Our Sun seems pretty calm these days with a largely stable regular solar cycle revealed by sunspots and flare activity but billions of years ago, it was quite simply a menace. Scientists have just captured evidence of what the Sun and…
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26 iconic moments in Olympic Winter Games history
Chloe Kim goes back-to-back (PyeongChang 2018 & Beijing 2022)
One of the faces of modern snowboarding, Chloe Kim captured global attention at PyeongChang 2018 when, aged 17, she landed back-to-back 1080s to win gold in the women’s snowboard…
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Bird flu virus has ‘everything it takes to trigger a pandemic,’ warns WHO virologist
An increasing number of poultry farms in Germany are being affected by bird flu. Since the beginning of September, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute has recorded around 31 outbreaks of the virus in livestock farming and 131 cases of avian…
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Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius bring rock’n’roll to ice dance
“The tune will come to you at last”: First steps on the enlightened “Stairway to Heaven”
Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius paired up in 2017, and the shift in their program choices was felt from their first season together.
Both had…
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Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius bring rock’n’roll to ice dance
“The tune will come to you at last”: First steps on the enlightened “Stairway to Heaven”
Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius paired up in 2017, and the shift in their program choices was felt from their first season together.
Both had…
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ROX Partners with Muay Thai Federation of Pakistan to Host National Championship in Lahore
ROX, the next-generation lifestyle app by Jazz, partnered with the Muay Thai Federation of Pakistan to successfully host the 7th Edition of the National Muay Thai Championship in Lahore. Held from October 24 to 26, the championship brought…
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Scans shed light on changes in brain when we zone out while tired | Neuroscience
It’s never a great look. The morning meeting is in full swing but thanks to a late night out your brain switches off at the precise moment a question comes your way.
Such momentary lapses in attention are a common problem for the sleep deprived,…
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Rising CO2 could destabilize satellite and radio communications
Rising CO2 won’t just warm the earth’s surface. High above, in the ionosphere, it cools the air, thins it, and stirs stronger winds.
New modeling work shows those changes make “sporadic-E” layers more frequent, stronger, lower, and…
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Global vaccine safety network to launch in six countries across three continents
- New US$5.5M initiative will generate critical safety data for new vaccines in low- and middle-income countries
- Partnership with DCVMN and INCLEN supports CEPI’s 100 Days Mission and pandemic readiness
- Data will be openly shared to strengthen…
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10 quiz questions on the Mexico City Grand Prix and the latest F1 news
Lando Norris regained the lead in the Drivers’ Championship standings with a masterful display in Mexico City as he sealed a pole position and victory double.
It was an impressive weekend’s work for the McLaren man, who now leads the title…
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