Dividing

Shortly after Russia shocked the world by attacking Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ilya V. Yashin, a local Moscow councilman and prominent opposition figure, decided it was time to see a dentist.The Kremlin was in the process of criminalizing…

Why do two-thirds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) embryos go into developmental arrest? A new study publishing June 30 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Andrew Hutchins of Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen,…

Valproic acid -- a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder -- can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy. Now, a study publishing June 14thin the open access journal PLOS Biology by Bill Keyes of the Institute…

Will Phil Mickelson make his comeback at the start of the LIV Golf Invitational Series? Planned to start on June 9 in London, the series is dividing the golf world. So is Mickelson. A year ago at the PGA Championship he was celebrated as…

The media-athlete relation has always been a touchy one, and more so in cricket in India. Ideally, it should be a mutually beneficial arrangement, where the deserving cricketer gets acknowledged for his feats and…

To get to the places where they are needed, immune cells not only squeeze through tiny pores. They even overcome wall-like barriers of tightly packed cells. Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have now…

Liberal MP Joël Lightbound is speaking out against his own party’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and calling on the federal government to “stop dividing Canadians” and to provide a clear plan for when it will lift vaccine…

Unveiled in Goa, the statue of the Portuguese star was commissioned to inspire young people's love of football, according to a state minister."For the love of football and at the request of our youth, we put up Cristiano Ronaldo's statue in…

Deepfake or Doppleganger? This debate has gripped the internet after video of a Chinese man who has striking resemblance to Tesla CEO Elon Musk went viral. The clip shows "Chinese Elon Musk" standing next to a car and mimics the…

Ahead of October 30 by polls, the demand for a bifurcation of Meghalaya on ethnic lines has grown louder. Two parties formed a coordination committee to press for the demand. About 50 years back, Meghalaya was carved out of Assam. To take…