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It features replicas of gothic statues from the nearby Spis region (Photo: AFP)

Sculptors in Slovakia make Gothic ice dome

Built 1,285 meters (4,240 feet) above sea level in the resort of Hrebienok, the ice dome also serves for weddings and...

30 Nov 2016 4:40 PM IST

This study must not be misinterpreted as showing that running and football do not protect against heart disease (Photo: AFP)

Death can be delayed by dance and swimming

Researchers found that participation in specific sports showed significant benefits for public health

30 Nov 2016 4:29 PM IST

The cat was in a lot of pain (Photo: Facebook)

Woman sold shaved cat as a Sphynx cat by scammers

A vet found out that the cuts on the cat's skin were due to a razor and the tail was so infected that it might have led...

30 Nov 2016 4:03 PM IST

Despite treatment advances that have slashed AIDS deaths, around 1.9 million people still catch HIV each year (Photo: AFP)

Implants to prevent HIV for a year being tested

Injections to protect vulnerable groups such as gay men and women in Africa for at least two months also being...

30 Nov 2016 11:11 AM IST

An European Space Agency image shows the Millennium Tower in San Francisco on the base of modified Copernicus Sentinel satellite data. The colored dots represent targets observed by the radar. (Photo: AP)

Leaning San Francisco tower is sinking faster

It has sunk about 16 inches into landfill and is tilting several inches to the northwest.

30 Nov 2016 2:49 AM IST

So impressed were the families in the villages that several parents approached asking if there was space in the training camp for the daughters. So this year, out of a 100 students, there are 58 girls.

Helping out: One shot at a future

Deep within Kerala, a group of volunteers is trying its best to bring education to far-flung villages.

30 Nov 2016 2:21 AM IST

Kanye West with his mother.

It's Complicated: Not without my mother

Kanye West's recent breakdown allows us to thank one person in particular.

30 Nov 2016 2:16 AM IST

Therapeutic hypothermia slows down brain metabolism. It stops accumulation of damaging toxins.

Quick cures: A cool new way to save babies

Why cooling a newborn that has suffered from birth asphyxia is now a promising new method of treatment.

30 Nov 2016 2:10 AM IST

Ratnabali Bhattacharjee performing Blank at Harkat Studio

Programmers wanted

However, in the past few months, there has been a sudden harvest of new venues.

30 Nov 2016 2:07 AM IST

Chiara Ferragnis Mickey Mouse loafers.

When couture takes the Mickey Mouse

As he turns 88 this month, we look back on why he's a global couture favourite and why, he's not fading away anytime...

30 Nov 2016 12:21 AM IST

Need an organ? Maybe you can print one soon

Need an organ? Maybe you can print one soon

It took a decade for numerous scientists and engineers to build and refine the Integrated Tissue and Organ Printing...

30 Nov 2016 12:18 AM IST

Belief in Santa could affect parent-child relationships

Belief in Santa could affect parent-child relationships

The authors advance several psychological explanations for why the collective lie on a global scale persists.

30 Nov 2016 12:17 AM IST