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A heartless human finally gets a pulse

In recent years, modern medicine has provided us with everything from new vaccines to protect us from deadly diseases to groundbreaking cancer treatments.  It’s provided us with hope on countless occasions — including back in 2011 when doctors unveiled a machine that could allow a human to live without a heart, one of the body’s […]

Finding a wife with a unique billboard listing

Plastering your face on billboards across the country might seem like an unorthodox way to find a partner. However, after such a stunt, one bachelor has received over 100 applications from hopeful bachelorettes in a desperate bid to ‘save [him] from an arranged marriage’.  Mohammad Malik can be seen lying across huge billboards in both […]

Upcycling everyday items to make fashionwear

On Instagram or TikTok, if you’ve seen footwear made of tennis balls or a toasty bread hat with a Carhartt logo, you’ve probably spotted the handiwork of Nicole McLaughlin. Making one-off garments out of everyday products and upcycled streetwear, the Brooklyn-based designer gives each of her playful pieces a new function. Over the past two […]

Tech to track in 2022

Beyond the laptops, tablets and smartphones, the world will see a number of oddball gadgets, including dehumidifying earbuds, smart light bulbs that monitor your sleep and even smart baths technology that lets a bathtub fill itself in 2022. Here’s a look at some of the buzziest products to watch out for in 2022 Samsung Galaxy […]

MoHAP issues COVID-19 booster shot guidelines

ABU DHABI: Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi, Official Spokesperson for the UAE Health Sector, announced that the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has issued guidebook on COVID-19 booster shots, urging all eligible individuals to take the shot six months after their second dose. During the UAE Government media briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Al Ghaithi […]

iCub — Human’s very own Iron Man here to help all

A team of scientists at a research facility in Italy has developed a robot to help out during natural disasters. The small humanoid robot, called iCub, will fly using a propulsion backpack and will have systems in its palms that allow it to control power and direction. The scientists from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have […]

Dog gets his owner help by ushering cops to the crash site

A German Shepherd named Tinsley first thought to be a lost dog, successfully led New Hampshire state police to the site of its owner’s rollover crash. Both the vehicle’s occupants were seriously hurt, but thanks to Tinsley’s dogged efforts they quickly received medical assistance once officers discovered the truck, which went off the road near […]

Keep an eye out for several architecture projects set to shape the world in 2022

With Covid-19 causing delays in construction schedules and project openings, construction has become quite challenging.  Regardless, the coming year promises — for now, at least — a slew of hotly anticipated new buildings, from Africa’s tallest skyscraper to a futuristic water bottling factory in Italy. Notable for their design, potential cultural impact or the conversations […]

Four years later, China’s anticipated underwater highway tunnel is ready

After nearly four years of construction, China’s longest underwater highway tunnel is now open to vehicle traffic. At a length of 10.79 kilometres (6.65 miles), the Taihu tunnel stretches under Lake Taihu in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, about 50 kilometres east of Shanghai. According to government officials in Jiangsu, the tunnel began construction on January […]

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