bikes capable of going all day.

​A study from two Stanford researchers has caused shockwaves around the world. The duo reportedly developed a neural network that could detect the sexual orientation of a person by studying a single facial image. But is this a scientific study that has gone one step too far?

​Using principles similar to those deployed in large hydroelectric power plants, a team of Chinese researchers has developed a tiny nanogenerator that can potentially sit inside a vein and generate electricity from blood rushing through it.

Looking to replace some of the natural habitat lost to development in the area, scientists are set to install an artificial reef outside the iconic Sydney Opera House as a way of preserving local marine biodiversity. ​

Museum specimens may have already been “discovered,” but important new details can still turn up on closer study. A new investigation into an old plesiosaur skeleton in a German museum discovered that not only did the bones belong to a new species, but the animal was the oldest of its kind.

​This latest installment in our series looking at the impact of digital technologies on the art world focuses on the way digital glitch aesthetics are mixing with traditional textiles to make an entirely new form of fashion for the 21st century.​

US Marshals recently seized five vials of a smallpox vaccine from a stem cell treatment center in California. The action was undertaken on behalf of the FDA, which followed up the seizure with a larger announcement targeting the “unscrupulous clinics” selling unproven stem cell treatments.

The impressively sustainable Copenhagen International School, by C.F. Møller Architects, has an exterior almost completely covered in solar panels. These produce over half of the building's required electricity – no mean feat in a Scandinavian country like Denmark.

​Online dating is one of those exercises that sounds good on paper. The reality, of course, is often something very different. That’s where the "selective dating" platform The Inner Circle comes in.