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They exhibit a trait known as aversive learning by training female aedes aegypti mosquitoes to associate odours (including human body odours) with unpleasant shocks and vibrations (Photo: AFP)

4-step guide to soothing mosquito, tick bites with kitchen ingredients

Most insects that bite are disease free, but that doesn't stop spots they feed from driving us all half-mad with itching...

9 May 2018 11:30 AM IST

World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that in Yemen alone there have been a million cases of cholera. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cholera vaccination campaign starts in Yemen after year delay: WHO

There have been more than one million suspected cases of cholera in Yemen, and 2,275 recorded deaths since Nov 2016, the...

9 May 2018 9:04 AM IST

Some 28,000 people were infected with Ebola in the outbreak which began in late 2013 and continued through last year, killing more than 11,000 people mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (Photo: AFP)

17 deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed

It is the ninth time Ebola has been recorded in the central African nation, whose eastern Ebola river gave the deadly...

9 May 2018 8:29 AM IST

My work is about objects used in our day to day lives, which are now rarely used or just lying rusted in a corner, states Jasleena.

Bringing back the bygone era with a brush and colours

For the show, the works are divided into three sections, each celebrating all things vintage.

9 May 2018 1:12 AM IST

Breaking the myth of perfect mom

Breaking the myth of perfect mom'

We explore what all it takes for one to embrace the tough side of pregnancy and motherhood.

9 May 2018 12:50 AM IST

Urvashi Rautela choose to have embellishment close to the sleeves.

Uber cool to flaunt a cold-shoulder'

This hip look is being heavily patronised by the Bollywood glam set and fashionistas with front row viewing at shows.

9 May 2018 12:50 AM IST

Chef Moshe Shek in action at this culinary school giving cooking lessons (Photo: Debasish Dey)

A culinary rendezvous by the sea

We have all wished, at some point, that we could just escape to another world. Chef Moshe Shek's new culinary school...

9 May 2018 12:40 AM IST

Genes linked with problem solving powers were associated with the process by which neurons carry signals in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes linked with sunburn, skin cancer risk

Eight of the genes had been associated with skin cancer in previous research.

8 May 2018 9:11 PM IST

This years theme is the influence of Catholicism on fashion. (Photo:Twitter/Yung_TheoLogySA)

Met Gala 2018: Rihanna as the Pope, and Jared Leto as Jesus set...

Leto, who is known for his quirky fashion sense, went a step ahead by channelling Jesus.

8 May 2018 9:00 PM IST

They also found that dependence may have a more severe effect on young men. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ask Brianna: 5 money mistakes 20-somethings make

Exhaust other ways to pay first, like attending part time and taking advantage of tuition assistance from work.

8 May 2018 8:34 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Many Airbnb rentals in US cities lack fire safety features

To assess fire safety features, researchers examined data collected by the website InsideAirbnb.com.

8 May 2018 8:13 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Museum on broken relationships comes to Kosovo

The collection in Pristina includes items from the museum's permanent collection in Zagreb.

8 May 2018 7:43 PM IST