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Hitting the snooze button on your wake-up alarm might just be fine, new research out this week suggests. In a pair of studies, scientists found evidence that a majority of people regularly hit snooze and that the habit doesn’t seem to noticeably harm our sleep. It could even help make some people more alert in the…

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Move over monotremes and the range of rodents known to glow: over one hundred other furry creatures do, too, new research shows, vastly increasing the number of mammals known to show the spooky trait.

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Composite image of YouTubers and TikTokers using the standing sleeping pod in Nescafe Harajuku
A cafe in Tokyo offered standing sleeping pods for customers to take giraffe naps in.
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Being a night owl might not be great for your blood sugar control, new research this week suggests. The study found that middle-aged women who prefer to stay up late were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. This associated link was found even after the researchers accounted for other unhealthy behaviors more…

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Bill Gates wearing a suit and holding a microphone in front of a blue backdrop
Bill Gates said he tracks his sleep now to maintain brain health.
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Elephant seal sleeping in Antarctica.
Elephant seal sleeping in Antarctica.
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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
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Getting enough sleep is refreshing for both you and your immune system, a new review of research out Monday suggests. A team found that sleeping fewer hours a night around the time of vaccination was associated with lower levels of vaccine-related antibodies, at least in some groups. More research is needed to…

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clocks daylight saving
Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12.