Some of you might be looking at this picture of an iPhone balanced precariously in this puddle and be thinking “oh no”. It’s probably because you were using your iPhone near a pool, sink, or toilet, and then accidentally dropped it. In those seconds of helplessness, you knew that your precious iPhone was about to be drowned and possibly rendered useless.

Unlike Aunt Gertrude who tends to poke her nose in areas that are not wanted, the £49.99 Quantum Scale is one faithful companion that ladies will appreciate far more than guys, and for one sole reason – it is capable of keeping one of your closely guarded secrets (the other being your actual age), so you need not worry about it having loose digital lips even when it is being threatened with death by drowning, being an electrical item and all.

Think the solution to your fatigue is an earlier bedtime? Getting enough sleep is important, but it’s also the quality that counts—and there’s more to it than just a comfy bed. Also complicating things: As you get older, your sleep patterns change, making it harder to fall (and stay) asleep. But that doesn’t mean you’re destined to be sleep-deprived. You can improve your slumber without tacking on hours in bed—and it’s not hard to do.

If everyone does their part to be a little bit friendlier towards the environment, you would be surprised how much it can help. I’m happy to see that the trend to go green is finally picking up momentum in the country. It shows that people are starting to care that we need to do something to help safeguard our deteriorating environment.

UK scientists have found prodigious numbers of a new crab species on the Southern Ocean floor that they have dubbed "The Hoff" because of its hairy chest. The animal was discovered living around volcanic vents off South Georgia. Great piles of the crabs were seen to come together.