Life
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Plastic-eating fungi found in Chinese coastal salt marshes
Researchers from China and the UK in May 2021 sampled microorganisms from China's Dafeng, a UNESCO-protected site near the coast of the Yellow Sea
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Angampora, once banned in Sri Lanka, makes a comeback
After two centuries, the Sri Lankan government lifts the ban on the ancient martial art form. Legend has it that a master of Angampora could easily dominate any battlefield they set foot on
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Brazil 'finfluencers' bring finance to the favelas
Including financial analysts, traders and less traditional profiles, there are more than 1,250 "finfluencers" in Brazil, one of the world's biggest social media-using countries, according to a recent report by financial industry group ANBIMA
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French gastronomy facing a huge logistical challenge for the Olympics
Around 40,000 meals a day will be served during the Paris Olympics, using produce largely sourced in France and the country's vaunted gastronomy will be put to the ultimate test
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NBA's ambition is to be the No 2 sport after cricket: Rajah Chaudhry
The NBA India country head on why basketball isn't competing with cricket and how they're developing grassroots programmes to make forays into the country
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The greatest challenge with content creation is that every few months you have to reinvent yourself: Dolly Singh
The 29-year-old influencer, actor and entrepreneur is all set to make her 2023 Cannes Film Festival debut today. In a conversation with Forbes India she talks about the creator economy, hedging her bets and her look for the red carpet
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Online search to make up lost time with AI
The classic search and click made ubiquitous by the Google behemoth is getting a major AI makeover as bots ChatGPT, Bard or Bing see hundreds of millions of web surfers seek answers to life's questions in a new way
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Indiana Jones: six things to know
As 80-year-old Harrison Ford dons the beat-up fedora and ever-trusty whip for a fifth and final outing in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny", here are six facts about one of the world's best-loved movie heroes
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Asia heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate change: study
Parts of India saw temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) in mid-April, with at least 11 deaths near Mumbai attributed to heat stroke on a single day
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Sam Altman: The brain that unleashed ChatGPT on the world
Sam Altman testified Tuesday to a US Senate Judiciary Committee panel and said artificial intelligence could be at a "printing press" moment, which would make him one of its main pioneers
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Coke Studio returns with a renewed approach to put India's musical prodigies in the limelight
Coke Studio Bharat is Coca-Cola's latest attempt to connect with India's diverse audience through curated regional music experiences