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Scientists explain why people use Snapchat

Snapchat can provide the perfect medium for those who are hesitant about communicating their life to a public audience.

1 Oct 2017 2:15 PM IST

The 2017 harvest was abundant, meaty and rich in color and taste thanks to a scorching hot summer. (Photo: AFP)

Hot and sweet and red all over, Serbian village hangs peppers out to...

The 2017 harvest was abundant, meaty and rich in color and taste thanks to a scorching hot summer.

1 Oct 2017 2:14 PM IST

In this Feb. 17, 1970 file photo, Playboy empire magnate Hugh Hefner, center, poses with two of the Playboy Jet Bunnies on large six foot by eight foot elliptical bed after his new $5.5 million aircraft arrived at Burbank Airport in Burbank, Calif. (Photo: AP)

Hugh Hefner's company lives on, though as a shadow of itself

Playboy, born in 1953, is still putting out print issues.

1 Oct 2017 1:52 PM IST

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California schools warn flutes could be tainted with semen

A state and federal investigation is under way to find if schools around Southern California may have received tainted...

1 Oct 2017 11:51 AM IST

Professor Thors Hans Hansson gives a demonstration using a bagel to explain the work of the winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo: AFP)

Bagels, pretzels, Boo! How to explain science Nobel winners' complex...

Nobel physics committee has a large staff of social media and web experts making sure the information they provide is...

1 Oct 2017 9:46 AM IST

The placenta is an organ serving as the connection between mother and developing baby. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating placenta harmful for mother, child: Study

The placenta is an organ serving as the connection between mother and developing baby.

30 Sept 2017 6:33 PM IST

Scientists usually measure shark age by counting growth rings in their vertebrae. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sharks, rays live longer than thought: study

Scientists usually measure shark age by counting growth rings in their vertebrae.

30 Sept 2017 6:20 PM IST

People left flowers and testimonials to pay homage to the deceased and the first responders who worked to rescue the survivors. (Photo: AP)

Memorials spring up at Mexico City's quake collapse sites

People left flowers and testimonials to pay homage to the deceased and the first responders who worked to rescue the...

30 Sept 2017 5:53 PM IST

Samantha with creator Sergi Santos at Arts Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria. (Photo: Twitter/Frank Tamouffe)

'Heavily soiled' sex robot sent for repairs after being molested at...

After being manhandled at an electronics fair, the sex robot, Samantha was left in need of major cleaning and repairs.

30 Sept 2017 5:30 PM IST

The most common neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimers is characterized by two types of abnormal protein which form lesions or clumps in the brain (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's when the humanbrain learns to recall

Research finds that significant changes occur in the areas of the hippocampus responsible for recalling detail well...

30 Sept 2017 3:30 PM IST

Neurons in a brain area associated with rewards may be responsible for the wave of sleepiness when one is bored. (Photo: AP)

Dozing off during lecture? Blame your neurons

Neurons in a brain area associated with rewards may be responsible for the wave of sleepiness when one is bored.

30 Sept 2017 3:26 PM IST

Elevated blood pressure is documented to be one of the most important risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. (Photo: AFP)

Frequent sauna bathing may cut high BP risk in men: study

Elevated blood pressure is documented to be one of the most important risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.

30 Sept 2017 2:56 PM IST