Australia has taken the lead in launching the world’s first social media ban for teenagers under the age of 16. Usually the word ‘ban’ awakens a mob on social media waxing eloquent about democracy and freedom of choice, this time around, people are rather confused.  The hesitation to not immediately oppose it makes sense, especially […]

Imagine a wheelchair equipped with wheels flexible enough to navigate all manner of obstacles from kerbs to humps and even staircases. Or perhaps an unmanned delivery vehicle using the same wheels that take the stairs to deliver food and groceries right to your doorstop. This is what researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and […]

A fossilised skeleton, Australopithecus afarensis, best known by her nickname ‘Lucy’, was unearthed by researchers 50 years ago this month in the Afar region of Ethiopia. It eventually went on to transform scientists’ understanding of human evolution. Opening a new chapter in human history, the discovery by Don Johanson, an American palaeontologist and graduate student […]

Superstar Lady Gaga is set to join the cast of Netflix’s hit series Wednesday for its highly anticipated second season. The Oscar and Grammy-winning artist will have a role in the forthcoming season, currently in production in Ireland, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While details of her character remain under wraps, her involvement has already […]

An air strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Thursday after an Israeli warning to evacuate parts of the Hezbollah bastion, AFPTV images showed. A plume of grey smoke rose over the area after the latest strike since Israel sharply intensified its campaign against the Iran-backed group in September. Shortly before the strike, […]