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Illustration of a doctor's dream that involved her investigating quails' eggs as a possible covid-19 cure

Mind

How coronavirus is affecting your dreams – and what to do about it

Lockdown measures and pandemic-related anxiety may be making you have more vivid dreams. Evidence suggests talking about them can help

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This week’s new questions

Regulars

Not getting enough sleep may make you misread emotions on Zoom calls

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Not getting enough sleep may make you misread emotions on Zoom calls

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Mind

Learning whilst you sleep was big business in the Soviet Union

Regulars

Extreme hot days and nights to soar by 2100 even in best-case scenario

Environment

Extreme hot days and nights to soar by 2100 even in best-case scenario

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One bad night’s sleep may increase Alzheimer’s protein in your body

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Breathing exercise Pranayama

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How to breathe your way to better memory and sleep

Features

Light therapy device helps improve some symptoms of dementia

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Light therapy device helps improve some symptoms of dementia

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Chasing the sun: How light and dark shape our bodies and minds

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Chasing the sun: How light and dark shape our bodies and minds

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Rowan Hooper interviews super humans at New Scientist Live

Video

How to be superhuman: The science behind extraordinary abilities

Rowan Hooper asks special guests what it feels like to be exceptional. And what does it take to get there?

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Technology

Non-stop nightmare: Disturbing show weighs the impact of a 24/7 world

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Mind

A type of brainwave may help clean your brain while you sleep

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A second mutation that makes people need less sleep has been found

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DNA mutation lets some people live healthily on only 4 hours' sleep

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