As most people who have pulled an all-nighter will agree, lost sleep can leave us feeling foggy and far from our best. In ...

They say the early bird catches the worm — probably because night owls are too depressed to do it. Night owls may be smarter than early birds, but research suggests they are also more likely to ...

Using EEG to take a closer look at the birds’ sleep, Brawn and his colleagues documented a similar pattern to humans, with slow-wave sleep becoming less frequent as rapid-eye movement (REM) becomes ...

Night owls, for instance, generally feel tired later than early birds. Often because they produce high amounts of the sleep hormone, melatonin, later at night. And for most of human history that ...

Early birds are shown to have better mental health compared to night owls, who are more prone to depression and worry. Night owls often experience poor sleep and higher alcohol consumption ...

The study found that night owls were more prone to depression than morning types, and were significantly more likely to ...