/ 13 April 2023

Michael Jordan’s sneakers break another auction record, living on Mars on Earth, and a problem with Starbucks’ olive oil range…

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Sotheby’s has scored a slam dunk with its latest sale – a pair of former NBA star Michael Jordan’s Nikes fetched a cool $3.3 million. The buyer won’t even have to deal with much of an Eau de sneaker scent, given Jordan only wore them for half of a 1998 finals game…

US space agency NASA has unveiled its new Mars simulation habitat in Houston, Texas that will help astronauts prepare for stints on the Red Planet. The 160 square metre structure includes a gym, a vertical farm to grow salad and a lot of red sand. It’s essentially a hellish health retreat…

We brought your attention to a new olive oil-infused drinks range coffee giant Starbucks rolled out in Italy a few weeks ago. Now people are complaining it’s giving them the runs. It gives a new meaning to the phrase ‘to go’…

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