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How listening to calming music at bedtime can help you sleep
A new study has found that listening to music does, in fact, help older adults get a better night's sleep. Australian music psychology expert Dr Thomas Dickson, creator of the Can't Sleep app, says… Audio
Are you a facial 'super recogniser'?
Psychologists at the University of New South Wales are hoping a new Face Test will help unearth more of Australia's top performers in facial recognition, known as super-recognisers. Dr James Dunn… Audio
Queen and Coldplay are the new Beethoven and Mozart
The likes of ABBA, Queen and Coldplay should now be put on the same pedestal of the world's greatest classical composers according to a new study published in the Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and… Audio
Deaths of intellectually disabled people "misreported"
Experts in New Zealand and Australia say the deaths of intellectually disabled people are being reported inaccurately - making it more difficult to prevent more deaths in future. A team from the… Audio
New 'Earth-like' planet discovered
Scientists have found, what they believe, is the closest potentially habitable planet to Earth. The rocky planet, Wolf 1061c, is a mere fourteen light years away. The discovery was made by a team of… Audio
Google mapping the human body
In a world's first researchers are using Google's technology to map the human body. The new imaging technique was announced at a convention in the United States this week. It will allow medical… Audio