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​Manta rays swim through the water with a flying motion, allowing them to travel quickly with little effort, while also being quite agile. Inspired by them, scientists from the National University of Singapore have recently developed a manta ray-inspired swimming robot, known as MantaDroid.

​Are human beings the only animals that will help other members of their species out, even if they don't know them? Not according to Jingzhi Tan, a postdoctoral associate in evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. He has observed wild bonobos being nice to bonobos that they don't know.

Quadruped robots have evolved stunningly fast over the last few years and are set to become more commonplace. One example is Anymal, a quadrupedal robot birthed a few years ago at ETH Zurich that is soon to be available commercially and no longer needs human assistance when riding an elevator.

​Google Experiments is a showcase of the many creative ways the company’s tools and resources can be used. The latest "experiment" to launch is called Voice Experiments, and it offers a variety of fun and strange ways to play with the voice-controlled Google Assistant

​​A fanciful concept for so long, there are now some big names pumping money into flying cars. The likes of Boeing and Uber are getting very serious about putting them into the sky, the latter of which has just formed an agreement with NASA to work out how to manage all that incoming air traffic. ​

Honda's European design studio is back with another super-sexy concept bike based on the CB400. The CB4 Interceptor takes the retro cafe racer style and flings it into the future with a faux-frameless design and some very cool touches.

We’re still a long way from having robots blend seamlessly into our society. But apparently fish are easier to fool, since a team from EPFL has successfully integrated a robotic impostor into schools of zebrafish, to the point where the robot could guide the group’s behavior.

Seen as the French architect Jean Nouvel's masterpiece, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is a sight to behold. More than a decade in the making, the museum finally opened last weekend, inviting visitors to wander amongst its galleries that are housed in oversized white blocks topped by a magnificent mesh dome.

NASA is developing a series of new X-planes that include one concept that uses the air flowing along the fuselage to reduce fuel consumption. The STARC-ABL propulsor harvests a jet airliner's boundary layer to provide more thrust with a 10 percent increase in efficiency.

Airbnb is running a competition offering people the chance to spend a night at the BIG-designed Lego House in Billund, Denmark. The winner and their family will also get a private tour around the brickmaker's flagship building along with other activities.

​Guitarists might explore many styles while trying to find their mojo, but if you're looking for an authentic bluegrass sound, Guitar-Jo might help. The string dampener gives an electric guitar a banjo-like sound, and the original device from 2015 has now been updated to an over string muffler.​

With global obesity levels reaching epidemic proportions many scientists are now looking to our DNA to understand the genetic factors that may be making us fat. A new study has uncovered a specific gene that, when subject to recessive mutations, can lead to cases of severe obesity.