Madrid: The loss of oxygen from the world's oceans is increasingly threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, a new IUCN report warned. Ocean oxygen loss, driven by climate change and nutrient pollution, is a growing menace to fisheries and species such as tuna, marlin and...
Read moreLondon: Researchers have found that watching p*rn erodes an important region of the brain, rewiring it into a juvenile state. Studies show people who regularly watch adult entertainment often develop damage to the prefrontal cortex, the brain region that controls morality, willpower and impulse control,...
Read moreJust the way flowers need water to flourish and a car needs an oil change to run well, going into the winter months, your body might need food during winter to strengthen the immune system. The cold weather during winter brings with it a number...
Read moreNew Delhi: As you scramble to buy some onions for your family despite skyrocketing prices, a rising Body Mass Index (BMI) and an increasing body height is leading to a marked increase in global calorie requirements globally, find researchers. In most countries, average body height...
Read moreLahore: Birds don't understand borders. Pakistanis fly into a tizzy every time their pigeons cross into the Indian side of the border. Many of the birds after coming to India don't return to Pakistan, resulting in heavy losses to those who rear these birds in...
Read moreMiami: An artwork of an overripe banana duct-taped to a wall that sold for $120,000 has been eaten by a separate performance artist at the Art Basel in Miami, a media report said Sunday. The artwork, titled "Comedian", by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was on...
Read moreLondon: Women who exercise vigorously are at significantly lower risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other causes, reveals a new study. The study, presented at EuroEcho 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), examined exercise capacity and heart function...
Read moreIt is a very commonly held belief that alcohol consumption is severely detrimental to one’s health. However, in a rather conflicting report, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have come out and stated that ‘beer is healthier than milk’. Milk has been our...
Read moreShedding new light on why some people develop cancer while others do not, a new study has found that a person's risk of developing cancer is affected by genetic variations in regions of DNA that do not code for proteins, previously dismissed as ‘junk DNA’....
Read moreResearchers have found that a simple blood test can help identify people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are at higher risk of cardiovascular problems because of a phenomenon called ‘reverse dipping’ that causes blood pressure to rise rather than lower during sleep. Most people...
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There are several takeaways from the array of incidents (surrounding some sensational rape cases) that have taken place over the...
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Most policemen do not want to participate in encounters. This has resulted in India producing a category of men called...
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The more notable among reforms brought by the Modi sarkar since 2014 are evident in the way the government functions....
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After five consecutive cuts in interest rates, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), headed...
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