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  1. Neuroscience

    Special Report: Dimensions of Time

    Science News writers report on the latest scientific investigations into time’s place in the physical, biological and mental worlds.

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  2. Science & Society

    A brief history of timekeeping

    For millennia, humans have harnessed the power of clocks to schedule prayers, guide ocean voyages and, lately, to chart the universe.

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  3. Neuroscience

    How the brain perceives time

    To perceive time, the brain relies on internal clocks that precisely orchestrate movement, sensing, memories and learning.

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  4. Life

    The origin of biological clocks

    Most of Earth’s creatures keep time with the planet’s day/night cycle.