Rarely has a team dominated the Tour de France as completely as Jonas Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma have this year’s race. There is still the chance of one more stage win for…
Early exposure to antibiotics can cause permanent asthma and allergies
Early exposure to antibiotics kills healthy bacteria in the digestive tract and can cause asthma and allergies, a new study demonstrates. The study, published in Mucosal Immunology, has provided the…
How Spirit Airlines CEO Christie did his JetBlue deal U-turn
Spirit Airlines Inc (SAVE.N) Chief Executive Ted Christie had been dismissive of the possibility that regulators would allow his low-cost U.S. airline to be sold to JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O)…
Unofficial Minecraft NFT platform says it will now create its own game instead
Last week, Minecraft maker Mojang announced a firm ban on the use of NFTs within its hit sandbox game, to a warm response from many players. The ban was seen…
UK beachgoers terrified as suspected killer whale spotted lurking off coast
Whale watchers were stunned when they spotted what they believe to be a killer whale swimming in the seas around Britain. A photographer captured a picture of the rumoured orca…
Can radical changes restore sagging prestige of Commonwealth Games?
It all started with a row. When a spindly 20-year-old from Vancouver called Percy Williams won the Olympics 100m final in Amsterdam in 1928, it was such an improbable result…
Technique based on artificial intelligence detects Chagas disease using images taken with smartphone
When Brazilian immunologist Helder Nakaya visited Evandro Chagas Institute in Belém (the capital of Pará state, Brazil) in 2017, there was a commotion because one of its best microscopists was…
Global equity funds record fifth weekly outflow in a row
Global equity funds witnessed weekly outflows for a fifth straight week in the week to July 27 on caution ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting and on lingering…
2K quietly delists four WWE games
Four WWE 2K games have been quietly removed from sale on Steam, video game sports fans have noticed. WWE 2K17, 2K18, 2K19 and 2K20 are all now missing from the…
‘Out-of-control Japanese knotweed growing towards our homes like Day of the Triffids’
Residents say they’re living in a scene from a horror movie after Japanese knotweed encompassed a park and started to spread towards their homes. The fast-growing plant has taken over…