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Domestic chores rob girls of their childhood

Domestic chores rob girls of their childhood

Girls between the ages of five and 14 are spending 40 per cent more time on unpaid domestic chores than boys their age,...

8 Oct 2016 12:29 AM IST

Exoplanet may have ocean similar to earth

A rocky planet discovered in the “habitable” zone of the star nearest our Sun may be covered with oceans,...

7 Oct 2016 6:40 AM IST

Drugs dictated the dictato

Adolf Hitler was a gibbering “super- junkie” whose veins were all but destroyed by thousands of opiate...

7 Oct 2016 2:35 AM IST

Legends to make fans comfortably numb

Legends to make fans comfortably numb

Since the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, promoters have strived to create the ultimate festival, delivering the...

7 Oct 2016 1:42 AM IST

Smallest machines bag the Nobel for Chemistry

Smallest machines bag the Nobel for Chemistry

Professor Bernard Feringa of the Netherlands (in the picture), Jean-Pierre Sauvage of France and J. Fraser Stoddart of...

6 Oct 2016 2:22 AM IST

Google’s new products are all about its eco-system

Google’s new products are all about its eco-system

Taking cues from Apple, Google has finally stepped down to designing its own hardware, but not limiting itself to...

6 Oct 2016 2:20 AM IST

Moms feel parenting is more of work, less of fun, says researchers

Moms feel parenting is more of work, less of fun, says researchers

Parents generally enjoy being with their kids, but mothers are less happy than fathers with their parenting duties...

6 Oct 2016 12:42 AM IST

Why we crave for a fatty chicken korma

Why we crave for a fatty chicken korma

People who carry a particular gene variant have a higher craving for fat-rich chicken korma but a decreased preference...

6 Oct 2016 12:40 AM IST

1 in 10 HIV kids can fight AIDS like monkeys

One in 10 children with HIV have a “monkey-like” immune system that protects them from developing AIDS,...

5 Oct 2016 6:20 AM IST

Karl Lagerfeld tip for Kim: Diamonds are not forever

Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld ticked off Kim Kardashian on Tuesday for flaunting her wealth a day after the reality...

5 Oct 2016 6:18 AM IST

Anita Raja is Elena Ferrante

One of literature’s most talked-about mysteries appeared to have been cracked with the unmasking of the identity...

5 Oct 2016 6:15 AM IST

First ‘artificial pancreas’ gets approval in US

First ‘artificial pancreas’ gets approval in US

The first automated insulin delivery device, dubbed as artificial pancreas, that can monitor blood sugar levels and...

4 Oct 2016 2:27 AM IST