Like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters, another 1980s icon is gone. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" is going ...

A new study finds that entering N2 sleep—a deep phase of non-rapid eye movement sleep—may help lead to more “eureka” ...

How does the brain store knowledge so that you actually remember what you have learned the next day or even later? To find ...

Troubling thoughts can trigger overthinking late at night, disrupting your sleep. Here is how to finally zap them and get ...

Scientists have discovered that forming a mental map of a new environment takes more than just recognizing individual ...

New research reveals how synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex can strengthen during sleep, offering insight into how ...

Have you ever imagined what cows would look like if they were shampooed and blowdried? Me neither. But now that I've seen it, I don't think I'll ever forget it. They're unexpectedly fluffy and ...

In 2013, the development of technology that can record and "replay" dreams "like a movie" made headlines in publications such ...

Deep sleep is essential to optimal brain health. I often hear people bragging about only getting 4 or 5 hours of sleep as if it were a badge of honor. The reality is, people who get less than 7 – 8 ...

Regular memes are great and all, but at some point, you start craving humor with a bit more sophistication, depth, and oomph.

Getting less than 6–7 hours of sleep regularly affects the brain’s ability to clear toxins and consolidate memory. Image: Canva. Sleep less, sleep poorly. Long-term poor sleep is linked to ...

Sleep is your metabolic reset button. In a culture that glorifies hustle and late nights, sleep is often treated as optional. But your body doesn’t see it that way. Sleep is not downtime. It is active ...