sleep

Most people ride the bus to get from point A to point B, but riders taking a new route in Hong Kong are only interested in catching Zs.

If you'd like to balance the excitement of metropolitan life with a healthy sleep schedule, these are the cities you should (and shouldn't) consider.

If you’re trying to teach yourself how to fall asleep faster, reading before bed is a good habit to pick up—here’s why.

Do you really need eight hours of sleep? Should you ban all technology from your bedroom? Eve Lewis Prieto, director of meditation for the Headspace app and narrator of Netflix's 'Headspace Guide to Sleep,' helps us separate fact from fiction.

Can cheese really give you nightmares? And why do you keep dreaming that you're back in high school? We get to the bottom of eight misconceptions about dreams.

Your favorite ASMR playlist probably isn’t true white noise—or brown noise or pink noise, for that matter.

Next time you feel yourself tossing and turning at night, try the 4-7-8 breathing technique to fall asleep fast.

The Gravity Cooling Blanket keeps you comfortable and sweat-free at night so you can get a better night's sleep.

Your cat's habit of sleeping all day isn't a sign of laziness—it's a survival instinct that's baked into their genes.

The Smartduvet's Smart Layer fastens between your own duvet cover and top sheet.

The Smartduvet’s merits far outweigh any visual similarities it may have to the titular antagonist of the 1977 horror film ‘Death Bed: The Bed That Eats.’

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Dogs dream during the REM cycle of sleep just like humans do, and the results can be quite adorable.

Not only can this weighted blanket help soothe anxiety, but it’s naturally resistant to mites, bacteria, and other unwanted microscopic pests.

Narcolepsy is defined by daytime drowsiness, and in some cases, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and the sudden loss of muscle control. Here are more facts about this often-misunderstood disorder.

The Adiva One is a bed accessory that operates on the premise that adults enjoy being rocked to sleep as much as babies do.

Do you feel tired everywhere but your own bed at home? The culprit may be a phenomenon known as conditioned arousal.

Whether you're pregnant, suffer from sleep apnea, or experience back and neck pain, experts agree that sleeping on your side will have the most positive effects on your body.

Our brains might be using REM sleep as a time to sweep away unnecessary information and prepare for a fresh influx of knowledge.

Sleep might help the brain clear out and reorganize information. You might be surprised at what else you're doing while zonked.

Sleeping at work or in public is surprisingly common in Japan. And in Scandinavia, parents take their babies outside to nap—even in frigid temperatures.

Whether you bow down to the ritual of a mid-afternoon siesta or never stop to snooze, you may think twice about the power of napping after reading about its many benefits.