Japanese Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, after a nearly 30 years reign and marking an end of an imperial era, the Imperial House Council announced on Friday.
Obese people are at an increased risk of developing dementia than those with a normal weight, says a large study involving data from 1.3 million adults.
In a boost to the search for alien life, a new NASA study suggests that some icy worlds in our outer solar system, including Pluto, may harbour liquid water oceans beneath the surface.
Former US President Barack Obama on Friday said his administration made no distinction between Pakistan-based terror groups who at times targeted Indian and on other occasions American interests.
Bollywood film 'Dear Zindagi' is the most popular movie of the year 2017 on Google Play in India, while "Sahore Bahubali" song topped the most streamed song of the year.
Global Warming, leading to the constant rise in the sea-level might lead to the submergence of major cities in the United States including Virginia and Kennedy Space Center.
In a Facebook revelation, Randi Zuckerberg said the man sitting next to her in First Class repeatedly made "explicit, lewd and highly offensive sexual comments."
Samsung has already filed a patent request with the World International Property Office (WIPO) for a 180-degree edge display that curves from all the way to the back of the device.
The study shows that physical labour was not only confined to men in the prehistoric period; women contributed equally or more in agricultural activities.
Stone baby, a rare phenomenon of ectopic pregnancy where the foetus grows outside the womb, was removed by doctors after 15 years of termination of the pregnancy.
The iron curtain between North Korea and the US seems to be getting intensified after North Korea's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test of Hwasong-15.