Bubble

BEIJING —  Three rows of fencing, two guard patrols and multiple “no crossing” signs mark the ominous border between the 2022 Winter Olympics and the rest of its host city. It feels like a parallel universe of ID-assigned bar codes, throat swabs and room service delivered by swift staff wearing goggles…

The alarm chirps for the first time at 4.15am, signalling that it’s time for Tommy Bowe to begin his day. He’s midway through a fourth season removed from the day-to-day grind of professional rugby but the 37-year-old’s sleep schedule is more militant than when he was a nailed-on starter living…

We live in a closed loop, as they call it. It’s a bubble, with no weak points to pierce. BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 31: Graeme Fish of Team Canada prepares to skate during a speed skating practice session ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating…

Virat Kohli quit as India's Test captain after the Test series in South Africa.© AFP Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen on Thursday suggested that "harsh" bio-bubble life could be one of the reasons for Virat Kohli quitting Test captaincy as he backed Rohit Sharma to lead India in all formats. Kohli…

Fluorescence microscopy image of protocells in contact with a gas bubble. Coacervate assemblies are a valid model to mimic the first protocells that arose on Early Earth and to study how the first steps of life could have evolved. Credit: LMU/ Alan Ianeselli Where and how did life begin on…

Is this what the heliosphere looks like? BU-led research suggests so. The size and shape of the magnetic “force field” that protects our solar system from deadly cosmic rays has long been debated by astrophysicists. Credit: Merav Opher, et. al A multi-institutional team of astrophysicists headquartered at Boston University, led…

Dubai: Outgoing Team India head coach Ravi Shastri talked about the challenges of staying in bio-bubble, saying that even a great batter like Donald Bradman will see his average come down if he was asked to stay in bubbles for a long period of time. The Men in Blue failed…

DUBAI: India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said that players need "periodic breaks" from bio-bubble life to refresh themselves as he advocated a balanced approach while dealing with the circumstances arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kohli said risking players' well-being "to cover up" lack of cricket due to the…

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, fondly known as Virushka, make for one of the best power couples of the industry. They have been setting serious relationship goals for all with the bond that they share. Now, with the addition of their baby girl Vamika, Virushka have just turned into a…

Barbie might want to rethink her signature color, because Lizzo just came for her in a hot-pink catsuit that highlights all her curves in the most flattering way. During her performance at the Global Citizen Live charity event in New York on Sept. 25, Lizzo rocked the bubblegum-pink catsuit, which…