What would happen if we eliminated sleep from our lives? We can't even imagine it, can we? Because sleep is essential for ...

After her newborn calf died, an orca balanced the body on her snout and traveled with it for miles. What was the mother ...

The 2024 study provides valuable insights into why this habit is so essential for children and how loss of it can hinder the ...

Letting go of well-worn lovies, frayed baby blankets and favorite stuffed animals from childhood is considered part of ...

For the first time, there's scientific evidence that a smaller, lesser known component of the cannabis plant – cannabinol – ...

New research is shedding light on mysterious sleep mechanisms in an unexpected source: the Australian dragon lizard.

Bullfrog| Bullfrogs can go for months without sleep, remaining alert to environmental cues and potential threats. Researchers ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Spekboom Lodge is now allowing guests to stay overnight. Its first guests will be checking in on Friday.

In the wild, several types of whales have been spotted sleeping horizontally, close to the surface. But sperm whales seem to ...

This suggests that sleep is important for us in some way—but how? First of all, is sleep a necessity of life? Yes and no. Not ...

Sleep is one of the most mysterious, yet ubiquitous components of our biology. It has been described in all major groups of animals, including worms, jellyfish, insects or cephalopods, and in all ...

Scientists are beginning to focus on the effects of social sleep among humans and animals. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.