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Putin’s war in Ukraine nearing possibly more dangerous phase

Mar 26, 2022

(AP Photo/Andrew Marienko, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is approaching a new, potentially more dangerous phase after a month of fighting has left Russian forces stalled...

NATO Boosts Forces in East Amid Chemical Incidents Warning

Mar 26, 2022

Story continues“Any use of chemical weapons will totally change the nature of the conflict,” Stoltenberg said. That could include, for instance, incorporating under his command a Czech battalion that specializes...

Simulations show formation of universe’s first light

Mar 26, 2022

The team’s simulations — named Thesan after the Etruscan goddess of dawn — resolve interactions in the early universe with the highest detail and over the largest volume of any...

Biden says U.S. would 'respond' to Russia if Putin uses chemical or biological weapons

Mar 26, 2022

President Joe Biden said Thursday that NATO would respond "in kind" if Russia uses weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine. "We will respond if he uses it," Biden said, referring...

Ride-hailing without the traffic snarls?

Mar 26, 2022

In theory, competition among ride-hailing companies should be a good thing, providing more options for consumers. In practice, having too many ride-hailing vehicles adds to urban congestion. This approach allowed...

3 Questions: Jackson Lu on the “bamboo ceiling” in some graduate schools

Mar 26, 2022

In the U.S., ethnic East Asians are often depicted as a “model minority” and assumed to be thriving in educational and professional terms. Our studies challenge this assumption by revealing...

McGill University joins Moderna in battle against global health threats

Mar 26, 2022

McGill is the first university in Canada to join this program as it ramps up its international rollout. However, mRNA research has the potential to provide effective vaccines for a...

One in four women experience domestic violence before age 50

Mar 26, 2022

Over one in four women (or 27 per cent) experience intimate partner violence before the age of 50, according to a worldwide analysis led by researchers from McGill University and...

Three orthopaedic surgeries might be doing patients more harm than good

Mar 25, 2022

These three common surgeries have been found to be of little to no benefit, but thousands are still performed every year. Last year, more than 100,000 orthopaedic surgeries were performed...

Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond

Mar 25, 2022

Shrinking satellites are making it cheaper and more accessible to do science in space. This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make the first fully-private, crewed flight to the...