After a poor night's sleep, we try to get on with our lives but research has shown this is not so easy. During the COVID-19 pandemic and the strictest lockdown, South Africans rated their sleep ...

Why do we usually sleep at night? What happens when we don’t sleep? The Conversation asks a group of experts to tell us more ...

Sleeping a solid 8 hours isn't the whole story and the quality of your sleep might matter more. But what does sleep quality ...

Cavemen survived on less, according to a sleep therapist Merijn van de Laar's new book. In it, he argues that ending the ...

Sleep is the balm that soothes and restores after a long day. Sleep is largely driven by the body’s internal clock, which takes cues from external elements such as sunlight and temperature.

Anxiety and sleep are closely linked. Anxious people tend not to sleep well, and poor sleep may also predict future anxiety, ...

A full night’s sleep now feels as rare and ... The real wonder isn’t why we sleep. It’s why, with such an incredible alternative available, do we bother to stay awake? And the answer might ...

Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and ... these people do differently it might, they hope, provide insight into sleep’s very nature. “The bottom line is, we don’t ...

This is why ... we're meant to remain active, but it can be a different story once the sun goes down. Experts recommend that adults sleep an average of 7 hours or more per night.

What's not as easy to explain is why we dream. How do we interpret those ... you have between one to six dreams a night, the strongest occurring during REM sleep. Nobody remembers all the dreams ...