One of the main Orthodox holidays – the Protection of the Holy Mother of God – is celebrated on October 14. The Feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos came to Russia from Byzantium and was established in…
The self-proclaimed king of nature added that “nature is not a temple, but a workshop…” and began to manipulate the world around him willfully, often without considering the consequences (it is estimated that 99% of animals have disappeared from the…
Smartphone! How much meaning, joy, and sometimes melancholy is contained in this word. In our age of technology, it's hard to imagine any other thing that captures such public attention. I bet most of you touch your girlfriends (or boyfriends—forgive…
Rostov-on-Don has historically been one of the most crime-ridden cities in Russia. Odessa has always been close on its heels. Detectives have encountered all kinds of crime in Rostov, mostly thefts of various kinds. Of course, there were plenty of…
Seismic events at the San Andreas Fault could be started by activity at the Cascadia subduction zone, according to new investigations.(Image credit: Cavan Images / Peter Essick via Getty Images) A substantial earthquake within the Cascadia subduction zone, located in…
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have taken a major step toward developing more effective cancer treatments. They have created microscopic polymer particles that act as powerful boosters for cancer vaccines, prompting the immune system to attack tumors with…