The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday (January 22, 2026), allotted ‘whistle’ symbol to actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for the upcoming Assembly elections in ...

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It’s not eggs-actly the news you want to hear. A new study has pinpointed the age when female fertility starts to plummet — and it happens earlier than you might think. Researchers say the findings ...

The Coast Guard said Thursday a Washington Post report that claimed it will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols is “categorically false.” “The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will ...

The U.S. Coast Guard clarified its “hate symbols” policy after Jewish groups and lawmakers blasted a revision the military service made to its anti-harassment regulations. "The Coast Guard does not ...

Stem cells have great applications in regenerative medicine. While transcription factors traditionally dominate fate determination research, recent 3D genomics reveals chromatin topology’s critical ...

A research team at Kyoto University has discovered STAG3-cohesin, a new mitotic cohesin complex that helps establish the unique DNA architecture of spermaotogonial stem cells (SSCs), the stem cells ...

Germ cells pass DNA to the next generation and undergo massive reorganization of their DNA packaging to generate totipotency, or the ability to differentiate into any cell type. Understanding the ...

Thought LeadersMaxim Molodtsov, Ph.D. Randhir Kumar, Ph.D. From optical trapping experiments to insights into molecular force generation, Dr. Maxim Molodtsov shared how his research is uncovering the ...

Have you ever stared at an Excel spreadsheet, overwhelmed by its complexity, and thought, “There must be a better way to do this”? You’re not alone. Despite being one of the most widely used tools for ...

Back in 1977, Prince signed on with Warner Bros. Records and launched an incredible career. Back then, the label gave almost total creative control to Prince, knowing that what he would come up with ...

You've seen it pretty much every day now for decades, and you've interacted with it just as many times, but have you ever wondered why the power symbol looks the way that it does? There's a joke that ...