What are You Actually Craving? It’s a truism of the diet industry that getting too little sleep can make fatty, sweet foods more tempting. Now, researchers think they know why: Sleep loss influences the same smell-processing neural pathway that smoking marijuana does. No one had established clear links between sleep, the endocannabinoid system, smell, and…

Winter Solstice is the moment the Sun is born again. Ever since last year’s Winter Solstice the Sun has grown: from birth to its height at the Summer Solstice, then declined through autumn, until its light finally died on the darkest night. When, simultaneously, it is born again. And a new cycle of life for…

DO SPIDERS DREAM? If you have a pet, you know for sure that your dog, cat or even bird dreams – they bark, hiss and dig or display ruffled feathers in their sleep. Researchers were aware that mammals slept and dreamed – from dolphins to people – but more recent research shows that dreaming may…