Given the extensive list of health reasons humans need rest, it's easy to understand why we close our eyes and go to sleep every night. But it's much more difficult to explain what happens as we drift ...

Why do we dream? Are there any hidden or underlying messages in our dreams? Do all people think about dreams in the same way? How does our culture affect the way we talk about dreams? Najuma Abadir, ...

You've probably had this jarring experience. You're in a dream, and then you wake up with a sudden rush. Your fall in a dream world has brought you abruptly back to consciousness. Falling in dreams is ...

Scientists may still debate the meaning and purpose of dreams, but we ordinary dreamers seem to have an insatiable desire to parse the who, what and why of what happens when we doze off. It’s hard not ...

You’re in the middle of one of your favorite dreams (you know, the one where you and Beyoncé are hanging out and eating tacos together) when it suddenly happens: Your jaw starts to hurt and a tooth ...

Present on the caduceus of doctors, it also symbolizes healing and well-being. In a dream, its appearance is almost always ...

Have spiders been appearing in your dreams lately? Like other animals, including snakes and frogs, spiders have a specific meaning when they appear in dreams. As general dream symbols, spiders may ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you've been having some vivid and maybe kinda scary dreams, you’re not alone. Maybe you’re here ...

From dreams of slithering snakes to falling teeth, our nighttime highlight reel isn't always pleasant. But of all the types of dreams out there, one category can be the most disturbing: Dreams of ...

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We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Fear not! Dreaming of a death or of dying doesn’t have to be literal, and it doesn’t mean you or a ...