Team GB’s lead psychologist Jess Thom reveals her advice to athletes to boost focus and performanceTeam GB’s psychologist on nerves, negativity and self-doubtParis 2024 Olympics – live updatesAthletes are encouraged to recognise that they do not have control over their feelings but also that their feelings need not dictate their actions. The approach...

A 3ft by 2ft rock marked with off-white spots may offer fossilised record of microbes dating back billions of yearsA spotty, vein-filled rock found by a Nasa rover on Mars contains features that suggest it may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago.The arrowhead-shaped rock, named Cheyava Falls, was discovered by Nasa’s Perseverance rover...

Prof Linda-Gail Bekker receives ovation at Aids summit after presenting trial results of ‘miracle’ drug lenacapavirWhen the doctor behind the trial of a new HIV prevention drug heard the results, she could not contain her emotions. “I literally burst into tears,” said Prof Linda-Gail Bekker.“I’m 62, I’ve lived through this epidemic … I had family members...

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 generalThe polio virus was detected in wastewater samples in Gaza last week, an alarming yet unsurprising development given the dismantled state of the territory’s health systems after nine...

Connection found between early exposure and bronchitic symptoms in adults without previous lung problemsAir pollution breathed in during childhood is one of the factors in adult lung health, according to a new study.The origins of the study date back to 1992 when researchers began investigating the effects of air pollution on groups of children in California....

The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers both peak around 31 July – and stargazers should head out of the city for the best viewsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOn any clear night, if you gaze skywards long enough, chances are you’ll...