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The Palace of Westminster is showing its age and requires a multi-billion pound refurbishment, likely shutting the place for six years. Where will the government do business in the meantime? Well, that's where Gensler's futuristic water-based building comes in.

It seems like tiny houses have been growing in size lately, but Escape's Vista Go bucks this trend. The relatively small and inexpensive tiny house retains the same generous glazing boasted by its predecessor, the Vista, and also offers excellent craftsmanship and an off-grid package.

A new type of motion simulator has been developed that comprises a cabin suspended and maneuvered by robotically-controlled steel cables. It is able to be installed in rooms of varying sizes, and can be moved greater distances and at greater speeds than conventional simulators.

Lotus has unveiled the third and final of its special editions released to celebrate the 50 years it has spent at its HQ in Hethel, UK. The Lotus Exige 350 Special Edition takes the lightweight Exige Sport 350 and makes it even lighter.

Images from the unmanned MESSENGER spacecraft show that Mercury has small, cliff-like formations that suggest that the planet is contracting, which means that it has a hot, cooling interior and is the only planet in the Solar System besides Earth that's tectonically active.

​A humpback whale off the coast of California that was entangled in rope seems to have freed itself from the lines. A video from a tour operator caught the detangled giant mammal swimming in the waters of the state's southern coast, along with some frolicking dolphin companions.​

Austria's Coop Himmelb(l)au recently put the finishing touches to a museum in Shenzhen, China. The Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition an outstanding example of breathtaking building design in a city undergoing its fair share of significant development lately.

Lawmakers are covering new ground as they regulate autonomous car testing, trying to balance the need for technology to progress with public safety. With this in mind, California has approved unmanned testing, allowing self-driving cars to roam the streets with no human backup behind the wheel.

Amid the electric launches at the Paris Motor Show, there was still room for a few old-fashioned petrol-powered sports cars. Audi used the Mondial l'Automobile to launch a new RS3 sedan, which eschews a trendy downsized four-cylinder engine for a raucous five-cylinder, and the race-ready RS3 LMS.

Last August, Redshift Sports launched a Kickstarter campaign for its road-focused and very normal-looking ShockStop suspension stem. That campaign was a success, and the stem is about to hit the marketplace. We recently had the chance to try one out. ​​

After a week of daily stories, our journey into scientific discovery viewed through the prices fetched by manuscripts on the auction block is complete. The 10 most expensive scientific documents ever sold at auction follows.​

The new Land Rover Discovery, with its flexible seven-seat interior and fancy exterior, might look at home on high street, but it'll also take you to the moon and back should you so desire. ​