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jellyfish
Environment

These jellyfish don’t have brains, but still somehow seem to sleep

By Nicole Wetsman

productive while sleeping
Health

Is there a way to be productive while I sleep?

By reporting by Aparna Nathan, Claire Maldarelli, and Sara Kiley Watson

Focusing on soccer may have a troubling effect on teenage girls
Health

Focusing on soccer may have a troubling effect on teenage girls

By Nicole Wetsman

Pod People
Science

How we’ll nap our way to Mars

By Jason Lederman

Is it possible to sneeze while you are sleeping?
Science

Is it possible to sneeze while you are sleeping?

By Marissa Shieh

Grandma’s insomnia might be a product of evolution
Science

Grandma’s insomnia might be a product of evolution

By Aparna Nathan

Sleeping in on the weekend won’t actually give you heart disease
Health

Sleeping in on the weekend won’t actually give you heart disease

By Sara Chodosh

Nightingale Review: This sleep aid creates virtual a blanket of white noise
Gear

Nightingale Review: This sleep aid creates virtual a blanket of white noise

By Popular Science Team

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Environment

Climate change might literally keep us up at night

By Marlene Cimons

Caffeine and a good night’s rest could help treat chronic pain (at least in mice)
Health

Caffeine and a good night’s rest could help treat chronic pain (at least in mice)

By Sara Chodosh

New research on eyeballs just might lead to a jet lag cure
Science

New research on eyeballs just might lead to a jet lag cure

By Cici Zhang

How many hours of sleep do you actually need?
Science

How many hours of sleep do you actually need?

By Claire Maldarelli

We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we’re tired
Health

We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we’re tired

By Claire Maldarelli

Scientists are experimenting with an entire town’s sleep
Health

Scientists are experimenting with an entire town’s sleep

By Benjamin Reiss

Want to fix your sleep schedule? Go camping this weekend.
Health

Want to fix your sleep schedule? Go camping this weekend.

By Rachel Feltman

Caravanserai
Technology

Here’s how ‘staying the night’ has evolved through human history

By Michael Koziol

Lack of sleep could cost Americans $411 billion a year
Health

Lack of sleep could cost Americans $411 billion a year

By Sarah Fecht

People Who Claim They’re Fine With Little Sleep May Be Fooling Themselves
Health

People Who Claim They’re Fine With Little Sleep May Be Fooling Themselves

By Samantha Cole

Birds Can Sleep On The Wing, Sometimes
Environment

Birds Can Sleep On The Wing, Sometimes

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

Sleep
Health

Your brain stays half-awake when you sleep in a new place

By Grennan Milliken

Smart Mattress Alerts You When It Detects It’s Being Used By A Stranger
Gear

Smart Mattress Alerts You When It Detects It’s Being Used By A Stranger

By Paul Adams

Brain Structure Is Different In People Who Have Insomnia
Health

Brain Structure Is Different In People Who Have Insomnia

By Alexandra Ossola

Sleep Deprivation Can Give You The Munchies
Health

Sleep Deprivation Can Give You The Munchies

By Alexandra Ossola

Selfie taken by Astronaut Scott Kelly with Space Station-Grown Lettuce
Science

What Do Astronauts Dream?

By Jason Lederman

Not A Morning Person? Blame It On Your Genes
Health

Not A Morning Person? Blame It On Your Genes

By Alexandra Ossola

Not Enough Sleep May Help Alzheimer’s Take Hold
Health

Not Enough Sleep May Help Alzheimer’s Take Hold

By Alexandra Ossola

Rapid Eye Movements Show When The Scenes Change In Your Dreams
Health

Rapid Eye Movements Show When The Scenes Change In Your Dreams

By Alexandra Ossola

Nintendo Wants To Turn Sleep Into A Game
Gear

Nintendo Wants To Turn Sleep Into A Game

By Alexandra Ossola

Just One All-Nighter Can Alter Your Genes, Possibly For Years To Come
Health

Just One All-Nighter Can Alter Your Genes, Possibly For Years To Come

By G. Clay Whittaker

Does Hitting The Snooze Button Help Or Hurt?
Science

Does Hitting The Snooze Button Help Or Hurt?

