Piran, Slovenia – March 1, 2016 – Mischo Erban, 32, who describes himself as a “human Formula 1 car,” set a new World Record when he reached 59.55mph on an modified electric skateboard. Photo: Daredevil, Mischo Erban, raced into the World Records book with the fastest speed on an electric skateboard. The Canadian-born racer hit speeds of 95.83 kph (59.55 …

Each canvas draws a comparison between the simple life left behind in small towns and the urbanised, mechanical existence we’ve carved for ourselves. Nails of Time, the exhibition of paintings and installations by Ram Partap, is a walk down the memory lane only to come to terms with reality that surrounds us. Although captions would have helped, several symbolic elements …

Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Pages: 408; Price: Rs.499 With global food shortage peaking in the past decade, American author Joel K. Bourne Jr. paints the vision of an apocalyptic future for humankind if concerted efforts are not made to ward off what Robert Malthus had predicted as the coming of an “agricultural Armageddon.” The ideas of the 18th century economist, Malthus, …

St. Moritz, Switzerland – February 7, 2016 – Jamie Barrow went to the frozen lake of St. Moritz in Switzerland with the intention of writing history; on January 28, a diesel-powered Mitsubishi ASX crossover towed Jamie on his snowboard at 62.65 mph (100.84 km/h) on the out run; the return run saw the human-machine combo reach 61.45 mph (98.9 km/h); …

Chu Xi – Chinese New Year  or Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an important holiday in East Asia. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese …

Tornesch, Germany – January 13, 2016 – The Guinness World Records world record for the largest number of drones kept airborne simultaneously has been broken by a team of Intel engineers and Ars Electronica Futurelab; the record saw 100 drones taking off in unison in Flugplatz Ahrenlohe in Tornesch, Germany, thus setting the new world record for the Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles …

The Telangana government has banned sale and use of Chinese manja (nylon thread) and glass-coated manja for kite-flying in its bid to save birds as well as for the safety of humans. The environment, forests, science and technology department on Wednesday issued orders imposing ban on procuring, stocking, sale and use of Chinese manja and glass-coated manja. The ban comes …

If you thought only humans or primates can forge and use tools, you are wrong. Crows can make, use, and even store for re-use certain tools while foraging for food, a new study shows. Scientists have captured video recordings showing how wild New Caledonian crows make and use “hooked stick tools” to hunt for insect prey. Video recordings by Jolyon …

Fish oil may burn fat faster than those fat-burning pills leading to an efficient weight loss in overweight or obese people in their 30s and 40s, Kyoto University researchers report. Fish oil activates receptors in the digestive tract, fires the sympathetic nervous system and induces storage cells to metabolise fat. Fat tissues do not all store fat. So called “white” …

Internationally acclaimed sitarist Anoushka Shankar says Indian classical music has a strong following abroad, but it’s “such a shame” that the genre’s popularity hasn’t translated in the country of its origin. The daughter of late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar earned her fifth Grammy nomination this week for her album “Home”, which reaffirms Indian classical music’s hold in the West. …