Sales boost for music featured in Olympic ceremonies

The music featured in the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics has sparked a big surge in sales.

According to industry figures, the events boosted downloads and sales by a retail value of £2.2m.

There were nearly 250,000 extra album sales after the two showcases for British music, and just under 500,000 additional music track downloads.

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Cheetah's speed secrets are revealed

Japanese researchers mapped the muscles fibres of the big cat known to accelerate to record-breaking speeds.

By comparing the cheetah's muscles with those of a domestic cat and dog, the team identified the special propulsion power of its hindlimb muscles.

The study is the first to investigate muscle fibre distribution across the whole of the cheetah's body,

The findings are pu ... Read more »