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World’s oldest proof of cancer discovered

World’s oldest proof of cancer discovered

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest evidence for cancer and bony tumours in human ancestor fossils found...

29 July 2016 12:44 AM IST

Six-year-old boy is garbage man for a day

Ethan Dean has always dreamed of being a garbage man. On Tuesday, the 6-year-old lived that fantasy: riding shot gun in...

28 July 2016 6:41 AM IST

Shikhar Dhawan and K.L. Rahul

No Indian writer in Booker longlist

No Indian author figures among the 13 writers longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize announced on Wednesday with...

28 July 2016 2:48 AM IST

Solar plane circles globe for first time

Solar plane circles globe for first time

Solar Impulse 2 landed on Tuesday in the UAE, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to...

27 July 2016 1:51 AM IST

Male hormone can turn back biological clock

Male hormone can turn back biological clock

A new study has found that sex hormones can reverse ageing by stimulating production of an enzyme naturally found in the...

27 July 2016 1:47 AM IST

Prince Harry regrets not speaking about Princess Diana’s death

Prince Harry regrets not speaking about Princess Diana’s death

Britain’s Prince Harry has expressed regret that he did not speak about his mother Princess Diana’s death...

26 July 2016 6:11 AM IST

Rare wolverine spotted in Sierra Nevada

Rare wolverine spotted in Sierra Nevada

Scientists following up on a rare wolverine sighting in the Sierra Nevada set up cameras and captured video of the...

26 July 2016 6:10 AM IST

Discovered! 2 new ‘worlds’ outside orbit of Neptune

Scientists have discovered two small “worlds” far outside the orbit of Neptune in the deepest survey ever...

25 July 2016 6:34 AM IST

New Star Trek series named Discovery

A fan (centre) dressed as the alien Forengi from Star Trek stands with two other fans at the Comic-Con International...

25 July 2016 6:12 AM IST

Russian breaks world’s Fossett’s balloon record

Russian breaks world’s Fossett’s balloon record

Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov floats at more than 6,000 metres above an area close to Northam, Australia, in his...

24 July 2016 12:42 AM IST

Game of Thrones blames delayed episodes on winter

Game of Thrones blames delayed episodes on winter

Game of Thrones showrunner David Benioff told fans at Comic-Con International on Friday a delay in screening the new...

23 July 2016 11:53 PM IST

Facebook’s solar-powered Internet drone takes flight

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had completed a successful test flight of a solar-powered drone that it hopes will help...

23 July 2016 2:57 AM IST