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Sexting: Foreplay via text messaging

A blogger calling herself 'grandiva' claims to have coined the term, which she said stands for sexy text messaging.

Pollution can make you bald

Researchers has linked the onset of male pattern baldness to environmental factors like air pollution and smoking.

Women are better managers: Survey

Data collected from 1,800 Australian female and male chief executive officers and managers found women exhibit more strategic drive, risk taking, people skills and innovation.

Gene that can double rice yield

The study shows that a single gene can control several traits with major effects. It can double the yield, determine flowering time and plant height.

Neanderthals were separate species

Neanderthals were a separate species from Homo sapiens, as anatomically modern humans are known, rather than offshoots of the same species.

New fad: Defy gravity to stay fit

Bored of working out on the ground? Well, then may be its time for you to try out some mid-air exercise.

Robotic bugs to invade battlefield

Scientists are developing a series of electronic spiders, snakes and other insects that might become the latest tools for British and American troops to spot enemies.

DNA test to take less than 45 mins?

The method simplifies the method for separating the male and female DNA fractions, eliminating the need for the overnight incubation while doubling the recovery of sperm cells.

Night club drug can ease depression

Ketamine, which can also cause feelings of detachment, could pave the way for new treatments for people suffering from depression.

High BP sneaking past doctors

The researchers said that it is this lack of symptoms that is one of the major reasons for gaps in care.