A polyphasic sleep schedule breaks sleep into multiple short periods each day instead of one long stretch at night. These schedules can lead to sleep deprivation and health risks because they often ...

Most people follow a monophasic sleep pattern, meaning they sleep one time per day. Alternatively, many people sleep twice per day in a biphasic sleep pattern. People who sleep biphasically usually ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Polyphasic sleep ...

Everybody is busy these days, looking to squeeze as much as they can out of every moment of the day, and night. Sure, you know you need roughly eight hours of sleep—but wouldn’t it be great if you ...

Daylight savings ends on November 5: Sleep schedules be warned. Soon, and probably to your dismay, you’ll find yourself looking out the window at 4:30 p.m., wondering why it’s so dark, and your daily ...

Mark Serrels is an award-winning Senior Editorial Director focused on all things culture. He covers TV, movies, anime, video games and whatever weird things are happening on the internet. He ...