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Do Bugs Sleep?

Almost all mammals, in fact, have REM sleep; birds do too, although only in the early parts of their lives. It seems that sleep and REM are required by a particularly complex kind of brain.

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Walking on Penguin Eggshells

Walking on penguin eggshells on this Moment of Science.

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When Over-eating Can Kill

It would only take a single oversized meal to kill or cause brain injury to a squid.

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Was There An Extinction Refuge For Animals?

How did some animals manage to survive the extinction?

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Do Bugs Sleep?

Bugs go into a restive state but never actually fall asleep.

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The Octopus’s Genes

Despite being mollusks, octopuses have a complex genome that is nearly the size of humans'.

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