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​When giant of the yachting world the Ferretti Group acquired small but savvy outfit Wally last month, it did so looking to add some flair and award-winning pedigree to its boatbuilding portfolio. The first fruits of this partnership were revealed at last week’s Düsseldorf International Boat Show.

About 700 million years ago, basically the entire planet iced over in a period often called “Snowball Earth.” Now researchers have found fossil fats that help fill in the story of how life bounced back after this global cataclysm, and how we humans might owe our very existence to them.

A new study may have uncovered a previously unknown way to fight melanoma, one of the most deadly forms of skin cancer. A team led by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine has identified a gene that, when disrupted with a drug compound, can prevent melanoma from developing.

​Panasonic announced the development of the S Series full-frame mirrorless cameras at Photokina last year, and has now revealed all the details on the prosumer challengers to the likes of Nikon, Canon and Sony.​

Many cities are filled with awkward little plots that aren't suitable for building a standard house on, but ISA has designed an interesting home that could make good use of them. Named Tiny Tower, the 1,250 sq ft home fits into a 12 x 29 ft inner-city space.

GPN Vaccines has developed a vaccine that is claimed to be effective against all forms of Streptococcus pneumoniae, the main cause of pneumonia, and the Australian company has now secured funding to conduct preclinical trials.

The last time we gawped at Samsung's massive modular display – called The Wall – it had grown to a crazy 219 diagonal inches. Now, as The Wall range, erm, inches closer to release, the company has revealed its series topper, a 292 inch large format monster.

Today, the desert country of Namibia isn’t somewhere you’d expect to find much ice, but 300 million years ago it was a very different landscape. A team of geologists has now discovered a land formation that’s associated with fast-moving glaciers, and isn’t usually found in the desert.

Scientists at the US NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) bureau have had to update its World Magnetic Model (WMM) almost a year early because the Earth's north magnetic pole is moving faster than predicted, which could affect global navigation.

​Although traditional seismographs are essential for warning of earthquakes, they can be difficult to access when placed on the sea floor. Well, that's where the MERMAID underwater seismic floats are designed to come in, and they've recently been successfully tested in the Galápagos.

Mercedes just refreshed the Marco Polo camper van, and once again we saw a slick camper van that Americans can only dream about. But those dreamers can actually wake and find a Mercedes camper on American soil thanks to Peace Vans, which offers camper vans based on the Mercedes Metris.

​A new study into the correlation between gut bacteria and depression has revealed an intriguing association between low levels of specific bacteria and increased rates of depression.​