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Sleep, don't sneeze, second time unlucky for psychology studies, the invisible threat of roads and more
Body-hack electrodes teach you by controlling your muscles
A gentle jolt of electricity could nudge your muscles into learning a new skill or add an extra dimension to virtual reality. Hal Hodson got hooked up
Tetanus is no longer a threat to mothers and newborns in India
Just over a year after eliminating polio, the country has declared that tetanus is no longer a public health threat, thanks to more hygienic birth practises
Birds circle and stick together to help them fly in dense fog
A rare observation of cranes flying in foggy conditions reveals that they circle cautiously and make noise to stay in touch with the rest of the flock
Europe to discuss deep-sea trawling ban to protect biodiversity
In the run-up to a debate on deep-sea fishing, new data suggests trawling should be banned below 600 metres to protect threatened species
Knotty network could have powered universe’s early growth spurt
The theory behind why cables get tangled could explain both cosmic inflation and why we experience only three dimensions of space
NASA picks post-Pluto destination for New Horizons spacecraft
Fresh off its July fly-by of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft is bound for a tiny object even further from the sun
Quantum weirdness proved real in first loophole-free experiment
A century-long debate about whether quantum mechanics described reality or masked a deeper layer, as Einstein suggested, has concluded – quantum reality won
65 per cent of Europe’s electronic waste is stolen or mismanaged
A two-year investigation into Europe's electronic waste found that most of it is stolen, mismanaged, illegally traded, or just thrown away.
Winking exoplanets could reveal interplanetary comet strikes
In 1994, comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smacked into Jupiter – analysis of that impact could help us detect similar collisions in other solar systems
