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Cyclist seriously injured after flying into crowd in sick Comm Games crash

Two cyclists have been hospitalized in a horror accident that also injured a young girl who was in the crowd at the Commonwealth Games velodrome. Britons Matt Walls and Matt Bostock of the Isle of Man were the most seriously injured in a crash that also killed a number of other drivers during the men’s 15km scratch qualifying race at Birmingham 2022. Check out the shocking crash in the video player above Stream coverage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games for free on 7plus >> The wall was sent flying into the crowd, while Bostock crashed into the barrier. Bostock was carried away on a stretcher and Walls was separated from the crowd while he was being treated. “Following a collision on the men’s side, Matt Walls and Matt Bostock were treated by medics before being taken to hospital for further treatment,” British Cycling tweeted. “We send our best wishes to the riders and spectators involved in the incident, and will provide further updates if we can.” England’s Matt Walls (L) with

Scientists Sequence Genome of Flying Spider-Monkey Tree Fern | Sci-News.com

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Flying spider-monkey tree fern, scientifically known as Alsophila spinulosa is a species of tree fern widely distributed in Asia. Alsophila spinulosa . Image credit: Quanzi Li. Land plants evolved 470 million years ago from aquatic algae and have since changed terrestrial ecosystems. The body of land plants has undergone a series of developmental, biochemical and physiological adaptations, one of which is the emergence of vascular tissue. In seed plants, xylem, with thickened cell walls, provides stems with high water-conducting efficiency and strong structural support. Lignin is an important component of the secondary cell wall of xylem – it not only provides mechanical support in fiber cells but also forms a hydrophobic surface in vessels to aid water transport. Outside of seed plants, tree ferns—members of the order Cyatheales—are one of the few lineages that have tree-like trunks. This plant has high ornamental value and is considered a resource for natural products with pharmaceu

Superjumbo returns: Airlines still flying A380s to Australia

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The Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, fell out of favor with airlines but still proved useful – and popular. Photo: AP “Too big, too expensive to operate, an anachronism” – those are some of the decisions made on the A380, the world’s largest passenger plane. Shortly after the A380 first took paying passengers into the sky – on a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Sydney in October 2007 – the world’s airlines fell in love with it. The hefty weight of the four-engine giant made it a gas spender, and as oil prices skyrocketed, the A380 began to look like a dinosaur. Airlines that have signed superjumbos cancel orders. Singapore Airlines launch customers were among the first to be disappointed, canceling its first A380 after nearly a decade of service. Two Singapore Airlines A380s at the Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage facility near Alice Springs in 2020. Photo: Getty Images Came a pandemic and much of the world’s A380 fleet was stationed i