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Emma Watson to be visiting fellow at Oxford University

Emma Watson to be visiting fellow at Oxford University

Emma Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch have been appointed as visiting fellows at Lady Margaret Hall by Oxford University.

7 Feb 2016 5:27 AM IST

The Johnny Cash spider Aphonopelma johnnycashi. (Photo: AFP)

New tarantula named after Johnny Cash

Scientists scouring the fields of Folsom, California found a new kind of black tarantula which they have named after...

6 Feb 2016 6:01 AM IST

‘Major population shift at end of last Ice Age’

‘Major population shift at end of last Ice Age’

Scientists have uncovered an unknown chapter of human history — a major population turnover in Europe at the end...

6 Feb 2016 5:51 AM IST

Benjamin Millepied

Fans beg Paris ballet director to stay after he quits

Star choreographer Benjamin Millepied said Thursday he was quitting the Paris Opera Ballet after little more than a year...

5 Feb 2016 5:22 AM IST

Former star of Friends joins BBC Top Gear

Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc will be joining the BBC’s popular Top Gear programme, to co-present the revamped...

5 Feb 2016 5:12 AM IST

‘Michelangelo worked despite arthritic hands’

Renowned Italian artist Michelangelo likely suffered from arthritis in his later years, but addiction to work may have...

5 Feb 2016 5:09 AM IST

Bill Cosby fails to get court relief

A US judge paved the way on Wednesday for disgraced TV legend Bill Cosby to stand trial for the first time on a criminal...

5 Feb 2016 5:03 AM IST

Lord Lucan finally declared dead

A British judge declared the infamous Lord Lucan officially dead on Wednesday, four decades after he disappeared...

4 Feb 2016 3:57 AM IST

Night owl or early bird It’s in your genes, claims study

Night owl or early bird It’s in your genes, claims study

Whether you are a night owl or an early bird, don’t bother fighting the impulse because it’s probably in...

4 Feb 2016 3:56 AM IST

Comedian Bill Cosby at the Montgomery County courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday. — AFP

Bill Cosby seeks to derail trial on assault charges

Comedian Bill Cosby on Tuesday sought to derail Pennsylvania prosecutors’ effort to make him stand trial on sexual...

4 Feb 2016 3:53 AM IST

UK scientists find new way to kill cancer

Scientists in the UK have found a new way to combat cancer by getting tumour cells addicted to drugs that will kill them...

3 Feb 2016 1:13 AM IST

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti

Prehistoric humans ate roasted tortoise

Palaeolithic humans enjoyed eating roasted tortoises, according to a new study that uncovered evidence of turtle...

3 Feb 2016 12:56 AM IST