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The friends purchased a dilapidated red-brick house and completely remodelled it to a light-filled and glass-coated beauty. (Photo: Screengrab)

Sisterhood gets new definition: Seven girlfriends buy mansion to grow...

Seven Chinese friends, who have been friends for more than 20 years, bought a house to retire and die together.

4 July 2019 3:06 PM IST

Of all the cosmic events, solar eclipses prompt perhaps the biggest change in animal behaviour. Puzzled animals that are active during the day head back to their nighttime abodes while nocturnal animals think theyve overslept. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Cosmic events like eclipses prompt vast behavioural changes in animals

Lunar and solar eclipses make animals do strange things and cause behavioural changes.

4 July 2019 1:33 PM IST

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to be christened at a Private Chapel in Windor Castle on Saturday. (Photo: Instagram)

Baby Archie to be christened on Saturday at Windsor Castle

Baby son of UK's Prince Harry and Meghan to be christened on Saturday.

4 July 2019 11:36 AM IST

Gaultier evoked an array of wildlife with animal prints including a panther coat and geometric, zebra-striped dresses. (Photo: AP)

Animal prints, neon colours feature in Paris Fashion Week

Gaultier walks on the wild side at Haute Couture show in Paris.

4 July 2019 11:21 AM IST

California became the first state to explicitly say that those hairstyles are associated with race and therefore protected against discrimination in the workplace and in schools. (Photo: AP)

California becomes first state to ban discrimination against...

California bans discrimination based on hairstyle, becomes first state in US o do so.

4 July 2019 11:04 AM IST

Pre-eclampsia is a real-life stress test and the use of transthoracic echocardiography could help us detect early consequences on the heart before women experience symptoms. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Pre-eclampsia can affect pregnant woman's heart

Effect of pre-eclampsia on cardiovascular health of pregnant women can persist after pregnancy.

4 July 2019 10:40 AM IST

The study found that short-term bouts of exercise promoted an increase in synapses in the hippocampus. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Short bouts of exercise beneficial for brain function

Short bursts of exercise boost brain function and makes you smarter: Study.

4 July 2019 10:07 AM IST

Cough in former smokers and wheeze in current smokers predicted shorter life expectancy. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Respiratory disorders can decrease lifespan in older people

Respiratory symptoms may predict life expectancy in elder people.

4 July 2019 9:50 AM IST

The business is an unlikely project in a country beset by grinding poverty, but its owners are determined that luxury foods can play a part in improving Madagascars economy. (Photo: AFP)

Madagascar grows Africa's first caviar

From a lake high in Madagascar, Africa's own caviar.

4 July 2019 9:33 AM IST

Because these findings suggest simple ways to promote flexible, inclusive thinking for the young, they could be especially valuable for teachers. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Kids become better problem solvers when reminded of their multiple...

Reminding kids of their multiple roles makes them better problem solvers and makes their thinking flexible.

4 July 2019 9:14 AM IST

The study also found that being consistent in the timing of physical activity was associated with higher physical activity levels, regardless of whether people exercised consistently during the morning, afternoon, or evening. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Early morning workouts best for weight loss

Timing of exercise important for successful weight loss.

4 July 2019 9:02 AM IST

The findings can prompt specialists who treat patients with Parkinsons disease to periodically inquire about their patients sexual life. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Counter Parkinson's disease with active sex life

Active sexual life good for men with Parkinson's: Study.

4 July 2019 8:55 AM IST