Is it safe to sleep for brief periods several times each day? Medically reviewed by Keri Peterson, MD Fact checked by Zerah Isaacs Individuals who are interested in a polyphasic sleep schedule may ...

Can knowledge of how our ancestors slept truly lead us to a life of more natural—and healthy —sleeping patterns? Authors on the Internet have been exploring that possibility, writing a spate of recent ...

Sleeping for 7 to 9 hours at night isn't the only way to catch some z's. Here are four alternative sleep cycles -- and they're pretty obscure. Annie Miller Medical Reviewer Annie Miller is a licensed ...