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Caught in deadly race with new COVID strain, Britain 'gambles' with mix-and-match vaccine regimen

Scientists have slammed the new guidance which allows for the interchange of vaccines, if the second dose of the vaccine originally received is not available, saying officials have abandoned science and are just trying to 'guess their way out of a mess'

Bits of Venus from ancient asteroid collisions may be hidden under the moon's surface

Venus is thought to have had an Earth-like atmosphere, but experienced runaway greenhouse effect, resulting in its current climate.

New findings in dark matter physics could prompt brand-new model of the 'real' universe

The discovery, some experts think, might 'signal a gap' in the current understanding of dark matter and its properties.

Seventeen US states sue to block Donald Trump administration's new rules for international students

Around 40 higher education institutions filed declarations in support of the lawsuit, including Yale University, DePaul University, the University of Chicago, Tufts University, Rutgers University and state universities in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Wisconsin

Windham-Campbell Prize 2020: British-Indian poet Bhanu Kapil, Zambian author Namwali Serpell among winners

British poet of Indian origin, Bhanu Kapil bagged the Windham-Campbell Prize for her poems which explore the lives of the marginalised, those that live along the edges and who continue to be despised and displaced or 'banned' by the neocolonialist nations they live in.

Onset of type-1 Diabetes can be delayed using a new antibody treatment, trials show

This promising research involves an antibody that lessens the destruction of insulin-producing cells.

Congress mocks Smriti Irani for 'falsifying' educational records day after Union minister admits she is not a graduate

Dubbing Smriti Irani a "serial liar", the Congress alleged that she had forged her educational qualifications and submitted contradictory affidavits to the Election Commission (EC) for which she should be disqualified. Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi also accused Irani of misusing her influence and power as a Union minister.

Windham-Campbell Prize winning author Danielle McLaughlin on the power of short stories, and her creative process

Danielle McLaughlin loves the intensity of short stories, the allure lies in their quality to deliver powerful punches. A short story can possibly be more of a challenge, she explains, because authors are asking the readers to stay with them only for a short time.

Author Raghu Karnad bags Yale University's Windham-Campbell Prize for non-fiction

The Windham-Campbell prize for non-fiction was awarded to Delhi-based journalist Raghu Karnad for his debut novel, Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War

Christine Blasey Ford's testimony: Women need to run for office because powerful men will fight to maintain privilege

What was on trial was not the veracity of Ford’s claims; rather the inherent male privileges that women like Ford and others in the #MeToo movement are fighting to destabilise.