Oral contraceptives may impair emotion recognition in Women

There is a widespread use of oral contraceptives (OCs) among women, but little did they know about the effects of OC’s on emotion, cognit...

“Don’t burn our future,” protest thousands of students across UK

Thousands of youngsters hit the streets of Britain on the 15th of February (Friday) for some environmental action. Students from 60 cities and ...

Global suicide rates on a downward trend - WHO

According to a study released on 7th February, suicide rates have fallen by more than a third globally, since 1990. The World Health Organizati...

Increasing screen time linked to developmental problems in later childhood

According to a new study, toddlers spending a lot of time staring at screens are linked with poorer performance on developmental screening test...

Two is Company

There has been, after Stieg Larsson’s ‘Girl’ books, a proliferation of kickass heroines. Crime fiction was never short of fem...

Short stories that will make your day

“The journey of a lifetime starts with the turning of a page.” – Rachel Anders.

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Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Wang Quanzhang sentenced in China

A court in Tianjin, a city in northern China has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to 4 1/2 years in prison for subversion...

Three interrelated pandemics – obesity, starvation and climate change are ‘burning’ our planet

According to a report released on 27th Jan (Sunday) in The Lancet, the world needs to cope up with new initiatives to fight t...

Davos 2019: Sir Attenborough and Prince William question World Leaders on the Environmental Crisis

On Monday, 21st January, Sir David Attenborough and Prince William met in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Switzerlan...