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fitness

Health

Why you don’t want your boss to help with your health

train sleep

Health

Sleep better to be better. It’s a no-brainer for doctors

sleep floating

Health

How much sleep do you really need?

sleep cartoon

Health

5 sleep disorders you didn’t know existed

Emilie du Chatelet

Physics

The bold, brilliant woman who championed Newton’s physics

sleep dog

Health

How to nap like a pro

Health

How mental health needs sleep 鈥� and vice versa

alarm clock

Health

Can you catch up on missed sleep?

hairy woman sleep

Health

Can you cheat the sleep system with a smart napping schedule?

sleep woman

Health

How to sleep better

sleep method

Health

5 tips for beating insomnia

fibre

Technology

The pipes powering the internet are nearly full 鈥� what do we do?

sleep cartoon

Health

So many reasons why sleep is too important to miss

Table of contents

Leaders

Humans

Family or science: women shouldn’t have to choose

Things have changed for women in science since the times of 18th century physicist Emilie du Chatelet, but barriers to progress remain

Health

Sleep better to be better. It’s a no-brainer for doctors

News

Google

Did Google’s NHS patient data deal need ethical approval?

A New 杏吧原创 investigation raises questions about the basis under which an NHS Trust is sharing patient data with Google's AI firm

Space

India’s reusable space plane takes its first test flight

Environment

Tentacled sea creatures are taking over the Earth鈥檚 oceans

Health

Official dietary advice on fat and sugar challenged

60 Seconds

Earth

UK’s first fracking since 2011 may not be as bad as feared

Earth

World’s parliament for the environment to tackle global issues

Earth

Exclusive: Effect of CO2 on warming is worse than we thought

Space

Incoming asteroids could crumble harmlessly before they hit us

Environment

Monkey seen caring for dying mate then grieving after she dies

Earth

Cranky young sun could have kickstarted life on Earth

Health

Twins鈥� close bond makes them more likely to live to retirement

Environment

Trees seen resting branches while 鈥榓sleep鈥� for the first time

Health

Green light found to ease the pain of migraine

Space

Tadpole galaxy spawns stars after eating invisible gas cloud

Environment

Mars was once devastated by giant 50-metre tsunamis

Life

Why baby turtles work together to dig themselves out of a nest

Earth

Volcano in Chile dampened lunar eclipse’s glory

Health

Gut bacteria influence the birth of new brain cells in mice

Environment

Cheating cheetahs seen chasing hyena before stealing its prey

Environment

Reef fish get it on with other species at melting pot islands

Welcome to the festival of ideas and discovery

Technology

Next-gen microwave ovens are small enough to sling on your back

One Per Cent

Technology

Say hello to Allo 鈥� and the AI assistants set to run your life

Arctic icebreaker expedition

Environment

Robot ranchers monitor animals on giant Australian farms

Humans

What your social media profile photo says about your personality

Analysis

fitness

Health

Why you don’t want your boss to help with your health

To boost health and profits, companies are offering wellness programmes that gather data on staff including steps, calories and even genetic information

Legal right to fast internet won’t heal the UK’s digital divide

Health

Let’s take a knife to the world’s rising tide of type 2 diabetes

Earth

What does 鈥榥atural鈥� mean? Time to ditch a dangerous concept

Aperture

computer 1

Technology

Vintage computers take on fresh shine in retro photo project

Six beautfully retro computers are part of a new project that combines nostalgia for Cold War era technology with the look and feel of an iPhone advert

Features

fibre

Technology

The pipes powering the internet are nearly full 鈥� what do we do?

There's only so much data you can cram down an optical fibre 鈥� unless you get rid of its insides. We need maverick solutions to save the internet

Health

So many reasons why sleep is too important to miss

Health

How much sleep do you really need?

Health

Can you catch up on missed sleep?

Health

Can you cheat the sleep system with a smart napping schedule?

Health

5 tips for beating insomnia

Health

How to sleep better

Health

5 sleep disorders you didn’t know existed

Health

How to nap like a pro

Health

How mental health needs sleep 鈥� and vice versa

Physics

The bold, brilliant woman who championed Newton’s physics

Culture

video games

Humans

Can video games really create new knowledge?

In Knowledge Games Karen Schrier argues that games can tackle some of the thorniest problems, from global warming to lack of food and clean water

Syzygy exhibition squeezes cosmic wonders into everyday objects

More

Man spraying against the Zika virus

Zika is now on the doorstep of Africa and the US mainland

The virus could soon start spreading locally on the US mainland, and has been reported in Cabo Verde, a group of islands off the coast of Africa

Regulars

teaspoons

Feedback: A quantum mystery 鈥� where do missing teaspoons go?

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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