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24 May 2017
Emergency spacewalk, radon threat in Ireland, why diets don't work and more
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Your mind as well as your senses deserves a place at mealtimes
24 May 2017
Molecular gastronomy was just for starters. Now cross-sensory dining is all set to warp your perceptions and show the value of neuroscience in cooking
The brain starts to eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation
23 May 2017
Sleep loss in mice sends the brain’s immune cells into overdrive. This might be helpful in the short term, but could increase the risk of dementia in the long run
Trump’s 2018 budget slashes funding from healthcare and science
23 May 2017
Medicaid is slated to lose billions of dollars in funding, as are many medical, humanitarian and scientific organisations
Our common ancestor with chimps may be from Europe, not Africa
22 May 2017
The last common ancestor of chimps and humans was an eastern European, claims team that analysed fossils of a 7-million-year-old ape from Bulgaria and Greece
Citizens give up data in blockchain project to improve cities
22 May 2017
The DECODE project will give residents of Barcelona and Amsterdam more control over how their personal data is harnessed by local government and businesses
Our brains prefer invented visual information to the real thing
19 May 2017
When making sense of a visual blind spot, our brains fill in the gaps. We’re more likely to believe its version of what’s in front of us than a real image
