If you’re just not a morning person, science says you may never be
Morning people and night owls are born that way. It's time we accepted that.
View ArticleHow Power Naps Are Related To Near-Death Experiences
In the state of hypnagogia, when the brain makes its clumsy transition between wakefulness and sleeping, all sorts of weird stuff happens.
View ArticleHow To Harness Your Brain's Unconscious Decision-Making Powers
Yes, "sleeping on it" actually works. Here's how to make it work even better.
View ArticleSome Things You Can Do In Your Sleep, Literally
For those who think there are not enough hours in the day, researchers may have just offered you a solution. The brain can continue tasks even while asleep, a study finds. Texting not included, alas.
View ArticleHow to Get a Better Night’s Sleep
Most people know they need to eat right and exercise to be healthy. But what about sleep? We spend about one-third of our lives asleep, and sleep is essential to better health. But many of us are...
View ArticleHow To Sleep
Should you drink more coffee? Should you take melatonin? Can you train yourself to need less sleep? A physician’s guide to sleep in a stressful age.
View ArticleYou're Not Sleeping As Much As You Think You Are
Many people aren't sleeping nearly as much as they think they are. They may be lying in bed for 7 hours, but are only actually sleeping for 5 or 6. And, not surprisingly, they feel tired the next day.
View ArticleLack Of Sleep Is Holding Back Your Weight Loss
If you want to lose weight, you've got to eat right and sleep tight.
View ArticleWhy Do We Have To Sleep?
Watch the evolution of sleep, how we got to where we are today, and what sleep might look like tomorrow.
View ArticleHow Much Sleep Do Americans Trade for Work?
Some Americans forgo a significant amount of sleep in order to make more time for commuting, socializing, and grooming—but most of all, working.
View ArticleWhat Is A Time Crystal, Exactly?
Physicists have made a new phase of matter called a time crystal — but what does that even mean?
View ArticleThe Company Behind Vantablack Is Working On A Crazy New Ultra-Black Coating
One of the problems with Vantablack is that it is very difficult to apply and can't be touched (lest the carbon nanotubes that help it do its black magic break), but the new material tougher and can be...
View ArticleThe Strange Case Of The Phantom Pokémon
In August 2016, a woman claimed to have been attacked by a real Pokémon. Her terrifying hallucination reveals the mysterious "twilight zone" between waking and sleep.
View ArticleClimate Change Is Making It Harder To Sleep
About a third of Americans already toss and turn. Warming temperatures will spread the insomnia.
View ArticleThe Sleep Disorder That Makes People Hallucinate Their Own Death
When you often fall asleep without warning, it can be hard to distinguish between reality and the terrifying products of your imagination.
View ArticlePeople Share Their Lamest, Least Interesting Dreams
Having dreams this boring sound like a nightmare.
View ArticleGetting A Better Night's Sleep Can Make You Less Afraid Of Things
A new study suggests that people who naturally get more REM sleep may be less sensitive to frightening things.
View ArticleWhy The Clocks Changing Are Great For Your Brain
Light in the morning — more than any other time of day — leads to powerful brain-boosting effects, helping us to function as best we can, despite the approaching winter.
View ArticleHow To Make It Less Boring For Others When We Tell Them Our Dreams
More often than not, our dreams, which are incredibly meaningful and vivid to us, are met with indifference by others because of our poor narration skills.
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