ALEX PATRICK Mating season plays havoc with the blue wildebeest’s sleeping patterns. In fact, it is believed that during this time they don’t sleep when females are around, using the time after the two- to three-week-long mating season to…
A thief’s “dream escape” was foiled when metro police pursued him into the home he had escaped into. Officers gave chase after the suspect robbed a woman of her cellphone while she was waiting for a taxi in Delft, the City of Cape Town…
A team of American scientists observed how the brain reacts to short, intense exposure to blue light in order to determine how sleep is affected. Smartphones are now so integral to daily life that some people take them to bed. However,…
New US research has found that if you’re struggling to get some shut-eye, taking a bath one to two hours before heading to bed could help you get a better night’s sleep. Carried out by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in…
Urbanisation and electricity in the home are not to blame for sleep loss‚ according to a study. Researchers from the University of Surrey‚ in collaboration with groups in South Africa‚ Brazil‚ Colombia and the USA‚ examined the sleeping…
