Researchers may be closer to unraveling the underlying causes of Parkinson’s disease, after identifying the point at which alpha-synuclein – a protein believed to play a key role in the condition – becomes toxic to the brain.Researchers found that a…
Scientists have uncovered an 80 million-year-old fossil bearing a healed attack wound, revealing the dangers of life in Earth’s prehistoric seas.In the early 1960s, palaeontologists exploring rural South Dakota unearthed the fossilised leg bone of a Hesperornis: a large aquatic…
People who want to quit smoking are more likely to succeed if they go “cold turkey” by stopping abruptly, a study in Annals of Internal Medicine shows.Volunteers who used this approach were 25% more likely to remain abstinent half a…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega spent Friday delivering toys from the iconic film franchise, on behalf of the Rays of Sunshine children’s charity, for sick children at The Royal London Hospital in London.Boyega was joined by a…
A movie festival for short films will be held today(Tuesday) at Auditorium Novelle Vague, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, Dhanmondi in the city. The festival will be held as part of the ongoing Francophonie Festival 2016. The French cultural festival began…
Jake Gyllenhaal will star in Life, Skydance’s sci-fi project that is being directed by Daniel Espinosa.Ryan Reynolds was to have starred in the pic opposite Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation breakout Rebecca Ferguson, but the Deadpool star has a conflict…
The bright coloration of the poison dart frog is a warning to predators that the animal is toxic. Only about one inch long, the strawberry poison dart frog is a small frog with a plump body and thin limbs. In…
“In theory, solar PV roadways sound great. The issue is cost.” says Mark Jacobson, an engineering professor at Stanford University who has promoted a plan for powering the U.S. solely with renewable energy. (Read about his blueprint for a carbon-free…
In the April issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Jennifer Aniston revealed what it’s like to be on top of the game. According to the article by Laura Brown, the 47-year-old actress lives in a gorgeous home on a Los Angeles hilltop,…
The 2016 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards rolled out the orange carpet at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday night, and from the first orange blimp awarded to the final sliming, the fun didn’t stop!Highlights from the show included…
Another Women’s Day came and went but women’s risk of troubling, and potentially fatal, diseases will remain the same unless they proactively put themselves and their health at par with their family and friends. Heart disease Heart disease kills more…
Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) organised an event titled ‘Remembering Tagore’. The event featured songs by Iman Chakraborty from India and recitation by Samiul Islam Poluck of Bangladesh. The programme was held on March 12 at IGCC, Gulshan in the…
There’s nothing better than doing something positive for your health first thing in the morning! Now, with NutriBullet in hand, you can spark your metabolism and satiate your hunger thanks to the amazing, delectable, and absolutely amazing power of these…
They course through many of the world’s biggest cities: miles of underground pipes built decades ago, ferrying steam or hot water to a network of buildings. Misty manhole covers on urban streets signal the presence of what’s known as district…
A solo painting exhibition titled Bhongurotay Pathchala-2 (Journey with Wreckage 2) by artist Bipul Shah has begun at Alliance Fran?aise de Dhaka (AFD), Dhanmondi in the city. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition took place on March 11. There are…
On the occasion of the International Street Children day on April 12 an album titled “Chotorao Boro Kichu Ho” will be released. Fahmida Nobi is one of the celebrated vocal artistes of the album. Another artiste Papi Mona, the famed…
Architecture is a precious thing; delicate and worth preserving. Whether by the slow slip into decrepitude or wanton destruction at the hands of terror, our heritage is at risk.That’s the driving force behind “Look Up Mumbai,” an installation overseen by…
Two decades ago, a section of the Amazon rainforest was flooded for a dam that currently produces little electricity. Engineers now see that artificial lake as an ideal surface for floating solar panels.Critics have blasted the Balbina dam, located near…
Climate change activist and former US Vice President Al Gore made a surprise visit Saturday to an impoverished Philippine city ravaged by one of the strongest storms on record.The Nobel Peace Prize winner lit candles at a mass grave in…
The outgoing chairman of Anti-Corruption Comission (ACC), M Badiuzzaman, on Sunday said the organisation filed the Padma Bridge corruption case in 2012 without any recorded facts and documents in face of World Bank pressure.The ACC chairman said, “The statement we…
Europe and Russia are set to launch an unmanned spacecraft Monday to smell Mars’ atmosphere for gassy evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet, or may do so still.ExoMars 2016, the first of a two-phase Mars exploration, will…
Finance minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith on Sunday said the ministry will take actions against the Bangladesh Bank for not informing the government about the $101 million cyber heist.”The central bank has showed audacity as it didn’t timely inform the…
I did something against my better judgment recently: I brought home a Pür cosmetics Cinderella-themed makeup palette, above, for my 7-year-old daughter. It had magically appeared at the office one day, and my friend and co-worker had put it aside…
The quest for the perfect night sky shot becomes even more difficult when wild animals are involved.For the last month, astrophotographer, and Earth Capture contributor, Mark Gee has been putting his skills to the test in the Serengeti.Mark sent us…
A pair of drugs can dramatically shrink and eliminate some breast cancers in just 11 days, UK doctors have shown. They said the “surprise” findings, reported at the European Breast Cancer Conference, could mean some women no longer need chemotherapy.The…
Khloé Kardashian shared in a blog post Thursday night that she wears makeup during her sweat sessions at the gym, echoing what she told Yahoo Beauty in an interview last week.Since she always looks flawless in the seemingly styled photos…
Taylor Swift is the queen of the throwback pics, so her brother Austin probably should have seen this coming. The singer posted an adorable pic for her little bro’s 24th birthday on Friday, showing off the Swift siblings in all…
A solo painting exhibition of Japanese artist Asami Shode started on March 10 at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka (DU). The exhibition will run everyday until March 16 from 11 in the morning to 7…
Becoming an elder brother or sister before pre-school days can lower a child’s risk of becoming obese, researchers suggest, adding that children who didn’t have a sibling are three times more likely to become obese by the first grade.The birth…
Actor Varun Dhawan says that he is trying to do different films and roles to offer audience something new, since they might get bored otherwise.About his journey in the industry till now, Varun said: “I still feel it is very…