• News

    Mars Is Currently the Closest It Has Been to Earth in 15 Years

    This week, look up into the night sky and you'll catch some incredible views of the Red Planet.

  • News

    The World's First Holographic Smartphone Has Arrived

    Apparently, looking into the screen of Red's Hydrogen One phone will be like watching 3D without 3D glasses.

  • News

    The UK Parliament Has Made a Landmark Decision to Go Plastic-Free

    It's introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups and moving to ban all single-use plastic bottles.

  • News

    Facebook Is Launching a New Dating Feature to Help You Forget About Cambridge Analytica

    The new feature, which begins testing this year, will allow you to create a dating profile and match you to meet potential lovers.

  • News

    Someone in Japan Has Just Developed an IRL Optimus Prime-Style Transformer Car

    It can switch from driveable car to four-metre-tall humanoid robot in about a minute.

  • News

    Someone Has Designed Sneakers with Soles Made from Used Chewing Gum

    The shoe offers an innovative solution to The Netherlands' costly gum litter problem.

  • News

    Melbourne Has Just Gone All In on Millennial Culture with a Smashed Avo and Music 'Festival'

    Yes, this is a real thing. And yes, there will be avo on toast (as well as avocado cocktails, performance artists and a local music lineup).

  • News

    Adidas' New Kicks Are Made From Recycled Ocean Plastic

    Part of the label's latest collaboration with Parley, each pair is made from 11 plastic bottles.

  • News

    McDonald's Has Started Phasing Out Plastic Straws

    The company will trial new biodegradable paper straws in its UK stores as it pushes towards all-recyclable packaging.

  • News

    Flying Cars Are a Thing You Can Buy Now

    A Dutch company has made the world's first commercially available car-aircraft.

  • News

    Lego Is Introducing a Set of Sustainable Pieces Made From Plant-Based Plastic

    The materials will be sourced from sugarcane, with the toys hitting shelves by the end of this year.

  • News

    Barack Obama Is Coming to New Zealand for the First Time Next Month

    The former US President will do a one-off talk in Auckland on March 22.

  • News

    Wes Anderson Is Curating a New Vienna Art Exhibition

    Along with partner Juman Malouf, the Moonrise Kingdom director curate an art exhibition for Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.

  • News

    Some of the Best Photos of Last Night's Super Blue Blood Moon from Around the World

    Did the clouds block your view of the moon? Well, here's what it looked like.

  • News

    Amazon Is About to Open Its First Futuristic Checkout-Free Grocery Store

    The Seattle store has no queues, registers or checkouts — customers choose what they want and are charged accordingly.

  • News

    KFC Cocktails Are the New Thing for People Who Like to Drink Their Gravy

    The fast food chain's designed three gravy-infused cocktail recipes for fans to recreate at home, for some reason.

  • News

    Massimo Bottura Has Opened an Ultra Luxurious Restaurant with Gucci

    Part of Florence's brand new Gucci Garden, the 50 seater will serve globally inspired dishes from one of the world's most famous Michelin-starred chefs.

  • News

    This 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Ice Hotel Will Take You to the Freezing Depths of Westeros

    The pop-up Finland hotel has its own ‘Hall of Faces’ and ten unique hotel suites, all crafted from ice and snow.

  • Event

    Nigella: In Conversation

    Wednesday, February 7, 2018

    ASB Theatre, Auckland

    She's touching down for one conversation event.

  • News

    This Swirling Design Has Been Chosen as Burning Man's 2018 Temple

    It'll preside over the festival for nine days before being set alight.

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