When the phrase “start-ups in Texas” is mentioned, the city of Austin is typically the first place that may come to mind. Indeed, Austin does have a thriving start-up culture, one that frequently [...]

From late Victorian times to present day, substantial enhancements in our living conditions and the development of medicines has raised the quality of life and expectancy throughout the developed [...]

Fried, baked, stewed, or even milled into a protein powder to be used in your smoothie – Crickets are dubbed to be the new ‘superfood’ of 2016. From ancient quinoa grains sourced from Peru to the [...]

Smoked, battered, fried or raw – fish do indeed come in many different culinary compositions. However, there is one form that may not delight the gastronomic folk: Invisible. Innovative research [...]

Ranging from apes on a planet to crime fighting ninja turtles and an anti-hero-come-wolf with adamanantium skeleton and claws – Hollywood is nothing short of ‘mutants’ in every shape, form and [...]

From pineapple embellished cakes and pizzas to salads and piña coladas – there is no denying that the humble tropical fruit is a versatile one. In fact, in the agricultural network [...]

From the ‘Cathedral of Junk’, a church that can only be described as Tim Burton meets a scrap yard, to having the world’s largest urban bat colony – Austin is far from short on quirks that help [...]

This thanksgiving, as you take a sip from your pumpkin spice latte or indulge in a bite of pumpkin pie, satiated feasters should take a second to give thanks to the idiosyncrasy of history that [...]

Whilst the idea of devices roaming our bodies may remind some of a character out of a science-fiction movie, new research into nanoscale machines is far from Terminator status. In fact, [...]

The Texas Barbecue is perhaps one of the most well-known traditions in the Lone Star State – often automatically envisioned, along with images of longhorns or Tommy Lee Jones, at just the mere [...]