Life
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'Elvis' to appear at Cannes Film Festival
The new Elvis Presley biopic by Australian director Baz Luhrmann will get its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May
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How to keep a world addicted to fossil fuels liveable
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday presented options for slashing greenhouse gas emissions and extracting CO2 from the air to avert catastrophic climate change
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Sweet smell of Ramadan tempts as Muslims begin fast
From the centuries-old Chawkbazar market in Bangladesh to the streets of New Delhi's resplendent Jama Masjid, evening crowds are tempted by the scent of syrupy sweets and hefty rice plates, as more than half a billion Muslims across southern Asia break the day's Ramadan fast
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The curious speed of sound on Mars
An international team of scientists, led by French researcher Paul Sabatier and including scientists from France's CNRS and the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, has just published an analysis of these sounds in the journal
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Qatar opens huge sports museum for FIFA World Cup year
The 19,000 square metre 3-2-1 Museum Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, next to one of the stadiums to be used in this year's World Cup, has taken more than 15 years to get off the planning board and fill
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The Lexus NX is back. Here's what that means for you
The NX 350h is a well thought-out product with lots of features like a competent engine and gearbox combination, a contemporary cabin design, and the right mix of style and substance
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Has the X3's facelift taken its game ahead?
With its re-profiled tail-lamps and a massive touchscreen, the X3, always good at basics, is now exceptional at a few things too
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Bokashi: the Japanese composting method that's ideal for city living
Invented by Japanese biologist and agronomist Teuro Higa in the 1980s, bokashi is a composting method based on bacteria called 'effective microorganisms' or 'compost activators'
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Women are increasingly making their way into the global billionaires' club
Despite the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, billionaires are doing well. According to Hurun Report, 269 self-made women have managed to make their way into the global billionaires' club
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From Jeff Koons to Sacha Jafri, artists are now on a mission to conquer space
Recent years have seen an increasing number of projects combining art with the cosmos. Some artists and collectives send works created on Earth into space, others make them directly up there
