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HTC isn't finished with smartphones for 2016: it's just announced the HTC Bolt, exclusive to the Sprint network in the US, which mixes some new networking tech with other components that look distinctly 2015.

What options do endangered animals looking for a prospective mate have? Well, thanks to a DNA matchmaking algorithm developed by scientists at Australia's Flinders University, solitary nights and inbreeding are no longer their only options.

​Why walk with your stroller if you can scoot with it? That's the thinking behind the Bobtail. Looking sort of like a one-wheeled skateboard, the device attaches to the rear axle of an existing Bob brand stroller, turning it into a scooter.

Messaging service Telegram has announced the first winners of its bot competition. The BotPrize was announced in April and will see $1 million awarded to developers of the best Telegram bots submitted. The first winners come from the worlds of photo-editing, productivity, games, dating and finance.

While bridges typically get people from A to B, the Lucky Knot bridge over the Dragon King Harbour River in the New Lake District of Changsha, China, draws more heavily on the alphabet. It comprises three undulating, intertwined steel walkways with access at each of the points where they land.

Scientists have observed the brain's reward circuits in Mormons as they engaged in spiritual activities, finding that they activated regions in a very similar fashion to other stimuli like gambling, drugs, sex and love.

HelloEar has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of what it's calling "the world's first and only custom fit earphone." User-supplied ear photos are compared against a database of thousands of ears to produce a pair of earphones shaped to best fit a user's ear type.

Water normally freezes at 0° C (32° F) and boils at 100° C (212° F) at sea level. But MIT researchers have found that when contained inside carbon nanotubes, water can freeze solid at temperatures well above its usual boiling point, which could allow the creation of proton-conducting “ice wires”.

How the Weber Deep in Indonesia got to be a near bottomless pit is one of nature's mysteries. Thanks to a chance discovery of the world's biggest exposed fault plane, we finally know the answer.

According to the CDC, every year 60,000-100,000 people die in the US alone from blood clots formed from conditions known as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolisms. Now, a new patch developed by researchers in North Carolina could help battle these life-threateners in a novel way.

Some of our closest invertebrate cousins, like this Acorn worm, have the ability to perfectly regenerate any part of their body that's cut off - including the head and nervous system. Humans have most of the same genes, so scientists are trying to work out whether human regeneration is possible too.

​Kids can pick up new words pretty quickly – just ask any parent who’s accidentally sworn in front of them. To better understand early learning, a new study tested the language skills of both children and robots, and found that kids use a robotic technique that may not be based on conscious thought.