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Scientists develop mathematical model to optimise elite athletes’ performance

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Scientists develop mathematical model to optimise elite athletes’ performance

Lieke Klaver of Team Netherlands runs ahead of Lavial Nielsen of Team Great Britain in the first leg of the women’s 4 X 400 meters relay during the World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, March 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Scientists have developed a mathematical model that promises…

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Archaeologists in Egypt unearth section of large Ramses II statue

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Archaeologists in Egypt unearth section of large Ramses II statue

A section of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission in El Ashmunein, south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt in this handout image released on March 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A joint Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission has uncovered the upper part of a huge statue of King…

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SpaceX launches eighth long-duration crew for International Space Station orbit

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SpaceX launches eighth long-duration crew for International Space Station orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in this time-exposure photo, from Launch Pad 39A Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) | Photo Credit: Chris O’Meara A SpaceX rocket safely lifted off from Florida…

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Scientists reveal secrets of Earth’s magnificent desert star dunes

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Scientists reveal secrets of Earth’s magnificent desert star dunes

A view of the Lala Lallia star dune of the Sahara Desert, in Erg Chebbi, Morocco, as seen in an undated handout image from 2008 and obtained by Reuters on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters They are among the wonders of our deserts: star dunes, the vaguely pyramid-shaped sand formations up to about…

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Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say

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Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say

A skua stands on Deception Island, which is the Caldera of an active volcano in Antarctica, February 17, 2018. | Photo Credit: Reuters A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region’s huge penguin colonies. “This discovery…

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Race to global eradication of Guinea worm disease nears finish line

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Race to global eradication of Guinea worm disease nears finish line

The world is on the brink of a public health triumph as it closes in on eradicating Guinea worm disease. There were more than 3.5 million cases of this disease in the 1980s, but according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) weekly epidemiological report, they dwindled to 14 cases in 2021, 13 in 2022, and…

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Earth’s early evolution: fresh insights from rocks formed 3.5 billion years ago

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Earth’s early evolution: fresh insights from rocks formed 3.5 billion years ago

While science knows what kind of rocks were being formed on different parts of the planet 3.5 billion years ago, they are still understanding which geological processes drove these formations. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Our Earth is around 4.5 billion years old. Way back in its earliest years, vast oceans dominated. There…

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India seeks to boost rooftop solar, especially for its remote areas

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India seeks to boost rooftop solar, especially for its remote areas

Workers of Solar Square place a panel on the rooftop of a residence in Gurugram on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. India is renewing its push to add rooftop solar to meet the needs of a fast-growing nation that’s hungry for energy. | Photo Credit: AP Just a few years…

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In a doughnut in Japan, unlocking the power of the Sun

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In a doughnut in Japan, unlocking the power of the Sun

Unlike fission, the technique currently used in nuclear power plants, fusion involves combining two atomic nuclei instead of splitting one, generating vast amounts of energy. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu With its tangle of pipes and pumps leading to a metal pot the size of a five-storey building, Japan’s JT-60SA machine looks…

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New study finds one of the oldest animal mummies is a forged fossil

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New study finds one of the oldest animal mummies is a forged fossil

Fake fossils are among us, passing almost undetected under the eye of experts all over the world. This is a serious problem – counterfeited specimens can mislead palaeontologists into studying an ancient past that never existed. In a new study, my colleagues and I reveal a surprising truth about a fossil celebrated for decades as one…

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