A protective mucous cocoon surrounds this parrotfish as it sleeps in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. This layer of protection helps fend off predators so parrotfish can get a good night's rest.

Do fish with no eyelids sleep? Given that they spend their entire lives submerged in water, this is a reasonable question to ask. The short answer is yes, fish do sleep. But the way they sleep differs ...

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Contrary to common belief, not all vertebrates regulate their sleep-wake rhythm in the same way. University of Basel researchers have discovered that some fish – unlike humans – do not need orexin to ...

Children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are 4 points higher, on average, than those who consume fish less frequently or not at all, according to new findings ...

Children who eat fish once a week or more sleep better and score higher, on average, on IQ tests than children who never eat fish or do so less than once a week, according to study published last ...

Sleep is one of life’s most universal behaviors. Despite its ubiquity, it’s also one of the most mysterious. Humans spend ...