Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Polyphasic sleep ...

Polyphasic sleep divides rest into multiple short periods each day. It may offer more waking hours and flexibility for certain schedules. However, it can increase health risks over time from sleep ...

Official advice says that healthy adults require 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night for physical and mental health. Anything ...

When we sleep, we sleep right? Who knew that there were actually three different types of sleep schedules or patterns? Let me explain. While two of them are generally mainstream, the third one feels ...

Historic records show humans slept, woke, and slept again regularly before the Industrial Revolution. But was it really a universal habit, and does it have benefits? Though most modern societies sleep ...

Mark Serrels is an award-winning Senior Editorial Director focused on all things culture. He covers TV, movies, anime, video games and whatever weird things are happening on the internet. He ...

Daylight savings ends on November 5: Sleep schedules be warned. Soon, and probably to your dismay, you’ll find yourself looking out the window at 4:30 p.m., wondering why it’s so dark, and your daily ...

Can knowledge of how our ancestors slept truly lead us to a life of more natural—and healthy —sleeping patterns? Authors on the Internet have been exploring that possibility, writing a spate of recent ...

Can knowledge of how our ancestors slept truly lead us to a life of more natural—and healthy —sleeping patterns? Authors on the Internet have been exploring that possibility, writing a spate of recent ...

NeuroOn, the polyphasic sleep mask launched on Kickstarter yesterday, has already smashed its $100,000 (£61,000) Kickstarter target. Intelclinic, the company behind the mask, already has a fan in ...