Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine and Oganesson are officially official. This week, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry added numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 to the Period table of elements (114 and 116 – Livermorium and Flerovium – were added in 2012). (more…)
Is your salary currently N20 Million per year? If yes, you might want to get this redesigned iPhone 7 for female executives made by Gresso, a popular luxury brand. According to the brand, this is the first women’s premium iPhone, designed in luxury minimalism style. Gresso says that the iPhone 7 Diva “matches an executive women’s sophisticated and modern style with a feminine touch.” (more…)
A Texas hospital has pulled off four uterus transplants using living donors. This is the first time procedures using living donors has been performed in the US, Time reports. In February, the first uterus transplant in the US was performed using a deceased donor, but it failed because of a common yeast infection. (more…)
Despite the old stereotypes about video games rotting your brain, a new study provides the latest evidence to the contrary, with the data showing that gaming every day is linked to improvements in academic performance. Research in Australia involving more than 12,000 high school students found that, when it came to Internet usage, students who regularly played online video games scored higher in maths, reading, and science tests than their peers who didn't. (more…)
If you've ever noticed tiny worm-like shapes or transparent blobs in your field of vision - you know, those things that mysteriously disappear as soon as you try to focus in on them, then reappear right when you give up and start looking at something else - don't worry, you're not crazy, and you don't have parasites in your eyeballs. (more…)
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