A Newly-Discovered Fungus Could Eat Plastics In Weeks Instead Of Years

A Newly-Discovered Fungus Could Eat Plastics In Weeks Instead Of Years
A fungus discovered on a rubbish heap in Pakistan could break down plastics in a matter of weeks instead of years.  Aspergillus tubingensis was found to break down a type of plastic known as polyester polyurethane...

IPhone XR unveiled

IPhone XR unveiled
The bright, multicoloured iPhone XR is made from aluminium and glass, and with an iPhone X-style edge-to-edge screen, it’s halfway between the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. The display is LCD, and Schiller calls it the “most...

Apple's smart watch introduced.

The fourth generation of Apple Watch will have a face that's 30% larger and a speaker that's 50% louder, Apple said Wednesday, at a press event here. In what was touted as a breakthrough by Apple execs here, the new...

Coconut oil is pure poison

Coconut oil is pure poison
A 50-minute German lecture becoming a viral hit on YouTube might sound unusual, but the title of the talk by Karin Michels, the director of the Institute for Prevention and Tumor Epidemiology at the University of Freiburg...

Troubleshooting your relationship

Troubleshooting your relationship
Although not everyone acts out middle-age angst in such a way, many of us do experience a reckoning or longing as we approach midlife, the feeling of hitting a wall and wondering if there isn't more to life -- and in,...

SpaceX poised to launch ‘world’s most powerful rocket’

SpaceX poised to launch ‘world’s most powerful rocket’
SpaceX is poised for the first test launch Tuesday of its Falcon Heavy, which aims to become the world’s most powerful rocket in operation, capable of reaching the Moon or Mars some day. The launch, scheduled for 1:30...

8 Bad Habits You Must Break To Be More Productive

8 Bad Habits You Must Break To Be More Productive
Nothing sabotages your productivity quite like bad habits. They are insidious, creeping up on you slowly until you don’t even notice the damage they’re causing. Bad habits slow you down, decrease your accuracy, make...

Bitcoin price drops below $6,200

Bitcoin price drops below $6,200
Bitcoin plunged 20 percent to a three-month low on Tuesday, its latest sharp loss following a series of setbacks for the cryptocurrency that, with a collapse across global mainstream markets adding to the selling. The...