Sleep Science
Every sleep science article on the blog, newest first.
Why Your Dreams Get Weirder (and More Vivid) During a Heat Wave
If summer nights have left your dreams stranger and more vivid than usual, your body is reacting to real sleep science. Here's why heat scrambles REM sleep and what helps.
Why We Forget Our Dreams (and How to Remember Them)
Most dreams dissolve within minutes of waking, and that is not a flaw in your memory. Here is what sleep science says about dream amnesia, and simple ways to hold onto more of your nights.
What Causes Nightmares and How to Have Fewer of Them
You wake up at 3 a.m. with your heart pounding from a dream you can't shake. Here's what actually causes nightmares, and the gentle, research-backed habits that can help you have fewer of them.
Lucid Dreaming for Beginners: How to Start
Curious about steering your own dreams? This gentle, research-backed guide walks beginners through reality checks, the MILD and WBTB techniques, and how to try lucid dreaming safely, one night at a time.