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Spiders tune the strings of their web

Spider silk is remarkable — the material boasts some of the highest tensile strength found in nature. It’s...

9 Sept 2016 9:48 PM IST

Giraffes are in dramatic decline across their range in Africa. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giraffes are four species, not one: study

Up until now, scientists had only recognised a single species of giraffe made up of several subspecies.

9 Sept 2016 6:22 PM IST

Cosplayers at last year’s Mumbai Comic Con

Cos you like it

A one day workshop in the city is all you need to attend to know everything about cosplaying

9 Sept 2016 5:05 PM IST

Teenage girls can be protected from teen pregnancies and SITs (Photo: AP)

Smartphone apps more effective for sex education than traditional...

An application called girl talk was used to guage usefulness of apps for sexual health awareness.

9 Sept 2016 3:32 PM IST

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Shaken and not stirred

James Bond’s favourite tipple has evolved through time. Today there are different version of martini served thanks...

9 Sept 2016 12:59 PM IST

It has reportedly given positive results (Photo: YouTube)

Topless women are trying to improve road safety in Russian town

The initiative has been welcomed by most pedestrians despite being controversial.

9 Sept 2016 12:34 PM IST

The incident occurred in Costa Brava, Spain (Representational photo: AFP)

Tourists shocked to see snack vending machine selling sex toys in...

The couple had to shield their daughters' eyes when they saw the items in the machine.

9 Sept 2016 12:32 PM IST

The Taiwanese woman posted the picture on Facebook (Photo: Facebook)

Tourist gets mean stare from deer while trying to click a selfie with...

The woman felt obliged to take a selfie with the animal considered sacred by locals but it didn't seem to agree.

9 Sept 2016 11:25 AM IST

The flesh-colored dress is adorned with 2,500 hand-stitched crystals (Photo: AFP)

Marilyn Monroe's famous 'Happy Birthday Mr President' gown to be...

Marilyn Monroe wore the figure-hugging gown to coquettishly serenade President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday.

9 Sept 2016 10:17 AM IST

Harnaam Kaur is from Slough in Berkshire in south-east England (Photo: Instagram/Harnaam Kaur)

British Sikh in Guinness book of world records as youngest woman with...

A 24-year-old British Sikh model-cum campaigner sporting a six-inch-long facial hair.

9 Sept 2016 10:16 AM IST

Learning from the partition

Learning from the partition

Partition is a play based on stories of separation by Sonam Kalra, who was the chief singer at the event. There is a...

9 Sept 2016 2:20 AM IST

Challenge accepted

Challenge accepted

Last night I watched senior theatre doyen Arundhati Nag mesmerise a packed house at RangaShankara. Ordinarily this is...

8 Sept 2016 11:23 PM IST