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Male spiders lure aggressive females with peek-a-boo paddle game

Male spiders lure aggressive females with peek-a-boo paddle game

A newly discovered species of jumping spider has evolved bizarre paddle-shaped limbs to gauge females' interest in mating

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There's a savant in you – and this man wants to find it

Health

There's a savant in you – and this man wants to find it

Opinion

Male spiders lure aggressive females with peek-a-boo paddle game

Life

Male spiders lure aggressive females with peek-a-boo paddle game

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Impulsive people may have less free will than the rest of us

Life

Impulsive people may have less free will than the rest of us

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Sleep isn't needed to create long-term memories – just time out

Humans

Sleep isn't needed to create long-term memories – just time out

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Illustration of woman's head with a baby playing inside it

Health

Busting the baby brain myth: Why motherhood makes minds sharper

Features

Memory recall works twice as fast as the blink of an eye

Life

Memory recall works twice as fast as the blink of an eye

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Smartwatch app detects epileptic seizures and texts a warning

Technology

Smartwatch app detects epileptic seizures and texts a warning

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Why we need to go on talking about trauma

Health

Why we need to go on talking about trauma

CultureLab

Show me you're there: Ethical dilemmas of minimal consciousness

Health

Show me you're there: Ethical dilemmas of minimal consciousness

What if some people who seem to be in a vegetative state are actually conscious, asks ethicist Joseph Fins

Opinion

Humans

Self-mastery can be yours with three pillars of emotional wisdom

Features

Technology

Are we being dazzled by the mindless brilliance of machines?

CultureLab

Humans

Playthings: Immerse yourself in a story of mental illness

CultureLab

Life

Sleep isn't needed to create long-term memories – just time out

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