For many adults in their 50s, sleep problems are often viewed as an unavoidable part of aging. Busy schedules, stress, health ...

Say goodbye to the eight hour sleep myth, says new research which finds under- and over-sleeping can contribute to faster ...

Anthropologist and author David Samson examines how the story of human sleep unfolded in his new book, “The Sleepless Ape.” ...

A new book draws on ethnography, neurobiology, and primatology to argue that our reduced sleep is not a byproduct of modern ...

A recent study found a strong link between poor sleep hygiene and both depression and sleep problems, reminding us that what ...

Where health, longevity, and cognitive ability are concerned, here’s how to know you get the right amount of sleep.

Sleepmaxxing refers to a set of products, practices and biohacks used to optimize sleep quality and duration. One notable aspect of sleepmaxxing is that those who dig in tend to view sleep more as a ...

Most night shift workers are fixing their sleep wrong. Here’s what actually works, according to the latest research.

Ian Sample talks to Prof Maiken Nedergaard about her groundbreaking work on the brain’s waste-disposal system and how subsequent research is building a picture of sleep as anything but a quiet, inacti ...

We tested the Eight Sleep Pod from a health and co-sleeper's perspective to see how well it actually cools and warms. Read ...

Every 20 seconds, a wave of fresh cerebrospinal fluid rolls into the sleeping brain. These slow, rhythmic blasts, described for the first time in the Nov. 1 Science, may help explain why sleep is so ...