Would You Sign Up For Induced Hibernation?

by interestingfacts.com When the weather warms in spring, animals begin stirring from hibernation. But they haven’t spent the previous few months just catching up on beauty sleep. Hibernation is a complex physiological state that helps animals survive seasons when resources are low. Here are a few facts on this unusual adaptation, and the critters that …

Do Lower Temperatures Help Us Sleep Better?

by Amanda Ruggeri BBC    Anthropologist Gandhi Yetish remembers the bedtime ritual he had as a child during cold New Jersey winters. He would open his window, letting the frigid air rush in and cool his face.    He’d quickly feel drowsier, though he’d wonder what his mother would say about the heating bill.    …