‘Starlair’ is the Super Metroid-meets-Mario Maker mash-up of our dreams

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube770k Ever since the release of Super Mario Maker in 2015, we’ve secretly hoped that Nintendo would follow the same formula for every other franchise it has. That wish hasn’t been successful so far (aside from some interesting ‘Zelda Maker’ stand-ins from the likes of Quest Master and Super Dungeon … Read more

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

Platforms: Nintendo switch There’s always a bit of cognitive dissonance when you realize that Super monkey ballSega’s long-running series of cute, physics-based puzzle platformers is the work of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the same developers behind the crime sagas of the Like a dragon/yakuza franchise. Then you remember that the latter consists of lesbian warrior … Read more

Lidl’s fresh chicken ‘contained super bacteria’, campaigners claim

Two strains of multi-resistant bacteria, ESBL and MRA, were found in more than half of the tested products (Photo: AFP) Lidl has hit back at claims by an animal welfare group who said half of the supermarket’s fresh chicken products they tested contained E.coli, Listeria and antibiotic ‘superbugs’. According to campaign group Open Cages, two … Read more

I am a strict mother: I throw away toys if they are left on the floor

A ‘super strict’ mother prides herself on being the boss in her household, by making her children live under strict rules. Elena Leeming from York only lets her children watch television once a week and even throws away their toys if they are left outside – no matter how expensive. Clive, six, and Violet, five, … Read more

Super Mario Bros. is mathematically impossible to solve

Here are two facts about math that are often not advertised: First, there are some problems that are simply unsolvable. It’s not that you’re personally not smart enough, or that you’re using the wrong method to find out; the question, conjecture or concept will simply never be solved by anyone. And second, inspiration for high-level … Read more

Shell-inspired cement is super stretchy, crack-resistant and unbreakable

Inspired by the materials found in oyster and abalone shells, researchers at Princeton University have created a new, highly versatile cement composite. This design mimics the physical structure of the shell and improves durability by promoting inelastic deformation and hierarchical strengthening. The newly developed material is 19 times more flexible, can stretch without breaking and … Read more

Sonic x Shadow Generations does for Sonic Generations what Bowser’s Fury did for Super Mario 3D World – IGN

When Sonic Generations was released over a decade ago, fans of the series around the world celebrated the Blue Blur’s most successful Sonic title in years – one that bridged the gap between classic Sonic and modern Sonic. Now Sega returns to one of their most critically acclaimed Sonic titles with a re-release of Sonic … Read more

‘Super’ star cluster shines in new look of NASA’s Chandra – NASA

Star Cluster Westerlund 1.

Westerlund 1 is the largest and closest ‘super’ star cluster to Earth. New data from NASA’s Chandra These are the first data released publicly from a project called the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey, or EWOCS, led by astronomers at Italy’s National Institute of Astrophysics in Palermo. As part of EWOCS, Chandra … Read more

Super expensive lightweight wheels make DT Swiss’ new gravel offering look like a bargain, pink chamois, pink sunglasses and a retro saddle

This week we have some new wheels for the deepest wallets. Staying on the road, may we recommend the latest wheels from Lightweight, which manage to lose 130 grams compared to their predecessors? Yours for just £8,799/$10,895. If you prefer gravel, DT Swiss has two new rim profiles to suit your riding style, each of … Read more