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Octopuses may be able to dream and change colour when sleeping

Octopuses cycle between quiet and active phases of sleep, similar to reptiles and birds, and may experience dreams during the active parts

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Health

Women with senior jobs sleep better in countries with gender equality

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Technology

People can answer questions about their dreams without waking up

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People are spending an extra hour in bed since pandemic started

Health

People are spending an extra hour in bed since pandemic started

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How the strangeness of our dreams reveals their true purpose

Health

How the strangeness of our dreams reveals their true purpose

Features

Science with Sam - Sunlight

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The health benefits of sunlight: Can vitamin D help beat covid-19?

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Sleeping baby

Health

The purpose of sleep appears to change when we are toddlers

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Office workers

Health

People who work in offices with more daylight sleep better at night

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Last Word

Why does 'falling' in dreams happen?

You can be drifting off to sleep and then the feeling that you are falling suddenly brings you back to reality. Our readers explain why this happens

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This week’s new questions

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Mind

How coronavirus is affecting your dreams – and what to do about it

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Last Word

This week’s new questions

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Health

Not getting enough sleep may make you misread emotions on Zoom calls

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