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Nasa testing potatoes for Mars

Do Peru’s potatoes have the right stuff

20 Feb 2016 5:27 AM IST

Andrzej Zulawski

Polish film director Andrzej Zulawski dies at 75

Polish art-house film director Andrzej Zulawski died on Wednesday aged 75 after a long battle with cancer, according to...

19 Feb 2016 6:43 AM IST

Neanderthals, humans interbred earlier than thought

Scenario of interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals: Neanderthal DNA in present-day humans outside Africa...

19 Feb 2016 5:06 AM IST

Black hole spotted in glow of Big Bang

The Chandra X-ray image shows a spectacular jet that emanates from a black hole in the centre of the galaxy and extends...

18 Feb 2016 5:54 AM IST

Bronze cast of Rodin’s The Kiss sells for record $2.4 million

A bronze cast of Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture The Kiss sold for $2.4 million to an Amer-ican collector at an...

18 Feb 2016 5:49 AM IST

Shorthaired Pointer ‘CJ’ wins Westminster show

CJ, a German Shorthaired Pointer, wins Best in Show on the second day of the 140th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog...

18 Feb 2016 5:49 AM IST

‘Big-brained mammals more likely to go extinct’

‘Big-brained mammals more likely to go extinct’

Mammals with large brains tend to be smarter, but they also face a greater chance today of going extinct, according to a...

18 Feb 2016 5:48 AM IST

William Shakespeare

‘Shakespeare may have had an illegitimate son’

William Shakespeare may have had an illegitimate son for whom the legendary bard penned a sonnet, a new book has...

17 Feb 2016 2:02 AM IST

Taylor Swift accepts the award for album of the year for “1989” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

Swift bags top Grammy, Lamar wins 5

Taylor Swift made history on Monday as the first woman to win the top Grammy twice, but rapper Kendrick Lamar took home...

17 Feb 2016 2:00 AM IST

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The Revenant continues sweep with five Baftas

Leonardo DiCaprio with the award for best actor and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu with his award for best...

16 Feb 2016 1:15 AM IST

Dutch open ‘poop bank’ to treat gut infections

After blood and sperm banks, Dutch researchers have now opened the country’s first “poop bank” in a...

16 Feb 2016 1:12 AM IST

Maverick Paris gallery that outdid Louvre closes doors

Maverick Paris gallery that outdid Louvre closes doors

A private art gallery which shook up the Paris museum scene with a series of major hit shows shut its doors on Monday...

16 Feb 2016 1:09 AM IST