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Ancient virus may determine sex of baby

The sex of human and other mammalian babies may be determined by a simple modification of an ancient virus that made its...

2 April 2016 4:06 AM IST

Hungarian Nobel literature laureate Imre Kertesz dies

Hungary’s only Nobel Literature Prize winner, Imre Kertesz, died aged 86 early Thursday in Budapest after a long...

1 April 2016 2:36 AM IST

British comedy great Ronnie Corbett dead

British comedian Ronnie Corbett with his Commander of the Order of the British Empire medal in 2012 at Buckingham Palace...

1 April 2016 2:32 AM IST

Universal flu vaccine comes a step closer

Scientists have developed a vaccine that protects against multiple strains of both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza...

31 March 2016 7:13 AM IST

DJ Avicii to retire from touring after 2016 shows

Swedish DJ and producer Avicii has announced he is retiring from touring once his remaining 2016 shows are finished.

31 March 2016 7:12 AM IST

Japan pooch sets yoga ball speed record

Japan pooch sets yoga ball speed record

A floppy-eared Japanese beagle with paw-fect yoga skills has scampered into the record books after setting the world...

30 March 2016 2:56 AM IST

Israel rejects claim Elton asked to declare loyalty

Israel rejects claim Elton asked to declare loyalty

Israel has rejected as “delusional” a claim that superstar Elton John was asked to declare loyalty to the...

30 March 2016 2:56 AM IST

Dhananjay Chakraborty with his cab

Nasa will send fungi to ISS for novel medicine

For the first time, fungi will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) in search for novel medicines to be used...

29 March 2016 11:49 PM IST

Legends of the fall author Jim Harrison dead

Jim Harrison, the fiction writer, poet, outdoorsman and reveller who wrote with gruff affection for the country’s...

29 March 2016 6:21 AM IST

‘Not face’ is a universal part of language

Scientists have identified a single “not face” expression that is a universal part of language, being...

29 March 2016 6:13 AM IST

‘Not face’ is a universal part of language

Scientists have identified a single “not face” expression that is a universal part of language, being...

29 March 2016 6:10 AM IST

‘Siberian unicorn’ lived on Earth longer than thought

‘Siberian unicorn’ lived on Earth longer than thought

The “Siberian unicorn” — an ancient rhinoceros species thought to have gone extinct 350,000 years ago...

29 March 2016 5:59 AM IST