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Morning alarms are dreaded by night owls everywhere.

Can a night owl turn into an early bird?

By Tyler Santora published

What steps can night owls take to become early birds?

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A participant sleeping in the lab as electrical signals from his brain and eyes are displayed on a computer monitor.

Lucid dreamers can hear and answer questions while still asleep, scientists find

By Patrick Pester published

Researchers have successfully achieved real-time communication with a sleeping person by invading their dreams in several independent experiments.

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Man sleeping in bed

Why do we breathe so loudly when we sleep?

By Tyler Santora published

Why do people breathe so loudly when they're asleep?

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Despite lacking a brain, Hydra vulgaris, shown above, still needs to sleep.

Sleep evolved before brains did, study finds

By Rachael Rettner published

It turns out you don't need a brain to sleep.

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Spooky blurry image of a skull against a black background.

13 disturbing Halloween horrors come to life

By Laura Geggel published

Here is the science behind 13 Halloween horrors come to life.

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Suggestions from the waking world infuse dreams in MIT experiments.

Dream-shaping tech from MIT channels suggestions into your dreams

By Mindy Weisberger published

Researchers at MIT have developed a new method called targeted dream incubation (TDI) for planting suggestions that can shape a sleeper's dreams.

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sleeping child

Why do we sleep? The answer may change right before we turn 3.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The main function of sleep may change as our brains do.

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Nightmares are the worst.

Can you 'turn off' a nightmare?

By Grant Currin published

With lucid dreaming, people can stop or even control their dreams.

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What the heck is happening in this dream?

Do dreams really reveal our deepest secrets?

By Isobel Whitcomb published

They’re not a cache of Easter eggs.

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woman sticking her tongue out

A Fat Tongue May Be Blocking Your Airways While You Sleep

By Nicoletta Lanese published

And freezing that fat could potentially help ease symptoms of the disorder.

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