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Researchers uncover dance moves to impress

Thursday, 9 September 2010

A European study has found that men who move their necks and trunks more to the beat are most likely to attract women.

There may be a link between sunlight, vitamin D and children's brain development. Low vitamin D linked to schizophrenia

Tuesday, 7 September 2010Article has audio

Challenging your brain can delay dementia. But when it happens, symptoms progress more quickly Brain exercises delay mental decline

Friday, 3 September 2010

Over the past few decades young adults have been sleeping fewer and fewer hours, say one expert Lack of sleep ups mental illness risk

Wednesday, 1 September 2010Article has audio

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Which one? The more options, the harder the decision.

Less is more: the psychology of choice

Monday, 5 July 2010
We've become used to having so much choice, but we get overwhelmed by too many options, argues Sheena Iyengar. 10 comments

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Sleep plays an active part in turning around the experiences we have in the day.

The meaning of dreams

Monday, 16 August 2010
We may not always remember them, but dreams may play a very important role in laying down memories and learning new tasks. 3 comments

RSS (Being Human Ask an Expert web feed)Ask an Expert

Cats can't taste sweet things, so why would it lick a watermelon?

Do animals taste the same things as humans?

Thursday, 12 August 2010
Can cats taste 'sweet'? Or do animals other than humans have similar taste receptors to us? 12 comments

RSS (Being Human Dr Karl's Great Moments In Science web feed) Great Moments in Science

Sleight-of-hand a trick of the eye

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Magicians rely on illusions that have a basis in understanding how our brains work. 1 comments

Israeli 'spoon-bender' Uri GellerTricks of the mind a magical mystery

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

The promise of instant psychic powers can be attractive to some. 5 comments

RSS (Being Human Science Quizzes web feed) Science Quizzes

Who will win in the battle of the sexes?Men versus Women

Thursday, 11 June 2009

We take a scientific look at the battle of the sexes.

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In Vitro Fertilization

Friday, 20 June 2003

Explore in vitro fertilization in this interactive.

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Human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis

Know your enemy

We take a close-up look at 14 human enemies that can kill us, do us harm or just plain annoy us.

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Need a patent? Tim Gillet's your man. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how he became a patent examiner.Patent examiner

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Tim Gillet holds the future of new inventions in his hands. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out why he became a patent examiner and what the job involves.

Kathy Belov's love of science is in her genes.Geneticist

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Kathy Belov's love of science is in her genes. Watch Ace Day Jobs and find out how her work as a geneticist helps Tasmanian devils.

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Audio Features from ABC Radio National

All In The Mind

Climate change and behavioural change: what will it take?

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Crazy Like Us – The Globalisation of the American Psyche

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AS Byatt: woman of letters and ...science!

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Big Sleep Survey

Radio National broadcaster Natasha Mitchell views life and beyond through the mind's eye.

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Butt and Vandenbergh tussle at Ballymore

News in ScienceFemales more prone to football knee injury

'Kicking like a girl' is a real phenomenon and may explain why females are more likely to suffer knee injuries in sports such as football, say US researcher.

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A view of Hilazon Tachtit Cave, a Natufian site in the Lower Galilee of Israel

News in ScienceCommunal feasts date back 12,000 years

Community feasts were probably a common occurrence among early humans, possibly predating the advent of agriculture, according to a new study.

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Man shovelling snow while it's snowing

News in ScienceStaying busy keeps us happy: study

The notion that idle hands are the devil's tools is only half the story; with research showing those idle hands are also unhappy.

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Profile of a Rhesus Monkey

News in ScienceNervous monkeys lend clues to anxiety

Scientists have identified two parts of the brain linked with severe anxiety in young monkeys, offering new promise for treatment.