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The Gilera 500cc Grand Prix bike of 1957 is one of the most desirable racing bikes in history – the final version of a bike​ that won titles in 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955​ and 1957, and now one of the 15 made is going to auction.

Scientists at the Salk Institute found that when they fed sedentary mice a certain chemical compound, they could run seventy percent longer. If a similar treatment works in humans, it could open doors for fitness training.

​Last year, a proof-of-concept study described how the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool could be used to eliminate HIV from infected cells. In a potential step towards a permanent cure, the team has shown that the technique keeps the virus from spreading, and in latent cases, rips it from its hideout.

They may give us an almost endless supply of eggs and nuggets, but industrial chicken farming comes with a tradeoff: it produces a lot of poop. To turn a con into a pro, researchers have developed a process that mixes chicken manure with an invasive weed to create a feedstock for making biofuel.

Along with the usual desks and blackboards, primary school classrooms may soon be equipped with something a little less traditional – rosemary essential oil. According to a study recently conducted by a team from Northumbria University, the scent of the herb boosts children's working memory.

To make water repellent coatings that are a self-healing, a team of scientists led by Jürgen Rühe at the University of Freiburg in Germany has come up with a superhydrophobic that sheds its outer skin like a snake to repair itself after being damaged.

If you've ever lifted something unexpectedly heavy while uttering coarse expletives, you'll be happy to learn that psychologists have now shown that swearing aloud actually makes you a little bit stronger.

It's not often you get the chance to own a home designed by a leading architecture firm, but a recent collaboration between Snøhetta and Norway's Rindalshytter makes it possible. The Gapahuk cabin comes in prefabricated kit form and can be configured to operate on or off-the-grid.

​In addition to being able to work even when it's cut in half, the liver has another trick up its sleeve: it also doubles in size on a daily basis, at least in mice. The way in which it does so could give us valuable insight into how human wake/sleep cycles could impact such a valuable organ.

About 1.25 million people suffer from type 1 diabetes in the US alone. So far, it can only be managed with diet and regular doses of insulin, but scientists at UT Health San Antonio have invented a way of curing the disease in mice that may one day do the same for humans even with type 2 diabetes.

Manually putting up a Do Not Disturb note at work can be a hassle. With that in mind, a scientist from the University of British Columbia has invented a desktop LED light that automatically switches between green ("It's OK to talk to me") and red ("Leave me alone").​

​Samsung recently jumped back into high-end tablets with the Galaxy Tab S3. While it serves as a viable alternative to the iPad Pro, phablets are getting better and better – posing the question (once again) of whether you need a tablet at all.