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Zoos have often come under fire for unethical practices. So is it time to do away with them?

Are zoos still relevant?

The claim made by Egyptian student Mahmoud Sarhan was strongly denied by the zoo authorities.

5 Aug 2018 12:21 AM IST

Beyonce performing at Coachella

Paint the Town Yellow

There seems to be one colour that's ruling the fashion charts for more than just one season now, and it's the colour...

5 Aug 2018 12:20 AM IST

An experimental choral concert will have the audience explore the meaning of intimacy in a more sensorial way.

In the realm of the senses

Lullaby, Stranger will be ditching the traditional proscenium setting for an interactive one.

5 Aug 2018 12:17 AM IST

Artistes performing at the Supper Theatre.

Play on demand

Theatre groups in the city are moving beyond the conventional performance spaces to venture into homes and restaurants.

5 Aug 2018 12:05 AM IST

The debate over public breastfeeding regularly resurfaces in the United States (Photo: AFP)

World Breastfeeding Week: Breast milk is baby's first vaccine

Early initiation has numerous immunological and nutritional benefits for newborns that have been found to reduce...

4 Aug 2018 6:19 PM IST

According to the researchers, LGSC accounts for 10 percent of serous carcinomas of the ovary/peritoneum (Photo: AFP)

Women with common ovary condition often feel medical system failed...

Women with PCOS also reported having arguments with their primary care physicians, feeling a lack of emotional support...

4 Aug 2018 6:14 PM IST

Lung damage caused by chronic inflammation in conditions such as COPD and cystic fibrosis leads to reduced lung function and eventually respiratory failure. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cystic Fibrosis in unborn babies may lead to lower birth weight

CF mutation could also have an effect on the way babies develop within the womb.

4 Aug 2018 6:09 PM IST

Believe it or not, cocaine is a very common environmental contaminant - it is well known that it is present on many bank notes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain-derived neurotrophic factors reduce cocaine relapse

Addiction researchers are currently studying the function of proteins already present in the brain to find ways to...

4 Aug 2018 5:58 PM IST

Borderline is defined as taking selfies at least three times a day but not posting them on social media. (Photo: Pixabay)

Selfies, filters may lead to body disorders: Study

This can be especially harmful for teens, and it is important for providers to understand the implications of social...

4 Aug 2018 5:24 PM IST

Lydia stripped naked and told locals that she had been eating her husband but had decided to take the body outside because it had started to smell. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cannibal dumps dead husband's half-eaten body in children's playground

The pensioner, who dumped her husband's remains near children, said she got fed up of the smell.

4 Aug 2018 4:21 PM IST

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

Seeing baby animals may reduce women's appetite for meat

A follow up study asked people to rate their appetite for meat when presented with an image of either a calf, cow or no...

4 Aug 2018 3:44 PM IST

It is already known that being overweight or obese increases a persons risk of CVD, as well as other diseases such as cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Being overweight may up heart disease risk: Study

Recall-by-genotype is novel and exploits the random allocation of genes at conception.

4 Aug 2018 3:41 PM IST