Ever heard of Pure Structural Colour? Nope, me neither, but it’s an emerging technology that is blending art and science to produce the “boldest, brightest colour on Earth”.
Each month, WIRED gives a prompt for a six-word sci-fi story. This year’s prompts have garnered some fantastic responses from readers.
Nailing the perfect dating app bio is a fine art, but should you be adding whether or not you’re vaccinated?
In March, a digital artist known as Beeple sold a digital collage for around R1 billion. That seems like a long time ago now.
The major talking points regarding BMW’s iX electric SUV are now public, plus some information about some of the quirky features which are included.
Iceland’s erupting volcano, Fagradalsfjall, has claimed at least one drone, but the final seconds of footage make it worth the risk.
The iconic footwear and sportswear brand has now released the Bold Ana-Digi Watch range in South Africa.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed some fascinating cosmic wonders over the past 31 years, and now you can pinpoint one great photo taken on your birthday.
South Africa may have seen reduced EV sales last year, but globally, the revolution is well underway. Some predict that by 2040, virtually every new car sold around the world will be electric.
Knowing which apps are the biggest battery drainers on our smartphones is one step towards making sure we have more power more often.
There is also the option to turn off ‘Read Receipts’, which is to say your messages won’t be ‘blue ticked’ once you have read them.
It is now possible for Instagram users to hide the likes and views from displaying on their own image and video posts, as well as on their feeds.
We have come a long way from the likes of ‘Pac-Man’ and ‘Donkey Kong’, and today’s biggest titles are really blurring the lines between reality and gaming.
More and more teens are going under the knife to try and replicate what filters can do, with experts talking of a body dysmorphia epidemic.
Artificial superintelligence is very much possible, and our objection that smart computers simply won’t have the means or motivation to end humanity is deemed naive by some.
In the latest step towards battling fake news, Facebook is including measures that call out pages for repeatedly spreading fake news.
Travelling to Mars is an incredible feat, and while Elon Musk believes we can get there in the next decade, there are some serious obstacles to overcome.
It’s nearing that time of the year again, when we start to hear a cacophony of rumours about the next iPhone.
You’re in your pyjamas, it’s cold, we’re all lazy, and you are ready to pay the extra dosh to avoid facing the world. So which service is easier on the wallet?
The ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ is visible in parts of the world today, with South Africans set to ogle the ‘Super Flower Moon’ tonight.
The original “Charlie bit my finger!” viral video will soon be removed from YouTube, after the family involved sold it as an NFT for a very tidy sum of money.
You’re not the only person with a strong dislike for Mondays. But hey, here we are, and we may as well do our best to make the most of the situation.
Twitter has officially launched a public-facing application for account verification, which means you can apply for the blue tick.
Researchers at Cornell University in New York have made some interesting discoveries into the ‘how’ aspect of an acid trip.
The “Star Formation in Gaseous Environments” project has released a video of the most beautiful, realistic, and highest resolution simulation of a star being born.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being mocked on social media for an image that appears on his party’s website.
If Harry Potter was American, then Morgan Freeman would be Dumbledore, Meryl Streep would be McGonagall, and Nicolas Cage would be Voldemort.
Human survival on another planet, especially one like Mars, depends on finding solutions to four key factors.
More and more US Navy personnel are speaking out about their experience with UFOs, and the Pentagon is due to release a report on the matter by June 1.
The origin story of ransomware includes a Harvard-taught evolutionary biologist, 20 000 floppy discs, and motives that remain somewhat unclear to this day.