The world's first rooftop infinity swimming pool with a 360-degree view of London is set to be built on top of a skyscraper in London. New plans reveal the heart-stopping design which features four transparent walls and a clear bottom on top of 55-storey building.more
The new £50 note will be made of plastic containing animal fat despite previous outcry from vegans and religious groups, the Bank of England has confirmed.more
Keio University and CureApp Inc., a Tokyo-based medical technology startup, announced Thursday that a clinical trial has proven the effectiveness of their smartphone app designed to help smokers quit.more
A baby thought to be the world's tiniest surviving infant has been discharged from a San Diego hospital after five months in intensive care. The baby girl weighed just 245 grams (8.6 ounces) and measured 23 centimeters (9 inches) when she was born in December. more
The policemen from Warsaw's Mokotow detained a 43-year-old Dutchman who tried to mask his kidnapping. He did it because he wanted to justify his sudden arrival to Poland, Asp said. Robert Koniuszy, spokesman for the Mokotów command.more
Almost half of Poles are derived from Helen's feminine genetic line, named after one of the "European forefathers". This line is most common in Western Europe, especially in Spain and Portugal.more
A quarter of the UK's land could be restored to nature, making a significant contribution towards cutting the nation's carbon emissions to zero, under a new rewilding proposal.more
The Wall Street Journal reports on the big-company CEOs who made the most money in 2018. The big winner is David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery, whose TV channels are apparently doing pretty well. He raked in $129.4 million last year. more
German air taxi startup Lilium announced the first test of its full-scale, all-electric five-seater aircraft. It was the latest in a series of successful tests for the nascent electric flight industry, which aims to have "flying cars" whizzing above cities within the next decade.more