While sleep is a crucial component of survival for all living organisms, some animals take the concept of sleep to an extreme ...

When the sun sets a different set of biological systems takes control Nocturnal animals rely on specialized eyes hearing and chemical sensing to survive in low light Many of these adaptations evolved ...

It’s a baby only a mother could love. A rare wide-eyed pygmy slow loris — with eyes as big as its ears and a sleep cycle that would drive even the most patient parents bonkers — has become the first ...

You check into a hotel and toss and turn all night, but your sleep improves the following night. Scientists at Nagoya University wanted to understand why this happens. Working with mice, they have ...

Did you know that some animals spend their entire lives sleeping during the day and only wake up when the sun goes down? Every animal has a special way of living and surviving in the wild. Some like ...