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Ancient Roman concrete is still standing strong after thousands of years, and not only does it resist damage, but salt water actually makes it stronger. X-ray examinations have found the key to the mixture’s incredible longevity, which could help improve modern recipes.

Rolls-Royce is gearing up to unleash a new Phantom this year, and has big plans for the celebration. ​The brand will be rolling out legendary examples, including Hollywood heroes and military workhorses. Now, Rolls-Royce has revealed a Phantom II owned by Sir Malcolm Campbell will also be on show.

It shouldn't come as a surprise to learn that mice who lost their sense of smell gained less weight than a control group that retained it. However, they ate just as much as the other mice, suggesting a new approach to weight loss in humans.

I fondly remember a wasted youth cozying up to glass-topped boxes of flashing lights and steel balls flying around an angled assault course. But being a pinball wizard was very much a solo adventure. Cristiana Felgueiras has changed that with a delightfully low tech two-player pinball build.

The Larson C ice shelf in Antarctica is creeping closer to breaking off, and when it does, it’s set to form one of the biggest icebergs on record. The ESA’s CryoSat is keeping watch from above, and scientists have now estimated the dimensions of this inevitable iceberg and where it might drift.

This 2003 Bentley Arnage-based estate car is perhaps the most lavishly crafted station wagon in history. It began life in 2003 as a brand new 500-hp, twin-turbo 6.75-liter Bentley Arnage, and was purchased by an Italian industrial heir with some exclusive modifications in mind.

With electric motors and autonomous tech running the show, future vehicles could take on very different forms from the ones we've grown accustomed to for over a century. The CAMAL Viva concept plays with one such form, a pod-like, three-wheeled carriage drawn by technology (and actual horse power).

The public seems to be endlessly fascinated with understanding how psychopaths think. As scientists take MRI machines into prisons to scan the brains of psychopathic criminals we ask, what is going on inside the brains of psychopaths?

​English band Muse has released a new music video for their latest single Dig Down, and it's constructed entirely by artificially intelligent algorithms that scrape the internet for video clips that match the lyrics.

Wind turbines, helicopters, and other devices that use rotors have a big noise problem, but the solution may come from the wings of the owl, which allows the nocturnal hunting bird to fly almost silently and may lead to quieter wind turbines, aircraft, and drones.

It’s been known for several months that Ducati plans to replace its existing V2 superbikes with a new V4 generation, and the unveiling of the Panigale R Final Edition has just confirmed it. The high-end road-legal superbike blends the race-spec Panigale R with the rare and collectible Superleggera.

​Researchers at CERN have discovered a doubly charming new particle, which has long been theorized to exist. Named Ξcc++(Xicc++), the particle is the first found to contain two heavy quarks, and its confirmation should pave the way to a better understanding of the fundamental forces of physics.