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It is important not to use screen devices right before bed, as they might interfere with falling asleep. (Photo: AFP)

Teens trading sleep for smartphone time: study

Limiting usage to two hours a day should leave enough time for proper sleep.

26 Oct 2017 2:20 PM IST

Bacha bazi is not seen as homosexuality in Afghanistan, where gender segregation is rampant instead the possession of young boys decked out as pretty women symbolizes power and primacy.

Man has eight children with daughter, finally caught by police

The fiendish father who kept his own daughter as a sex slave for two decades is nabbed when the woman took her son to...

26 Oct 2017 2:19 PM IST

Meng Meng, one of the two giant Chinese panda bears. (Photo:AFP)

German zoo hopes to cure panda's bad walking habit with sex

Giant pandas in captivity are kept apart except for in the mating season, which occurs between February and May.

26 Oct 2017 1:34 PM IST

Not having sex for a while can also cause orgasm in dreams (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out what she wants to hear in bed

The study, by Forktip, asked 5,000 straight women the words and phrases they'd most like their partner to say in bed.

26 Oct 2017 12:17 PM IST

Scientists have not found anything fraudulent in the bizzare looking skeletal remains. (Photo: Youtube Screengrab)

Remains found in Peru are 'alien mummies', claims scientist

While bizarre corpses have been branded fake by other scientists, Dr Vivanco said that there details that indicated that...

26 Oct 2017 11:42 AM IST

The youngster, Lilly McDaid, from Castlemilk, Glasgow, needed four hours of surgery and had to be fitted with a stoma bag after one of the spikes pierced her bowel. (Photo: Pixabay)

Young girl impales herslef on metal spikes while out playing

Glasgow's Lilly McDaid needed four hours of surgery and has had to be fitted with a stoma bag after one of the posts...

26 Oct 2017 10:53 AM IST

Dwindling figures in the American Catholic Church have made them take the drastic step of making the text available for certain members of the clergy.

Exorcisms and Related Supplications to be translated in English by US...

Dwindling figures in American Catholic Church have made them take drastic step of making text available for certain...

26 Oct 2017 10:33 AM IST

In this microscope photo provided by Oregon Health & Science University human embryos grow in a laboratory for a few days after researchers used gene editing technology to successfully repair a heart disease-causing genetic mutation. (Photo: AP)

Programmable molecular machines that can repair genetic coding...

Technologies expand reach of gene-editing, and open path to fixing mutations that cause genetic diseases.

26 Oct 2017 8:39 AM IST

The availability of medication for high blood pressure is patchy across the country and one in 12 primary health-care pharmacies do not stock any anti-hypertensive drugs at all. (Photo: Pixabay)

A third of adults in China suffer high blood pressure, says study

Strokes are leading cause of death in China, accounting for one in five deaths annually, researchers say.

26 Oct 2017 8:22 AM IST

A team led by Chandra Shekhar Sharma, assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT, Hyderabad has succeeded in reducing fluoride level in water using activated carbon obtained from Jamun seeds. (Photo: Pixabay)

Humble Jamun fruit can be used to remove excess fluoride from...

Excess fluoride in groundwater is a major problem in several states as it causes health problems.

26 Oct 2017 7:53 AM IST

No matter how embroiled we are in financial difficulties, oppressive relationships or our own shortcomings, change begins from within.

Be your own rescuer

The beauty is that the moment we embark upon steps two or three, life itself will surge to support us.

26 Oct 2017 6:55 AM IST

Creating space for co-working

Monika Misra co-founded iKeva, an ecosystem where businesses and like-minded people can thrive and evolve alongside each...

26 Oct 2017 6:53 AM IST