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Sleep is important for everyone, but some animals take it to a whole new level. While humans usually need around seven to ...

Turns out jellyfish and sea anemones – among the ancient creatures with a nervous system instead of a brain – have a very similar sleeping routine to our own. A new study published in Nature ...

Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep. Sleep is universal “even though it’s actually very ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Animals such as penguins and frigatebirds have evolved extreme sleep strategies — naps that last a few seconds, ...

Sleep is a universal biological state that allows all animals, from mammals to amphibians, fish and even insects, to restore ...

It begins as a household negotiation that anyone would go through: an owner tries a sensible wake-up time and a golden ...