Animal world
Squirrels can sleep for more than 6 months without drinking water.
For six to eight months each year, striped ground squirrels do not leave their small underground burrows and do not need to eat or drink at all.
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Health
Daily habits that are harmful to health that 90% of people have but think they are doing the right thing
Habits you think are good for your health turn out to cause more problems for your body.
Health
Discover the political factor that keeps you up at night
New discoveries by a research team from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) promise to create a new revolution in the treatment of insomnia.
Health
Seemingly harmless habits that ruin your sleep
Bad habits can cause a domino effect, leaving you tired the next day and the days after, as if stuck in a state of perpetual sleepiness.
Health
Why many people grind their teeth while sleeping
Occasional teeth grinding while sleeping is harmless, but excessive and prolonged teeth grinding can lead to a number of health problems.
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Covering yourself with a thick blanket can help cure insomnia.
A new study adds to the growing body of scientific evidence that covering yourself with a thick blanket can help you sleep better.
Health
Loneliness makes us prone to nightmares
New research in the US shows that feeling lonely not only affects mental and physical health, but is also linked to nightmares.
New technology
Humans have been able to communicate in dreams.
In an experiment conducted by neurotechnology developer REMspace, two volunteers successfully communicated in their dreams.
Discover science
Descartes' 'Dream of Revelation': What Opened Up the Whole of Analytical Geometry and Philosophy for Humanity
Have you ever been sleeping and woken up with a start, feeling like your head was exploding?
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Everyone has been fooled by the concept of '8 hours of sleep'! What is the best amount of sleep?
According to sleep coaches, pursuing 8 hours of sleep is neither necessary nor necessarily good. So, how much sleep is enough? Here is the correct answer!
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What happens inside a sleepwalker's brain?
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have taken the first step in exploring a rather complex question: What is happening inside the brain of a sleep…
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Why can pilots comfortably sleep while the plane is full of passengers?
Many people wonder whether pilots can really sleep on planes, especially on long flights. The answer is yes.
Health
Intense nightmares can signal dangerous illnesses
Research shows that nightmares that are very intense and sometimes haunting even after waking up can signal the onset of chronic diseases.
Health
Persistent fatigue - A warning sign of many medical conditions
Depression is a neuropsychiatric disease that causes feelings of fatigue, sadness, loss of interest and mood disorders, disrupting living habits and making the patient t…
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How does sleep divide people into 4 types?
If you're not someone who sleeps well at night, you're probably an insomniac who naps or sleeps in on the weekends.