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China erects ‘purifier tower’ to battle smog in Beijing

The seven-metre-tall tower, brainchild of Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde, is undergoing last-minute checks in...

21 Oct 2016 1:40 AM IST

‘Clouds’ make Pluto more complex

Nasa’s New Horizons space probe has spotted possible clouds hovering over Pluto indicating that the weather on the...

20 Oct 2016 2:39 AM IST

From selling tea to posing for photos

From selling tea to posing for photos

A tea-seller named Arshad Khan, who broke the Internet thanks to his intense blue eyes, has now bagged a modelling deal...

20 Oct 2016 2:37 AM IST

Chaiwala to hit Indian girls with ‘surgical strikes’

The Pak tea-seller is being dubbed as the ‘nuclear weapon’ that could be used to unleash ‘surgical...

19 Oct 2016 1:44 AM IST

The images were taken by the Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph (IUVS) on the Mars Atmosphere.

Nasa shows Mars in all its ultraviolet glory

In a first, Nasa’s MAVEN spacecraft has beamed back ultraviolet images of Mars that unveils dynamic, previously...

19 Oct 2016 1:41 AM IST

September 2016 was hottest on record

September 2016 was hottest on record

Last month was the warmest September in 136 years of record-keeping, meaning 11 of the past 12 consecutive months dating...

19 Oct 2016 12:37 AM IST

Common cold medicine stops cancer spread

Common cold medicine stops cancer spread

A low-cost drug used for treating colds can prevent bladder cancer from spreading, as well as reduce resistance to...

19 Oct 2016 12:35 AM IST

Online giants battle over Cold War spy dramas

Online giants battle over Cold War spy dramas

Netflix and Amazon were facing off for a Cold War clash of two German spy series on Tuesday after the phenomenal...

19 Oct 2016 12:34 AM IST

IVF babies of 40-plus women are at lesser risks

Babies born to women aged over 40 from assisted reproduction have fewer birth defects compared with those from women who...

18 Oct 2016 12:38 AM IST

Shakespeare plays help autistic kids

Pairing the recitation of hakespeare's rhythmic language with physical gesture may significantly improve social and...

17 Oct 2016 1:43 AM IST

China to take one giant leap for mankind

China to take one giant leap for mankind

China will launch a two-man space mission, Shenzhou 11, on Monday, officials with the space programme said, taking the...

17 Oct 2016 12:32 AM IST

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Have cocoa for a healthy heart

Chocoho-lics, rejoice! Scientists have found that consuming flavanol-rich cocoa products such as dark chocolates may...

16 Oct 2016 2:27 AM IST