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The International Space Station

Space

Astronauts may respond faster to warning voices than alarm tones

Automated vocal warnings about emergencies like fires or depressurisation could be better than audio tones for those on spacecraft or bases on other planets

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Disgust

Humans

Body fluids disgust us less if from someone who is 'one of us'

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A fern growing out of a stone wall at Machu Picchu

Life

Plants have evolved forgetfulness to wipe out memory of stress

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An experimenter sits in front of some test equipment

Humans

'Torture' study redo shows people feel less agency under orders

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Health

Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

Features

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Technology

Web of lies: Is the internet making a world without truth?

Features

driving

Humans

NeuroLogic: The enthralling story of the unconscious mind

CultureLab

Visible thoughts at the fringes of consciousness

Health

Visible thoughts at the fringes of consciousness

CultureLab

game people

Humans

Gaming theatre could spark a playful interest in science

CultureLab

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Humans

Who do you think you are? 4 rules can help you know yourself

You don’t know yourself as well as you think. But there are some clever ways to understand your true nature better and how others perceive you

Features

Technology

AI, AI on the wall. Who's the fairest of them all?

Opinion

Life

Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?

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Health

You're not hallucinating, MPs really did pass crazy bad drug law

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Life

Mind games: How con artists get the better of you

Features

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