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Columbus is not to blame for syphilis in Europe

Syphilis was widespread in central Europe even before Christopher Columbus’ famous voyage to America, say...

23 Nov 2015 10:45 PM IST

Cross-dressing, girlfriend stealing are all in genes

Genes are responsible for making a different type of male ruff, a bird that breeds in Eurasia and winters in Africa,...

23 Nov 2015 12:39 AM IST

Swiss farmer finds trove of Roman coins in orchard

In one of the largest discoveries of ancient coins in Switzerland, a farmer has helped unearth more than 4,100 bronze...

23 Nov 2015 12:38 AM IST

Soon, ‘boutique’ chocolates with different flavours

Soon, ‘boutique’ chocolates with different flavours

Yeasts used to ferment cocoa can modify the aroma of the resulting chocolate, scientists have found, paving the way for...

23 Nov 2015 12:36 AM IST

Mark Zuckerberg to take 60 days’ paternity leave

Mark Zuckerberg to take 60 days’ paternity leave

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that he will take two months paternity leave after his wife gives...

22 Nov 2015 6:19 AM IST

Warhol, Pollock and Rothko on show in Tehran

Warhol, Pollock and Rothko on show in Tehran

Some of the world’s most expensive and rarely seen modern art, including works by the Americans Jackson Pollock...

21 Nov 2015 11:54 PM IST

Michael Moore opens home to Syrian refugees

Michael Moore opens home to Syrian refugees

US filmmaker Michael Moore is opening his home in Michigan to Syrian refugees, in a rebuke to the state’s governor...

21 Nov 2015 11:53 PM IST

US Indian’s short film in Oscar race

Sanjay’s Super Team, an animated short film by Indian-American Sanjay Patel, has been shortlisted with 9 other...

21 Nov 2015 1:58 AM IST

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Google Glass helps docs open blocked heart artery

In a first, doctors have used the eye-wearable device Google Glass to successfully restore the blood flow of a...

21 Nov 2015 1:56 AM IST

‘60 grams of walnuts daily lowers heart disease risk’

‘60 grams of walnuts daily lowers heart disease risk’

Consuming about 60 grams of tree nuts, such as walnuts, daily may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study...

21 Nov 2015 1:53 AM IST

7 mins of meditation reduces racial bias

Just seven minutes of a popular Buddhist meditation technique that is intended to create feelings of kindness may also...

21 Nov 2015 1:40 AM IST

Narendra Modi, Mukesh Ambani and Sundar Pichai

PM Modi, Ambani in race for Time Person of the Year

Google’s India-born CEO Pichai also figures among over 50 global leaders, business chiefs, pop icons

20 Nov 2015 1:11 AM IST