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Team GB’s lead psychologist Jess Thom reveals her advice to athletes to boost focus and performance
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The five photographs taken by two young cousins in West Yorkshire caused a sensation more than 100 years ago.
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We are sending 1m polio vaccines to Gaza but many people will die from preventable health threats unless we can quickly scale up aid delivery, says the WHO director general
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The Tasty Spoon uses electrostimulation to enhance the flavour of foods for patients experiencing a loss of taste
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Team of two new AI systems score one point short of gold medal in global maths contest for gifted students
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AI tools look for patterns in data over years to forecast weather accurately and faster than traditional methods
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The French paradox, popularised in the 1990s, claimed red wine helps explain why France hasrelatively low rates of heart disease
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Archaeologists used a flint tool to butcher two carrion crows, two collared doves and a wood pigeon, all of which Neanderthals ate
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Experts argue that moderate drinking still carries potential health hazards, including increased risk of certain cancers.
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People with a high level of muscle strength were less likely to develop neurodegenerative conditions, the researchers also found.
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Researchers uncover ‘remarkable new way in which trees provide a vital climate service’ by reducing emissions
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The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at National Museums Scotland.
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Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, which lived 166m years ago, âa piece of the puzzleâ explaining mammalsâ success