Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests
Brief letters
Now that’s not what I call a lazy journalist
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Sleep review – marriage unravels in gleeful Korean somnambulist psycho-chiller
Brief letters
Up with the lark, but not by choice
The cult of 5am: is rising at dawn the secret of health and happiness?
59 summer problems solved – from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies
Joe Biden says he’s not ‘going anywhere’ but admits he needs more sleep
June 2024
‘The first few nights were punishing’: how sleep restriction cured my lifelong insomnia
After giving birth, novelist Lara Williams feared she might never sleep again. So she turned to CBT-i, a radical therapy that rewired her relationship to sleep
On my radar
On my radar: Mark O’Connell’s cultural highlights
The prize-winning nonfiction writer on a generational comic talent, the incredible Helen Garner novel you should read and a deeply relaxing bed of nails
One night I’m a murderer, the next my husband’s having an affair. Why do we have the dreams that we do?
A guide to ADHD and autism
The best alarm clocks to make sure you wake up and don’t go back to sleep, if you have ADHD
Night-time is an intoxicating new land: how learning to love the dark eased my grief
May 2024
Sleep does not help brain wash out toxins, study suggests
Finding that clearance of fluid in mice brains is lower in sleep and anaesthesia runs counter to dominant view in neuroscience
What if HRT isn’t right for me? And is cold-water swimming really the answer to everything? Your menopause questions answered
We asked the experts for advice on how to ease your path through menopause and what alternative treatments work best
Read me a story: why reading out loud is a joy for adults as well as kids
Sarah Manavis and her partner have a guilty secret. What they love to do most of all in private is… read out loud to each other. And, as she’s discovered, it has many surprising benefits
April 2024
Weekend
‘I was hammered on stage’ – David Harewood on racism and success; John Crace on ‘tetchy’ Rishi; the answer to insomnia hell; and Baby Reindeer fall out – podcast
The big idea
The big idea: what if dreaming is the whole point of sleep?
Fit for ever
My insomnia hell: sleeplessness is a curse – but I think I finally have the answer
Money hacks
Give up lie-ins and buy an eye mask: how to get better sleep
March 2024
Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years older, finds study
Beyond simply feeling decrepit, perception of being older can affect health by encouraging unhealthy eating and reducing exercise
