原文链接：http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg20026781.600-time-to-wake-up-to-the-facts-about-sleep.html   Claims that we are chronically sleep-deprived are lazy and irresponsible, says sleep researcher Jim Horne Ask people whether they would like more sleep, and most will say yes. Does that mean they are not sleeping enough? The apparent desire for more shut­eye, together with oft-repeated assertions that our grandparents slept longer, all too [...]

http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg20026761.500-theres-gold-in-them-there-landfills.html   IN THE movie WALL·E, humankind has left Earth in a bit of a mess. The planet is choked with garbage and all the people have shipped out, leaving robot WALL·Eto clean the place up and make it habitable again. Things may not be quite that bad yet, but there’s no doubt that we [...]

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19926752.200-freedom-from-selection-lets-genes-get-creative.html As if from nowhere? What if nature’s most elaborate creations “just happened”? Christine Kenneally is intrigued by anew twist to evolution. Terry Deacon’s theory of “something for nothing” is challenging our ideas of how complex traits emerge. ●THE Bengalese finch is an aviary bird, bred over centuries for its attractive plumage. It comes in [...]

When the calm voice of reason is drowned out by screaming emotions, how can we make good decisions? Michael Bond pauses for thought YOU’RE at the airport about to take a flight when you suddenly realise you forgot to buy travel insurance. You go to your airline’s ticket desk where they offer you a choice: [...]

原文链接 Welcome to my world Could autism be explained by a brain in overdrive, asks Maia Szalavitz Autism basics The autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) includes classical autism (now known as autistic disorder), Asperger’s syndrome (also known as high-functioning autism) and a constellation of similar but somewhat ill-defined conditions including Rett’s syndrome, disintegrative disorder and pervasive [...]

原文链接：http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19826611.200-when-crocodiles-roamed-the-arctic.html what it was like the last time our planet warmed up Section: Features Once the north pole was infested with crocodiles while Antarctica was covered by lush forests. But if the poles were so balmy, what on earth were the tropics like? WHEN Ernest Shackleton and his men marched towards the South Pole in [...]

Your shopping basket is spewing greenhouse gases.But don’t worry, you can easily cut out the culprits, says Bijal Trivedi 原文链接http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19926731.700-what-is-your-dinner-doing-to-the-climate.html LOCAL or imported? Conventional or organic? Can you make choices that will keep your diet healthy and reduce your carbon footprint? Is it possible to eat green? Does it even matter? It may surprise you [...]

原文链接： http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19926721.600-the-ice-age-that-never-was.html The human brain is complex enough. But imagine if there were not one, but two, says Hannah Hoag BYLINE: Hannah Hoag. Hannah Hoag is a science writer based in Montreal, Canada SECTION: FEATURES; Cover Story; Pg. 28-31 LENGTH: 2098 words ANYONE in a long-term relationship will tell you that, at times, men are [...]