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A weather observatory on the International Space Station has recorded a set of startling interactions between lightning and the different layers of the planet’s atmosphere. “Elves,” “Blue Jets,” and “Sprites,” don’t immediately raise interest in astro-meteorology, but these three different Read more
The former Giro d’Italia champion Tom Dumoulin is taking a break from cycling in order to ponder his future as a professional rider, his Jumbo-Visma team have announced. “Tom Dumoulin has left the training camp of Team Jumbo-Visma to consider Read more
Skeletal muscle is the largest tissue in the human body and is responsible not only for locomotion but for energy metabolism and heat production. Age-related muscle atrophy reduces motor function and contributes to the need for nursing care. In addition, Read more
A Starbucks executive has been appointed the boss of Boots owner Walgreens Boots Alliance, making her one of the most powerful black women in global business. Roz Brewer, 59, will be the only female black chief executive of a Fortune Read more
Sony was among the last Android OEMs to discontinue small-sized smartphones in a market normalized these days by 6.0-inch+ devices. However, it now looks like the company is reviving the Xperia Compact series following the release of the iPhone 12 Read more
If you find yourself doing double-takes at faces in crowds, you may have a strange and unique ability possessed by one person in three million—that of being a super-recognizer. Like comic books superheroes, super-recognizers live among us, and a simple Read more
The former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman was working with “sleepers” in the organisations, who had previously used banned drugs, when buying testosterone to boost the performance of an unnamed rider, his medical tribunal has heard. Summing Read more
New genetic faults discovered in people with a heart condition that is sometimes inherited in families could transform the diagnosis and treatment of the hidden disease, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in Nature Read more
JP Morgan is launching a digital bank in the UK America’s largest lender JP Morgan is launching a digital bank in the UK to poach customers from traditional high street institutions. The Wall Street giant’s bank, under its Chase brand, Read more
Facebook has said it will start labelling misinformation about the climate crisis in a small trial limited to the UK. Labels will be attached to certain posts directing users to Facebook’s Climate Science Information Center, a repository of fact-checked claims Read more