Even a boneless, gelatinous sack lacking a dedicated anus and brain needs its beauty sleep, a new study by researchers from ...

Sleep is one of life’s most universal behaviors. Despite its ubiquity, it’s also one of the most mysterious. Humans spend ...

Scientists already knew that the pair of shallow coastal ocean dwellers keep very different schedules of downtime: The ...

Studying ancient sea creatures’ snoozing habits could shed light on the origins of sleep.

We recently experienced a very special day - February 12th, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the NAACP, and the two hundredth anniversary of both Abraham Lincoln's and Charles Darwin's ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Every animal with a brain needs sleep—and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep. Sleep is universal "even though it's actually very risky ...

It can be hard to get a good night’s sleep if you suffer from a sleep disorder. It can also be hard to get a good night’s sleep if you are sleeping next to someone with a sleep disorder. Currently, ...