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Eating when we should be sleeping may play havoc with our brains

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Eating when we should be sleeping may play havoc with our brains

That late-night kebab may not only ruin our waistlines, it might impair our ability to form new memories, a study in mice suggests

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How maths can help you create the perfect Christmas Day

Physics

How maths can help you create the perfect Christmas Day

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Good looking: The veggies that really do boost night vision

Health

Good looking: The veggies that really do boost night vision

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Stargazing through the bottom of a glass

Space

Stargazing through the bottom of a glass

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Why bird droppings are the enemy of electricity

Life

Why bird droppings are the enemy of electricity

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Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy

Technology

Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy

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You are what you speak: How your mother tongue shapes you

Health

You are what you speak: How your mother tongue shapes you

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Peak beard: Why our love of facial hair is still growing

Life

Peak beard: Why our love of facial hair is still growing

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Pawful or purrfect? A scientific guide to the best pets

Life

Pawful or purrfect? A scientific guide to the best pets

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Finding brewtopia: Lager made the <em>51¶¯Âþ</em> way

Humans

Finding brewtopia: Lager made the 51¶¯Âþ way

Making lager is usually left to the professionals, but we discovered a few tricks to help you make it at home using only low-tech equipment

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Tipping point: The trouble with fatuous gratuities

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Caerphilly does it: Can cheese cause nightmares?

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51¶¯Âþ 2015 holiday quiz

Regulars

Humans

Why fairy tales are really scary tales

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