Bedtime Stories
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No, having too much sex is not likely to increase the risk of cancer
Misreading findings of a recent study can lead to stigma around STIs and having multiple sexual partners.
Jayne Lucke, The Conversation
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The weird history of beds reveals how pillow talk has changed over the ages
From cramming into a single bed with 51 others or presiding over royal meetings – humans have done just about everything in bed.
Brian Fagan, The Conversation
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Drugs, counting sheep and cold baths: Victorians too cared deeply about a good night’s sleep
But their concern extended only to ‘brain-workers’ – businessmen, financiers, even students – and not industrial classes who worked impossibly long hours.
Sally Shuttleworth, The Conversation
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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Sidhu Moose Wala’s latest song ‘SYL’ removed from Youtube after government’s complaint
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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‘Not pro-life, just anti-women’: George Carlin’s 1996 set resurfaces as US overturns abortion rights
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The Nobel Prize for medicine reminds us how important sleep is. So, how well do Indians sleep?
Indians might be among the most-sleep deprived people in the world. Among the worst affected are call centre employees.
Vijay Shankar
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Cot in action: A short history of the Indian khaat, from Ibn Battuta to Rahul Gandhi
The amazing piece of furniture was ignored, until a rally of the Congress vice-president made a meme out it.
Sunaina Kumar
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Why did sex evolve? Researchers edge closer to solving longstanding mystery
There's long been a lack of evidence for why sex has become so much more common than asexual reproduction across nearly all species. Thankfully, this is now slowly changing.
Laurence D. Hurst, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Naturalisation ceremony of new US citizens held at the Stonewall monument during Pride month
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Watch: Iraq’s all-amputee football team is on a mission to restore morale to its players
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‘You’ll have to bear with me for the next 50 years’: Shah Rukh Khan celebrates 30 years in cinema
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Watch: UK’s viral sensation ‘Dancing Grannies’ show off their bhangra moves
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Eco India: How cigarette butts can be deadlier than most plastic waste