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Eating fat won’t make you fat: UK report

Eating fat won’t make you fat: UK report

Encouraging people to eat a low-fat diet is making Britain’s weight problem worse not better, and having a...

24 May 2016 2:52 AM IST

The author with Pooja Batra at Cannes 2016. (Photo: Amit Tyagi)

New novel biosensor can detect cancer, Alzheimer’s

Scientists have developed a novel biosensor that can detect molecules associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as...

24 May 2016 2:52 AM IST

Discovery of light form will change fiber optics

In a breakthrough, scientists have discovered a new form of light, which will impact our understanding of the...

23 May 2016 6:20 AM IST

German comedy is favourite to win top Cannes prize for woman director

Actor Willem Dafoe, right and Giada Colagrande pose for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony for the 69th...

23 May 2016 6:17 AM IST

2 giant hairy spiders cause panic on plane

2 giant hairy spiders cause panic on plane

In a shocking incident, two large hairy spiders unleashed mayhem on a Canada-bound flight as passengers screamed and...

23 May 2016 6:11 AM IST

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Tiny carrier may help treat brain tumour, reveals study

A nanocarrier engineered to be small enough to get past the blood-brain barrier could be targeted to deliver a...

23 May 2016 12:02 AM IST

Earth could be home to one trillion species

Nearly one trillion species could be living on Earth, yet 99.999 per cent of them remain undiscovered, according to the...

22 May 2016 2:55 AM IST

Latest illegal aliens in Florida: Nile crocodiles

Scientists have found three man-eating crocodiles in the US which can grow to 18 feet long and weigh as much as a small...

22 May 2016 2:53 AM IST

Twisted rape tale hands power to woman

Actress Alice Isaaz, actor Jonas Bloquet and director Paul Verhoeven during a photo call for the film Elle in Cannes....

22 May 2016 2:51 AM IST

Solar-powered plane heads to Ohio on its latest leg

Solar-powered plane heads to Ohio on its latest leg

A solar-powered airplane that landed in Oklahoma last week is headed to Ohio on the latest leg of its around-the-world...

22 May 2016 2:49 AM IST

Leonard Nimoy as Mr Spock (left) and Zachary Quinto

‘Mr Spock’ pays emotional tribute to the real Mr Spock

Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto paid a poignant tribute to Leonard Nimoy on Friday as cast members gathered in Hollywood...

22 May 2016 2:48 AM IST

Blue diamond sells for record $57.6 million

The “Oppenheimer Blue”, a large and rare diamond, sold for 56.837 million Swiss francs ($57.6 million) at...

21 May 2016 6:52 AM IST