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When Nick went camping in the summer with friends, he would set up his tent 100 metres away from the group.“It became a bit that I…

Obstructive sleep apnoea costs the US and UK economies more than £137bn ($185bn) a year, according to research.People with the serious health condition repeatedly stop breathing…

Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal’s Centre for Advanced Research in…

Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on sleep to Dr Allie Hare, consultant physician in respiratory and sleep medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals and president…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, if it feels…

January 8, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJellyfish and Sea Anemones Sleep Just Like UsSea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way…

The upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda sleeps for roughly eight hours a day.Credit: Shahar Shabtai/AlamyNeither jellyfish nor sea anemones have brains. But these animals sleep in ways…

A night of solid rest can feel like a panacea. The quantity and quality of our sleep influence our physical health, our moods, our cognition and…

You’d think that after a long, exhausting day, falling asleep would be the easiest part. But for millions of us, the moment our head hits the…

Download the October 2025 long read podcastAdvice on how to get good sleep is everywhere, with the market for sleep aids worth more than US$100 billion…