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Vikings spread ‘easy-to-ride’ horses worldwide

Horses with special gaits that are more comfortable for riders may have originated in the 9th century medieval England,...

10 Aug 2016 7:14 AM IST

Researchers identify brain’s ‘physics engine’

Researchers identify brain’s ‘physics engine’

Scientists have identified the brain’s “physics engine” that helps us predict how objects in the world...

10 Aug 2016 1:50 AM IST

60 per cent of Maldives’ coral reefs bleached

Coral reefs in the Maldives are under severe stress after suffering mass bleaching this year as sea temperatures soared,...

9 Aug 2016 6:19 AM IST

Meat is as bad for your waist as sugar

Meat is as bad for your waist as sugar

A new study says that meat intake is as harmful as sugar in the growing prevalence of global obesity.

9 Aug 2016 6:17 AM IST

Are black holes ‘doors’ to another universe

Are black holes ‘doors’ to another universe

Black holes may be a portal that can transfer matter to another part of the universe, rather than destroying it, a new...

9 Aug 2016 6:16 AM IST

Top plastic surgeon, inventor of ‘butt-lift’, dies

Top plastic surgeon, inventor of ‘butt-lift’, dies

Dr Ivo Pitanguy, one of the world’s top plastic surgeons who helped make Brazil a popular destination for the rich...

8 Aug 2016 6:45 AM IST

Vegans live a healthy life with low death rates

Vegans live a healthy life with low death rates

A study finds out that not having any kind of animal products may lower the death rates.

8 Aug 2016 1:58 AM IST

‘Single people have richer social lives’

Single people have richer social lives and more psychological growth than those who are married, according to a new...

7 Aug 2016 2:12 AM IST

Fidgeting may help prevent heart diseases

Fidgeting while sitting can protect the arteries in legs and may help prevent cardiovascular disease, a new study has...

7 Aug 2016 2:10 AM IST

Study links sleep problems to stroke risk

Study links sleep problems to stroke risk

Sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea may increase the risk of stroke and hinder recovery from the condition,...

6 Aug 2016 2:23 AM IST

Global warming to expose Cold War-era toxic waste

Global warming to expose Cold War-era toxic waste

Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous biological, chemical and radioactive waste at an abandoned Cold...

6 Aug 2016 12:16 AM IST

US may fund human-animal embryos study

US may fund human-animal embryos study

Research that mixes human cells into animal embryos could get US government funds for the first time under a new...

6 Aug 2016 12:14 AM IST