First electrophysical recording of sleep in a wild animal

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Three-toed sloth. Credit: Marcos Guerra, STRI

In the first experiment to record the electrophysiology of sleep in a wild animal, three-toed sloths carrying miniature electroencephalogram recorders slept 9.63 hours per day—6 hours less than captive sloths did, reports an international team of researchers working on the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s Barro Colorado Island in Panama.

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Bangladesh university offers counselling for 'betrayed' lovers

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Bangladesh's biggest university will appoint psychiatrists for students to counter a growing number of suicides by "betrayed" lovers, its acting chief said Monday.

Want to fly? Don't copy the birds and the bees

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Since earliest recorded history, and presumably beyond, humans have always wanted to fly. First attempts involved imitation of winged creatures around them, and unfailingly ended in disaster.

Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report

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Archaeologists have uncovered ancient wooden coffins in what appears to be a royal burial ground near the necropolis of Abydos in southern Egypt, the state-run MENA news agency reported on Saturday.

Panda moved after China quake gives birth to twins

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(AP) -- A panda who was relocated after China's deadly earthquake damaged her home gave birth to twin cubs on Sunday, a state news agency said.

1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb

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A Canadian-led team of archaeologists has unearthed the 1,700 year-old tomb of a leader of the pre-Columbian Moche culture in northern Peru, the scientists said.

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