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THERE is a very good chance that I will upset a few purists in the next few minutes. I will not apologise in advance. This is a brief history of boxing chaos and the men responsible for blurring the lines, adding to the mess and building a…

From the war kitchens of the Marathas came the now famous ‘Donne Biryani’, which was slow-cooked on firewood and then stored and served in cups made from leaves, which in Marathi is called 'Drons'. (Photo: Shutterstock) Shivaji Military…

Climate changes are conjuring a whirlwind ride that seems to present some creatures opportunities to thrive. Scientists scripting supercharged scenarios caution the difference between seasonal coping and long-term adaption is vast -- and…

The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat province (Image: AP Photo)Taliban officials in Herat have pointed out that religious scholars and members of the…

Researchers have characterised the seasonal effects on human social behaviour to provide new insights on the risk of respiratory disease transmission. Their large-scale analysis, published today in eLife, provides a framework of seasonal…

Researchers have developed and demonstrated an efficient and scalable technique that allows them to manufacture soft polymer materials in a dozen different structures, or "morphologies," from ribbons and nanoscale sheets to rods and…

Water is a vital resource, and clean water is a necessity. Texas A&M University researchers have developed a new technique to monitor one of the key processes of purifying water in real time. Raw water contains microscopic pathogens…

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Baseball is long past the traditional mould of lining up a speed guy one, a contact dude two, an all-around hitter three and a masher four, while old heresies like high OBP base-cloggers at leadoff and MVP candidates hitting…

The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities — a decree that had triggered a global backlash. Discussing the matter for the first time in public, Nida…

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox.Season 5 of The Crown hasn't appeared on viewers' screens yet, but the controversy that has…