By Daniel Engber

Parts Of Your Brain Go Berzerk On Microsleep
Health

Parts Of Your Brain Go Berzerk On Microsleep

By Alexandra Ossola

Can We Unlearn Social Biases While We Sleep?
Health

Can We Unlearn Social Biases While We Sleep?

By

Can Orange-Tinted Glasses Help You Sleep?
Health

Can Orange-Tinted Glasses Help You Sleep?

By Jordan Gaines Lewis / The Conversation

If It Feels Like Stress Is Killing You, That’s Because It Might Be
Health

If It Feels Like Stress Is Killing You, That’s Because It Might Be

By Brooke Borel

More Proof That Drinking Might Make You Sleepy, But It Won’t Help You Sleep
Health

More Proof That Drinking Might Make You Sleepy, But It Won’t Help You Sleep

By Mary Beth Griggs

These Are The Sleepiest Parts Of The Internet
Technology

These Are The Sleepiest Parts Of The Internet

By Dan Moren

Most Weight We Can Lift
Science

Pushing The Limits Of The Human Body

By

Certain People Are Much More Prone To Catch Contagious Yawns
Health

Certain People Are Much More Prone To Catch Contagious Yawns

By Douglas Main

How Science Will Help Us Sleep Better
Science

How Science Will Help Us Sleep Better

By Brooke Borel

Tips And Hacks To Get Better Z’s
Health

Tips And Hacks To Get Better Z’s

By Brooke Borel

Why Does White Noise Help People Sleep?
Science

Why Does White Noise Help People Sleep?

By Colin Lecher

‘Placebo Sleep’ Can Improve Cognitive Skills
Health

‘Placebo Sleep’ Can Improve Cognitive Skills

By Douglas Main

Erase Bad Memories In Your Sleep
Health

Erase Bad Memories In Your Sleep

By Shaunacy Ferro

Where Do Dreams Come From?
Science

Where Do Dreams Come From?

By Shaunacy Ferro

New Clues for How to Remember Dreams
Science

New Clues for How to Remember Dreams

By Shaunacy Ferro

Ambien Can Improve Your Recall, But Only For Unhappy Memories
Science

Ambien Can Improve Your Recall, But Only For Unhappy Memories

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Blue Light And Caffeine Will Help Humans Move To Mars
Science

How Blue Light And Caffeine Will Help Humans Move To Mars

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Can Humans Hibernate?
Science

FYI: Can Humans Hibernate?

By Rose Pastore

Robotic Pillow Cradles Your Head With Machine Comfort
Technology

Robotic Pillow Cradles Your Head With Machine Comfort

By Susannah F. Locke

Video: Japanese Robotic Polar Bear Gently Smacks Snorers in the Face
Technology

Video: Japanese Robotic Polar Bear Gently Smacks Snorers in the Face

By Rebecca Boyle

Scientists Successfully Induce Hibernation in Animals for the First Time
Environment

Scientists Successfully Induce Hibernation in Animals for the First Time

By Dan Nosowitz

Shredder Clock Destroys Your Money Unless You Wake Up
Technology

Shredder Clock Destroys Your Money Unless You Wake Up

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Why Don’t Loud Snorers Wake Themselves Up?
Science

FYI: Why Don’t Loud Snorers Wake Themselves Up?

By Sandeep Ravindran

Will Sleeping in a Centrifuge Help Combat Muscle Atrophy in Space?
Science

Will Sleeping in a Centrifuge Help Combat Muscle Atrophy in Space?

By Stuart Fox

Tested: Bedside Brainwave Scanner Grades Your Ability to Sleep
Health

Tested: Bedside Brainwave Scanner Grades Your Ability to Sleep

By Paul Adams

What Do My Eyes Do While I’m Sleeping?
Science

What Do My Eyes Do While I’m Sleeping?

By Catherine Schwanke

Bizarre Parasomnias and Sleep Disorders
Health

Bizarre Parasomnias and Sleep Disorders

By Melinda Dodd

Why is it So Hard to Wake Up in the Morning?
Science

Why is it So Hard to Wake Up in the Morning?

By Jessica Cheng