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Life

Seals remember what they just did – but only for about 18 seconds

Seals and sea lions can repeat their last action on command, as long as they are asked to do so within 18 seconds , hinting at a degree of self-awareness

News

chimpanzees

Life

Death of mother prompts adolescent chimps to look after their siblings

News

Seals have been trained to sing the Star Wars theme - have a listen

Life

Seals have been trained to sing the Star Wars theme - have a listen

News

Ruth Mace on human evolution and surviving the apocalypse with yaks

Humans

Ruth Mace on human evolution and surviving the apocalypse with yaks

Regulars

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Definition

Psychology

Portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci

Space

Don’t miss: Renaissance investigations, social insights and space cops

Culture

Jared Diamond

Earth

Want to stop climate change? Jared Diamond says nations need therapy

Culture

Two elephants

Life

Elephants can judge the quantity of hidden food just by using smell

News

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Mind

The parenting myth: How kids are raised matters less than you think

Features

lie detector

Technology

The truth about lie detectors: They don't work and never have

Polygraph machines remain in use despite being widely discredited, and there are much better alternatives for seeking the truth

Insight

Life

Underwater tests reveal sharks may be smarter than you think

News

Technology

The psychological dark side of sharing your daily life on YouTube

Culture

Life

We’re being overwhelmed by a deluge of insignificant decisions

Culture

Mind

It's not an illusion, you have free will. It's just not what you think

Features