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Perth Scorchers opener Liam Livingstone says he hopes Sydney Sixers are “running scared” as the Big Bash League rivals prepare to square off in yet another final. Livingstone’s quip, coming after his entertaining knock of 77 helped Perth cruise past Read more
A team of neuroscientists has identified a potential means to address the loss of cognitive function due to Alzheimer’s disease by targeting protein synthesis in mice. Their findings, reported in the journal Science Signaling, reveal that synthetic pharmaceuticals could rescue Read more
Germany’s financial watchdog has reported one of its employees to state prosecutors on suspicion of insider trading linked to Wirecard, shortly before the payment firm’s spectacular collapse. BaFin’s admission is a fresh indictment of Germany’s supervision of a company that Read more
Capcom has made it official: Resident Evil Village’s tall vampire lady is very tall indeed: 2.9m (approximately 9’6″) tall! The recent release of the Maiden demo revealed snippets of Lady Dimitrescu’s backstory. Our Aoife also looked into what Resident Evil Read more
Leafing through family photographs should be a joy but student Lauren Nicole-Jones doesn’t even recognise herself in half of hers. Infact, if it wasn’t for the familiar white gown she wore on her own wedding day, she would struggle to Read more
Joe Root admitted to feeling emotional after an evening spent watching video messages from friends, family and famous faces – and listening to a moving speech from Ben Stokes – was followed by the dream-like start to his 100th Test. Read more
Past psychology studies have gathered evidence hinting at the existence of a brain network that processes the social meaning of individual words. Recently, some scientists have hypothesized that the same network also allows humans to evaluate the social meaning conveyed Read more
Deep-pocketed investors pumped a record $4.2 billion into big technology stocks last week, BofA’s flow data showed on Friday, taking advantage of the slight pullback on Wall Street while retail traders were busy buying stocks such as GameStop. An army Read more
Poor Wraith – she’s already had her tactical ability tweaked and her iconic Naruto run removed entirely, but it seems all that still wasn’t enough to weaken the legend, as Respawn is now increasing the size of her hitbox. Wraith Read more
Kate Middleton played a central role in healing the supposedly troubled relationship between her husband and his dad, it’s claimed. The Duchess of Cambridge was reportedly the royal who helped organised a family portrait of Prince Charles for his 70th Read more