Sleep deficiency is pervasive among astronauts before and during space flight, and the reported incidence of sleep-promoting medication use is 20 times greater than the proportion of Americans ...

Going to space is hard on the human body for a number of reasons. The microgravity environment causes muscle and bone loss and leads to fluids pooling in the upper parts of the body. Being in space ...

Humans adapt. We live in trackless deserts, on the tops of mountains, in pestilential jungles, in prisons and hospitals. To survive we sleep, for we need sleep like food. We adapt to sleeping in space ...

Nasa astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) commander Sunita Williams is participating in groundbreaking research to monitor sleep patterns in space using cutting-edge technology. As ...

There’s a lot to be said for the work/play energy of a nice studio or other small apartment during the day. But how do you bring that energy down to get a good night’s sleep? With electronics, cookery ...

Russian astronaut Vasily Tsibliyev hadn’t had a good night’s sleep for 12 days. He was being kept awake on purpose, as part of a study about sleeping on board the space station Mir. On the 13th day, ...