Sleep may have evolved to help reduce DNA damage in nerve cells long before they became centralized in the brain, a study ...

Jellyfish and sea anemones sleep too. A new study reveals that sleep may have evolved to protect nerve cells from DNA damage.

Sleep is a pretty dangerous gambit. If you think about it, you’re unconscious and disconnected from the world for about a ...

You’re staring at your aquarium. It’s late. Everything is quiet. And there’s your fish, floating calmly, fins moving slowly, eyes wide open. Are they... asleep? Or just zoning out? Fish don’t come ...

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Why animals sleep has long puzzled scientists, although many studies suggest benefits to brain function, memory and learning. But linkurl:research;http://www.cell.com ...

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