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The Berlin Wall has been down, for as long as it was up: 10316 days. (Photo: Facebook/Howard Griffin Gallery)

Berlin Wall: The rise, and the artist who lead its fall

Thierry's aim was to paint the Wall so that it looked like a deformity and stood out, not to beautify it.

7 Feb 2018 11:32 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ants' antibiotics can benefit humans: Study

The researchers cautioned that this study is the first step and that it does have limitations.

7 Feb 2018 11:29 AM IST

The signs include, among other things, living in a clean house, not purchasing the cheapest wine at the shop and getting excited at the thought of buying a dishwasher.

Find out signs that show you have become an adult

From doing all your own washing, to paying your utility bills, researchers list things that signify you have reached...

7 Feb 2018 11:22 AM IST

The breakthrough could pave the way for a far more effective allergy medicine. (Photo: Pixabay)

Youngsters with food allergies are often put at risk by parents, says...

Almost half of parents of children with food allergies report at least one risky behavior, such as not carrying...

7 Feb 2018 10:20 AM IST

The findings suggest that lighter pigmentation being a feature of populations of northern Europe is more recent than previously thought. (Photo: AFP)

First modern Briton had dark skin, blue eyes, shows DNA

Known as 'Cheddar Man', ancient man has been brought to life through first DNA analysis of his remains.

7 Feb 2018 9:02 AM IST

Skeletal muscles use most of the glucose and if they develop insulin resistance and consequently are not able to use glucose, then diabetes likely will develop. (Photo: Pixabay)

Insulin maker Novo Nordisk to introduce a diabetes pill in 2020

The daily pill belongs to a blockbuster class of treatments known as GLP-1s that stimulate insulin production.

7 Feb 2018 8:42 AM IST

Blood pressure variation is significantly associated with the development of all-cause dementia, vascular dementia, and Alzheimers disease (Photo: Pixabay)

Genetic cause of rare high blood pressure syndrome discovered

This inherited disease causes the adrenal gland to produce high level of aldosterone, excess of which shoots up blood...

7 Feb 2018 8:26 AM IST

If a species does not produce antimicrobials, it means they must have found another way to protect themselves against disease, the team said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans may soon develop drugs from ants

Experiments with 20 ant species found antimicrobials on 12 of them, a team reported in the Royal Society Open Science...

7 Feb 2018 8:18 AM IST

This study by NASA may finally clue us in about the origin of life on Earth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ozone layer declining over populated zones, says study

Ozone in the lower stratosphere is slowly disintegrating, an international team of two dozen researchers warned.

7 Feb 2018 8:01 AM IST

The story is a simple human story set in World War I.

An invisible chapter of history comes to life

Both amusing and heart rending, the supercilious recruiter dances out the inducements of glory and money to the naive...

7 Feb 2018 7:25 AM IST

There is no stopping there, X and Y are not the only rare diseases.

Math behind diseases

To understand it mathematically, we need to consider all possibilities, even diseases other than X.

7 Feb 2018 3:08 AM IST

British PM Theresa May described isolation as the sad reality of modern life (Photo: Pixabay)

Lessons learned in life

We have all been programmed for consuming by society and businesses.

7 Feb 2018 2:13 AM IST