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Oh, nose! Cave bears' diet-limiting sinuses may have been what spelled doom for the Ice Age beasts.
caves

Why Europe's Cave Bears Were—and Weren't—Made for Hunkering Down

Their big sinuses were both an evolutionary boon and bust.
Isaac Schultz April 3, 2020
If this looks relaxing to you, you're not alone.
sleep

Respect the Hammock, One of Humanity’s Greatest Creations

In praise of an excellent idea with a long, complicated history.
Dan Nosowitz August 23, 2019
A bed fit for a German-speaking woman between the ages of 24 and 55.
nasa

Wanted: Women Who Will Spend 60 Days in Bed, for Science

Space agencies are looking for 12 female participants for a microgravity study that’s every couch potato’s dream.
Sabrina Imbler April 3, 2019
A close cousin of the Caribbean two-spot octopus.
animals

See an Octopus Change Color as It Sleeps, Perchance Dreams

We know they're smart, but there's still a lot we don't know.
Sabrina Imbler March 12, 2019
A close-up of some sleepy Idia moths.
insects

Peek Inside an Unexpected Moth Slumber Party

The flying insects usually go solo—but one lepidopterist surprised hundreds snoozing together in a hollow tree.
Cara Giaimo August 1, 2018
Bean-shaped pillow with child design, Northern Song Dynasty.
Guangzhou, China

Ceramic Pillows at the Museum of the Nanyue King's Mausoleum

Three floors above a 2,000-year-old royal tomb is a rare collection of ancient porcelain pillows.
Bacon on bacon sizzles on the stovetop.
food

Let the Sounds of Sizzling Bacon Gently Lull You to Sleep

Forty-five minutes, three pounds of bacon, one sleepy viewer.
Paula Mejia January 30, 2018
You’re awake now, don’t worry.
31 days of halloween

Tell Us About Your Most Terrifying Nightmare

What haunts your sleep?
Sarah Laskow October 23, 2017
<em>The Nightmare</em>, Henry Fuseli, 1781.
31 days of halloween

The Original ‘Nightmare’ Was a Demon That Sat on Your Chest and Suffocated You

Maere, mara, mahr, mahrt, mårt—by any name, it was and still is a terrifying visitor.
Sarah Laskow October 23, 2017
Originally, only the wealthy could afford bed coverings.
sleep

Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights?

There's great comfort in being covered.
Dan Nosowitz August 15, 2017
Under construction.
science

Midday Naps Are Key to Infant Learning (and Parental Mental Health)

Scientists learned just how much sleep a baby needs to tell a “Zuser” from a “Bofel.”
Samir S. Patel August 8, 2017
A mother tucking her children into bed, 19th century.
victorian

The Once-Common Practice of Communal Sleeping

What's a shared bed between colleagues, anyway?
Adee Braun June 22, 2017
Shhhh, this tree might be sleeping!
trees

How Trees Sleep

Like the rest of us, they droop.
Cara Giaimo May 18, 2016
video

Watching Sheep Herding Online is the New Counting Sheep

A mesmerizing video shows sheep flocking through New Zealand's grasslands.
Urvija Banerji April 26, 2016
news

Spain's Prime Minister Wants to Formally Get Rid of Siestas

The afternoon nap has been on the ropes for years.
Erik Shilling April 14, 2016
art

Video Wonder: Andy Warhol's 5-Hour Film of a Man Sleeping

Tao Tao Holmes February 15, 2016
sleep

How Power Naps Are Related to Near-Death Experiences

Rick Paulas February 2, 2016
The illustration of dream of a patient in Jungian analysis in the late 60s: a volcanic landscape by moonlight.
sponsored

How 1940s Prisoners of War Escaped Through Their Dreams