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28 May 2016

Issue 3075

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Health

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

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Humans

Family or science: women shouldn't have to choose

News
sleep floating

Health

How much sleep do you really need?

Features
sleep cartoon

Health

5 sleep disorders you didn't know existed

Features
Emilie du Chatelet

Physics

The bold, brilliant woman who championed Newton's physics

Features
sleep dog

Health

How to nap like a pro

Features
How mental health needs sleep – and vice versa

Health

How mental health needs sleep – and vice versa

Features
alarm clock

Health

Can you catch up on missed sleep?

Features
hairy woman sleep

Health

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

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sleep woman

Technology

How to sleep better

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sleep method

Health

5 tips for beating insomnia

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fibre

Technology

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

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sleep cartoon

Health

So many reasons why sleep is too important to miss

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Table of contents

Leaders

train sleep

Health

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

Doctors routinely encourage us to eat better and exercise more - they could do just as much good by advising us on the right amount of sleep

News

Humans

Family or science: women shouldn't have to choose

News

News

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

Life

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

A hybrid in a mixed school of fish They were oceans apart for thousands of years, but now they are reunited. Fish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans that have become separate species are getting it on at island retreats, and having hybrid babies . The powder blue surgeonfish ( Acanthurus leucosternon ) from the …

News

Life

Cheating cheetahs seen chasing hyena before stealing its prey

News

Life

Trees seen resting branches while ‘asleep’ for the first time

News

Space

Mars was once devastated by giant 50-metre tsunamis

News

Life

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

News

Life

Twins’ close bond makes them more likely to live to retirement

News

Space

Tadpole galaxy spawns stars after eating invisible gas cloud

News

Health

Green light found to ease the pain of migraine

News

Life

Gut bacteria influence the birth of new brain cells in mice

News

Technology

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

News

Space

Incoming asteroids could crumble harmlessly before they hit us

News

Earth

Volcano in Chile dampened lunar eclipse's glory

News

Technology

What your social media profile photo says about your personality

News

Technology

Robot ranchers monitor animals on giant Australian farms

News

Technology

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

News

Life

Monkey seen caring for dying mate then grieving after she dies

News

Earth

Cranky young sun could have kickstarted life on Earth

News

Life

Tentacled sea creatures are taking over the Earth’s oceans

News

One Per Cent

News

Space

India's reusable space plane takes its first test flight

News

Earth

World's parliament for the environment to tackle global issues

News

Earth

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

News

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

News

Health

Official dietary advice on fat and sugar challenged

News

60 Seconds

News

Earth

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

News

Analysis

Cartoon shows surgeons operating what appears to be a giant stomach

Health

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

Surgery is now a proven but underused treatment for type 2 diabetes. Time to unleash its full potential around the globe, say Francesco Rubino and Paul Zimmet

News

Health

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

News

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

News

Earth

What does ‘natural’ mean? Time to ditch a dangerous concept

News

Aperture

computer 1

Technology

Vintage computers take on fresh shine in retro photo project

THEY don't make 'em like they used to. These six hefty chunks of machinery (above and below) are part of a new art project that combines nostalgia for tech from the cold war era with the look and feel of an iPhone ad. In their heyday, each marked the very latest in state-of-the-art computing. Now …

Regulars

Features

sleep cartoon

Health

So many reasons why sleep is too important to miss

Getting enough sleep is arguably one of the best things you can do for your health. How can you make the most of it?

Features

Health

How much sleep do you really need?

Features

Health

Can you catch up on missed sleep?

Features

Health

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

Features

Health

5 tips for beating insomnia

Features

Technology

How to sleep better

Features

Health

How to nap like a pro

Features

Health

How mental health needs sleep – and vice versa

Features

Physics

The bold, brilliant woman who championed Newton's physics

Features

Technology

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

Features

Health

5 sleep disorders you didn't know existed

Features

Culture

Totality by Katie Paterson

Syzygy exhibition squeezes cosmic wonders into everyday objects

Katie Paterson's deceptively stark new show in Manchester finds her redefining the sublime

Culture

Humans

Can video games really create new knowledge?

Culture

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