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Sleeping away from home? Half your brain is still awake

People often struggle to sleep their first night in an unfamiliar room, which might be because the left brain remains vigilant for threats

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Other minds and cryptominds, from babies to robots to God

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White-headed Capuchin Monkey in Costa Rica

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21-million-year-old fossil is North America's first monkey

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Dolphins have a language that helps them solve problems together

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Mysterious deep-sea sharks biting chunks out of migrating whales

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Past, present, future: How do we deal with time?

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Take a punt: The thrilling science of risk and chance

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What's behind bankruptcy of world's largest private coal firm

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Scientist checking marijuana plants at a federal marijuana facility at the University of Mississippi

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DEA mellowing out on cannabis would make medical research easier

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A black and white ruffed lemur stares at the camera from a tree

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Lemur extinctions in Madagascar leave behind doomed orphan trees

Past extinctions have left tree species with no way to spread their seeds. If the island's critically endangered lemurs disappear, whole forests may follow

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Records reveal gender-selective abortion taking place in Canada

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The Man Who Knew Infinity fails to break the mathematical mould

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HIV defies attempt to edit virus out of human cells with CRISPR

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Savagely malled: Why 'smart' cities aren't so smart

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