Before we know it, Kate Winslet is turning forty. In this piece, we look at some of her early roles, and also her lesser-known avatars of being a mother and a role model for how women ought to look at themselves. For a generation of people who hit their puberties around the time when Titanic...Read More
Human exploration of Mars is likely going to be a reality very soon. But now, a curious problem has encountered scientists. It looks like the Martian day, which is forty minutes longer than Earth’s day, will cause the explorers some bad headaches. It is a question not many of us have asked ourselves, and for...Read More
Almost all of us have had a bad run-in with our bosses at one time or the other during our working lives. This leads to a lot of stress and pent-up animosity. In this article, we give you some tips to deal with all the bad feeling, and how we could potentially resolve conflicts. Thousands...Read More
Cooperation and friendship is built on the acts of giving and receiving. In this article, we look at the curious case of some who value giving over receiving, and those who receive without ever thinking of giving. Human relationships are comprised of giving and receiving. While only some of us in our daily working lives...Read More
Late abortions based on the knowledge of the infant’s gender are illegal in India, but their numbers have risen with technological innovations that can now tell the gender of a foetus from a mere blood sample. In India, abortion based on sex selection is one of the most pertinent issues at the moment. Historically speaking,...Read More
Injections are troublesome things, whether you’re a kid or an adult. New research looks at patches of microneedles that are painless and quick, both for drawing blood and for injecting drugs. Read on to know more. Hands up if you dislike injections. Getting poked by a needle is not a pleasant sensation at any age,...Read More
‘Some people go on holiday to relax, but others like to combine their vacations with physical activities such as running. If you belong to the latter group, here is a list of places you just cannot miss.’ Running is the best form of exercise. How about if you can combine your love for travel with...Read More
‘You have often heard it being said that marriages are hard work. They may be, but as these simple tips show, they can also be fun when two people approach it as a team and have fun on the ride.’ Love is a dream said a wise man once, and marriage is the alarm clock....Read More
There are many questions that the universe and human life throws at us. One of the most intriguing and baffling of them is the ‘possibility of rebirth’. Let’s keep religion, faith and science apart for a moment and take a look at these extraordinary stories, which will leave you befuddled. The parents of a 4...Read More
The mystery behind the origin of oceans on Earth still needs to be resolved. But since the European spacecraft Rosetta caught up with a comet with water like content, scientists believe that they have found an important piece of this puzzle. Until now it was believed that water in the oceans came from comets, but...Read More