The best bedsheets for every type of sleeper

The best bedsheets for every type of sleeper

From hot sleepers to those with sensitive skin,here are the sheets that could maximise your chance of sleeping soundly.

  • byNell Geraets

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Are you a morning person? You may be a Neanderthal descendant

Are you a morning person? You may be a Neanderthal descendant

Using artificial intelligence to analyse genetic variants,researchers have found some humans could have obtained their circadian rhythm from their ancestors.

  • byAdela Suliman
Everything experts want you to know about sleep trackers

Everything experts want you to know about sleep trackers

The technology in Oura rings,Fitbits and Apple watches is impressive,but imperfect.

  • byMarkham Heid
Sleep-deprived penguins survive on thousands of naps a day

Sleep-deprived penguins survive on thousands of naps a day

“This just highlights the fact that we don’t know much about sleep,and all animals are not sleeping like the way we read in textbooks.”

  • byCarl Zimmer
It can stop you breathing more than 100 times an hour. What’s sleep apnoea?
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It can stop you breathing more than 100 times an hour. What’s sleep apnoea?

Sometimes the silence can be more alarming than the snoring – as the bed partners of people with apnoea will know. Why are sleepers left gasping for breath,and how does everyone get a good night’s rest?

  • byJackson Graham
How to salvage your day after a bad night’s sleep

How to salvage your day after a bad night’s sleep

How to make the morning after a rough night a little more bearable.

  • byDana G. Smith
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Wake up and check your phone? Why you need to get outside first instead

Wake up and check your phone? Why you need to get outside first instead

Exposure to different types of light can affect your health in a variety of ways.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
Why I’m not losing sleep over my chronic insomnia

Why I’m not losing sleep over my chronic insomnia

It’s been three decades since I began waking up in the middle of the night,but it’s not all doom,gloom and yawning.

  • byChristopher Bantick
Paris is being plagued by bed bugs. What does that mean for Australia?

Paris is being plagued by bed bugs. What does that mean for Australia?

Here’s how to detect and treat a bed bug infestation.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Why your diet could be messing with your sleep

Why your diet could be messing with your sleep

Research shows just how closely linked the food we eat is with how we sleep.

  • bySarah Berry
This may be the most important change you can make to your sleep

This may be the most important change you can make to your sleep

New research outlines how regular sleep,rather than duration of sleep,can be a powerful predictor of quality of life.

  • bySarah Berry