Lindsey Hudson began to suspect her sleep habits weren’t the norm during her freshman year at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma. A competitive high school cheerleader, teenage Lindsey—busy with ...

Despite their small numbers, natural short sleepers are elbowing into the conversation around sleep in a big way, calling into question what we’ve long thought we knew about slumber—not to mention the ...

We're all regularly told of the benefits of getting at least seven hours of sleep a night. But a new study has revealed that a small group of people can thrive on as little as three hours of slumber.

Classic Studies Involving Short Sleepers An early study of college students with short sleep of 5.5 hours or less were compared to long sleepers who averaged 9.5 hours or more per night. No ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most of us treat sleep like it’s a simple budget item: we ...

Have you ever noticed how some people bounce out of bed after just a few hours of sleep, while others can barely function without a solid eight hours? Take Margaret Thatcher, for example. The former ...