University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have developed an edible seaweed-derived coating that kept strawberries fresh for at least four days at room temperature, outperforming untreated fruit stored in a refrigerator. The agar-based coating could give the fresh produce sector another tool to extend shelf life and reduce losses during storage and transport, particularly for…
As Australian researchers prepare for the SABRE South dark matter experiment to begin, The Innovation Platform spoke with the project’s lead, Professor Phillip Urquijo, to find out what the future research could mean for our understanding of dark matter and the Universe as a whole Still one of the Universe’s most elusive phenomena, dark matter…
This year’s embarrassment of riches at the global box office continues as we can tell you today that Universal’s Christopher Nolan feature take on Homer’s The Odyssey has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office. The pic soon will become the 2x Oscar winner’s highest-grossing movie ever, overtaking 2012’s The Dark Knight…
The Galaxy S26 has nearly five months of sales behind it as Google prepares to unveil its next flagship. With the Pixel 11 debuting Aug. 12, APAC buyers are comparing Samsung’s established regional pricing with a Google phone whose final price is still under wraps. Leaks put the base Pixel 11 at $899 with 256GB…
SmackDown preview, Aug. 7, 2026: Kevin Owens’ return shakes up SmackDown WWE Jade Cargill vs. Charlotte Flair is finally happening in WWE, but not on a PLE Cageside Seats Kevin Owens And CM Punk Segment, Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill, More Set For 8/7 WWE SmackDown fightful.com WWE SmackDown Tonight 7-August-2026: Full match card, confirmed segments, start timings…
Shubman Gill, Gautam Gambhir India will begin their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka on Saturday, August 15, in Galle, with valuable World Test Championship (WTC) points at stake. With less than a year left before the WTC final, Shubman Gill‘s team needs a series win to strengthen its chances of qualifying.India are currently fifth…
The divorce petition filed by the wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, which was pending before the Family Court in Chengalpattu, has been withdrawn. Judge D Sujatha allowed an application filed by Vijay’s wife, Sangeetha, seeking to withdraw the divorce case. On Friday (August 7th) Sangeetha appeared before the court via video conferencing…
A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing petitions challenging the amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act by which the public interest clause for disclosure of personal information was removed. The Court said the central constitutional issue before the Court was whether…
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AP The Government of India ‘does not endorse’ the comments made at the former Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina’s August 5, 2026 press conference that targeted the current government in Dhaka under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday. Speaking…
World football’s growing divide has deepened with the declarations of support for FIFA’s defiant Gianni Infantino by Argentina and Mexico, coming only a day after Africa unanimously voted to back the president of football’s global governing body. Infantino continues to face fierce backlash over a now-abandoned proposal to sell off a number of commercial rights…
