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Why 1-Minute Workout is Taking Fitness Freaks by the Storm

By Kanika Gupta - May 01, 2016 03:51 PM EDT

For all the uninitiated, 1-minute workout or the High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is alternating intensive episodes of exercise with less time for recovery. This form of exercise is becoming highly popular, and here’s why.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Brings Down Depression Relapse

By R. Siva Kumar - May 01, 2016 07:26 AM EDT

Those who suffer from depression can be treated with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.

Small Rodent Shuts Down CERN's Large Hadron Collider And World's Biggest Atom Smasher

By R. Siva Kumar - May 01, 2016 07:30 AM EDT

Pop goes the weasel when it eats one of the power cables of the Large Hadron Collider, also one of the world's largest atom smasher.

Humans Are Not Alone, Ancient Alien Worlds May Have Existed

By R. Siva Kumar - May 01, 2016 07:29 AM EDT

Scientists believe that advanced civilizations may have existed in past eras.

Antarctica Hides A Large Lake Under Millions Of Years Of Ice

By Peter R - Apr 29, 2016 02:20 PM EDT

The lake was identified based on surface and satellite imagery. Its discovery has spurred talks of finding varied and unseen forms of life under miles of ice.

Oxygen Starving Of Earth's Oceans Due To Climate Change To Be Visible By 2030: Study

By Peter R - Apr 29, 2016 02:21 PM EDT

A new study claims the oxygen depletion due to global warming will result in dead zones in oceans.

Tim Peake, British Astronaut, Participates in London Marathon from Space

By Kanika Gupta - Apr 28, 2016 04:59 PM EDT

Tim Peake, astronaut from ESA currently on a mission in ISS ran the London Marathon on April 24, connected to a Virtual-reality video while being on a treadmill.

Even a Teaspoon Full of Pure Caffeine Can Be Life Threatening

By Kanika Gupta - Apr 28, 2016 04:51 PM EDT

If you are a coffee drinker, you would know what it means to have one cup too many. However, you many not know this but one teaspoon of powdered pure caffeine, equivalent to 25 cups of coffee, can prove to be fatal just within a matter of minutes.

Half Of West Europeans Are Descended From One Bronze Age 'King': Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 29, 2016 02:24 PM EDT

Scientists examine world genetic variations in the Y chromosome and conclude that most of the West Europeans share a common ancestor---one Bronze Age King.

Women With Fewer Children Live Longer: Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 29, 2016 02:27 PM EDT

Scientists examine demographic records and find that women who have more children tend to have shorter lifespans than those who have just one or no child.

Single-Celled Slime Mold Can Learn And 'Remember'

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 29, 2016 02:30 PM EDT

Scientists find that even single-celled organisms can understand, learn and remember experiences to a certain extent.

Dogs Do Not Like To Be Hugged

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 28, 2016 02:09 PM EDT

Dogs are adapted to run away fast when faced with stress, so hugging may make them feel immobilised and stressed out, feel psychologists.

Nurturing Pre-school Children Linked To Better Learning, Memory And Response In The Long Run

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 28, 2016 02:10 PM EDT

Studies show that mothers who nurture their children better during their pre-school years tend to raise them with more learning abilities.

New Images Reveal Clear, Bright Features Of Martian Face

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 27, 2016 08:42 AM EDT

Scientists have developed a new technique that captures clear images of the Red Planet.

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