27 October 2022
Listening to a specific piano sound while practicing a type of therapy that can ease nightmares reduced people's bad dreams when the same sound was played as they slept
18 February 2021
People can answer questions and solve maths problems while dreaming, and this could be used to help treat anxiety and other conditions
27 May 2020
You can be drifting off to sleep and then the feeling that you are falling suddenly brings you back to reality. Our readers explain why this happens
30 April 2020
Lockdown measures and pandemic-related anxiety may be making you have more vivid dreams. Evidence suggests talking about them can help
18 July 2018
For the first time, researchers have got evidence that dreams help soothe the impact of emotional events in our lives, acting like overnight therapy
22 March 2018
Why are dreams so weird, what are they for, and do they mean anything? Here’s what science can tell us about our adventures in the land of nod
28 July 2017
One of the largest ever studies of the causes of nightmares has found that they are linked to worrying before bedtime, and sleeping for more than 9 hours
5 May 2017
An Australian who used to dream in black and white began dreaming in vivid colour about cars, fish and former girlfriends while having cancer radiotherapy
20 July 2010
Review: Inception is a complex sci-fi thriller that lies somewhere between a James Bond film and The Matrix
