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Did our paleo ancestors sleep better than us?
San hunter-gatherers from Namibia sleep about 6.4 hours per night on average. Photo by Josh Davimes In modern society, we leave the lights on and stay up late. We watch Netflix or scroll news stories...
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These hunter-gatherer tribes sleep less than you, and sleep better
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: But, first, just how much sleep do you really need? There’s been plenty of concern, as people spend more time looking at their screens ever later into...
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Robots teach themselves martial arts to avoid smashing into the ground
ESCHER (Electromechanical Series Compliant Humanoid for Emergency Response) robot takes a tumble at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotics Challenge June 5, 2015 in Pomona, California....
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New imagery from Pompeii yields surprising findings about ancient humans
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioMEGAN THOMPSON: Two-and-a-half million people visit Pompeii every year, making it one of Italy’s busiest tourist attractions. The ancient city, close to modern-day...
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The countries where global warming will shrink bank accounts
A new study from Stanford pinpoints the best annual temperature for getting the job done. Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images It’s no secret that summer lends itself better to...
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Do bigger family jewels mean deeper voices (in howler monkeys)?
A chorus of howler monkeys of the species Alouatta caraya. Photo by Mariana Raño Baby, I’m howlin’ for you. Male howler monkeys make deep and boisterous calls to attract mates, but the deepest-pitched...
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Will you die prematurely? This blood test may contain the answer
Higher levels of a set of blood markers correlate with premature death, and scientists may have figured out why. People Photo by JGI/Jamie Grill/via Getty Images A blood test claims to provide more...
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Before the bubonic plague wrecked Europe, it was way less contagious
Scene from “The plague in Marseilles in 1721″ by Michel Serre. The Great Plague of Marseilles was the last large-scale European outbreak of the disease. Photo by DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/via Getty Images...
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NASA carefully steers New Horizons mission toward second target
Artist’s impression of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft encountering a Pluto-like object in the distant Kuiper Belt. If NASA approves a proposal to extend New Horizons’ mission by 2016, the spacecraft...
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The science of how Hurricane Patricia became so colossal
Hurricane Patricia as viewed from the International Space Station. Photo by Scott Kelly/NASA In early July, six cyclones struck the Pacific Ocean at once, marking the first time in a decade that this...
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How the ingredients for a catastrophic storm came together for Hurricane...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Hurricane Patricia has been described as potentially one of the most dangerous storms to ever hit the Western Hemisphere. Meteorologists now say that...
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Bacon, hot dogs and processed meats cause cancer, WHO says
Barbecue with sausages and hamburger. Photo by JOKER/Erich Haefele/ullstein bild/via Getty Images Bacon, sausage and other processed meats are now ranked alongside cigarettes and asbestos as known...
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This morning, the World Health Organization revised its health guidelines around the consumption of meat. The report from the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer now labels processed...
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Flying through an icy plume to test a moon’s hospitality
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioIn our NewsHour Shares series, we show you things that caught our eye recently on the web. What about you? Leave your suggestions in the comments below, or tweet to...
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7 times that science explained aliens
Actors dressed as martians for their roles in the show “The Man in the Moon,” at the London Palladium in January 1964, walk across Regent Street as two policemen watch them. Photo by Chris Ware via...
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