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The deep sea drug has evolved to convert light into energy with incredible efficiency to help in the treatment of cancer. (Photo:Pixabay)

Laser therapy with deep-sea drug kills prostate cancer

The light-sensitive drug used, called WST11, is derived from bacteria found at the bottom of the ocean

20 Dec 2016 9:08 PM IST

The iron in the outer core was moving faster in the northern hemisphere jet stream moving at more than 40 kilometres per year. (Photo: Pi

Iron jet stream' detected in Earth's core

The accelerating band of molten iron circling the North Pole, like the jet stream in the atmosphere

20 Dec 2016 8:45 PM IST

The sports star tries to hilariously match all the other women in the dance routine but fails after several attempts. (Photo:Youtube)

Novak Djokovic dances hilariously to 'Hips Don't Lie'

The tennis superstar posted a hilarious photo of him dancing to Shakira's popular song

20 Dec 2016 8:15 PM IST

Surreal had its most significant spike this year following the U.S. presidential election in November. (Photo: Pixabay)

Surreal' declared Merriam-Webster's word of the year

The word was first defined in a Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1967 and derives from the Surrealism artistic movement of...

20 Dec 2016 7:33 PM IST

The use of non inflammatory drugs were shown to help endanger patients with only a certain type of cancer

Excess Aspirin increases death risk in cancer patients

The use of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs over a long period of time has a higher chance to help cause cancer

20 Dec 2016 6:48 PM IST

The Szechenyi Baths are a gilded neo-Baroque facility and one of the largest thermal spas in Europe. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sink neck-deep in hot mineral waters at Budapest baths

The Hungarian capital has two big thermal baths that are an absolute delight to sink into

20 Dec 2016 6:10 PM IST

The study refutes the common misconception that a high sugar intake has an affect on the body. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study disputes popular advice to cut sugar intake

Research says that sugary drinks and candy do not have health risks

20 Dec 2016 5:11 PM IST

They asked students to write down eveyrtime they had sexual thoughts (Photo: AFP)

Here's how many times women think of sex in a day

The study does reiterate that men think of sex more than women but not every seven seconds.

20 Dec 2016 4:50 PM IST

The Santa dropped to a 24th-floor-cafe and surprised them with gifts like beach balls, ninja toys and cuddly reindeers. (Photo: Youtube)

Santa climbs down skyscraper to gift children

A Santa Claus shunned the traditional chimney and used a rope ladder to climb 100 metres down the side of the famous...

20 Dec 2016 4:03 PM IST

White matter is the tissue in the brain that contains axon fibers (Photo: AFP)

Child's cognitive function known by brain's white matter

The findings indicate that common relationship between white matter tracts at birth predicts overall cognitive...

20 Dec 2016 4:01 PM IST

It should be no different than a nun wearing a habit, or a Sikh wearing a Turban, Moonsong said (Photo: Facebook)

Man gets to wear goat horns in driving license photo

They serve as his spiritual antennae and help him educate others about Paganism.

20 Dec 2016 2:31 PM IST

The annual Bengaluru cake show featured a variety of cakes among which the huge London bridge cake amazed people. (Photo: Youtube)

500kg London bridge cake features at Bengaluru Cake Show

Cake artist and Bengaluru-based businessman C Ramachandran made the cake out of sugar and edible materials

20 Dec 2016 2:18 PM IST