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​Like true "flying fish," the ribbon halfbeak has large pectoral fins that it uses like wings to escape aquatic predators. Unlike them, however, it lacks a set of winglike pelvic fins, which add much-needed rear stability while in flight. So, how does it manage? It all comes down to a twist.

​​We’ve all had a moment where an extra pair of hands would have been incredibly useful but who has ever wondered what they could do with just an extra thumb? London-based designer Danielle Clode not only wondered, but went on to build one.

The Koda is an interesting micro-home that boasts a very small footprint, quick assembly, and an attractive modern style. Estonian creator Kodasema has officially launched it in the UK for a starting price of £100,000 (roughly US$130,000) and has big plans in store for the tiny dwelling.

Some of the excess carbon dioxide in the air is absorbed by “carbon sinks” like forests and oceans, which helps slow down, but not stop, the greenhouse effect. Unfortunately, a new study has found that oceans are gradually becoming less effective carbon sinks, thanks to rising global temperatures.

It shouldn't come as a surprise to learn that mice who lost their sense of smell gained less weight than a control group that retained it. However, they ate just as much as the other mice, suggesting a new approach to weight loss in humans.

Humankind has long looked at the stars and wondered if there is intelligent life out there. And if so, could we contact them? There are a few options, but which has the greater chance of success? Sending radio messages or unmanned probes? Let's have a look.

I fondly remember a wasted youth cozying up to glass-topped boxes of flashing lights and steel balls flying around an angled assault course. But being a pinball wizard was very much a solo adventure. Cristiana Felgueiras has changed that with a delightfully low tech two-player pinball build.

The Larson C ice shelf in Antarctica is creeping closer to breaking off, and when it does, it’s set to form one of the biggest icebergs on record. The ESA’s CryoSat is keeping watch from above, and scientists have now estimated the dimensions of this inevitable iceberg and where it might drift.

This 2003 Bentley Arnage-based estate car is perhaps the most lavishly crafted station wagon in history. It began life in 2003 as a brand new 500-hp, twin-turbo 6.75-liter Bentley Arnage, and was purchased by an Italian industrial heir with some exclusive modifications in mind.

With electric motors and autonomous tech running the show, future vehicles could take on very different forms from the ones we've grown accustomed to for over a century. The CAMAL Viva concept plays with one such form, a pod-like, three-wheeled carriage drawn by technology (and actual horse power).

The public seems to be endlessly fascinated with understanding how psychopaths think. As scientists take MRI machines into prisons to scan the brains of psychopathic criminals we ask, what is going on inside the brains of psychopaths?

Wind turbines, helicopters, and other devices that use rotors have a big noise problem, but the solution may come from the wings of the owl, which allows the nocturnal hunting bird to fly almost silently and may lead to quieter wind turbines, aircraft, and drones.