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​Is sex overrated? The asexual root-knot nematode might think so. It has evolved to reproduce without sex and while this might not sound like a life worth living, it has turned them into far more efficient crop-killing machines than their sexually reproducing cousins.

The Epic Retreats "Pop-Up Hotel" has recently launched in Wales, featuring eight award-winning tiny cabins, open to the public for a limited time. We recently took a look at the Arthur's Cave glampsite and here are a few more of our favorite tiny spaces on offer.

​Multicopter drones are breaking through the final restriction on their movement in the air: they no longer need to hover parallel with the ground. The Voliro prototype's six props can tilt 360 degrees, allowing a staggering 12 degrees of freedom in the air. It's mesmerizing to watch.

The Two Headed Worm From Space! It certainly sounds like a good pulpy science fiction story from the 1950s, but in fact, when researchers from Tufts university sent a bunch of flatworms up to the International Space Station, that's exactly what they wound up with.

Now that VR's initial burst of early-adopter enthusiasm has tapered off a little, there's a temptation to lump it together with recent technologies that fizzled out after being over-hyped. Believe what you want, but VR's standing as the ultimate computing frontier is inevitable.

​​Honda has ramped up it self-driving car efforts, setting its sights on achieving Level 4 autonomy by 2025. According to the company, this would complete a critical step in its contribution toward a future of accident-free roads..

​Different types of whiskies can be chemically very similar, to the point that standard tests sometimes can't tell them apart. With that in mind, researchers have developed what's being described as a synthetic tongue – it scientifically differentiates between whiskies via their "flavor."

BAE Systems' Advanced Hawk trainer jet has taken to the air for the first time in the skies over Warton, Lancashire, UK. Boasting a new wing design and a revamped cockpit, the Anglo-Indian two-seater is intended to train pilots to handle fifth-generation combat aircraft, such as the F-35.

​Studies have already indicated that dogs have a sense of inequity. Many scientists have assumed that this is a result of domestication. A new study shows that wolves react in the same way, however, suggesting that the behavior originates with a common ancestor.

To help the crews of future Mars missions remain healthy, associate professor Dominic D'Agostino of the University of Florida will spend ten days in a laboratory at the bottom of the sea eating a special diet designed to counter the side effects of interplanetary spaceflight.

​Cassettes might not have the largest capacity or best sound quality, but they ooze retro appeal. Tapping into that hipster market is the Mixxtape, a portable Bluetooth music player that’s not only shaped like a cassette, it also plays in an old-school tape deck – if you still have one lying around.

A new Zaha Hadid-designed high-speed train station near Naples has begun service. Part of a larger plan to improve rail connectivity throughout southern Italy, the Napoli Afragola train station features an interesting design and includes significant sustainable technology.