For centuries, humans have marveled at the strange theater of their nightly visions. We wake with fragments of impossible ...

We often hear stories of people who’ve learned from their dreams or been inspired by them. Think of Paul McCartney’s story of how his hit song “Yesterday” came to him in a dream or of Mendeleev’s ...

Your heart is racing. You are ducked behind a dumpster on a street you haven’t walked since high school. Someone is chasing you. You can feel your heartbeat in your ears. You reach into your pocket ...

Lucid dreaming is the state of becoming aware one is dreaming while still being within the dream. To what end? That awareness may allow one to influence the dream itself, and the possibilities of that ...

The largest study on lucid dreaming to date has identified the best techniques to help people take control of their nightly dreams. This practice could help people in their daily lives, the study ...

It’s easy to dismiss a dream as your imagination running wild, but if you pay attention, a dream can be a very powerful tool, carrying important divine messages that enhance your life. The dream ...

Of all my memories of that summer in Peru—drinking pisco in the desert, finding a mummified baby, unwrapping it under less than scientifically optimal conditions— the one that stands out most is the ...

Dreams can be weird: sex dreams, stress dreams, dreams about your ex who you thought you were totally over. But have you ever had a dream so frustrating, upsetting, or bizarre that you wished you ...

Some people are aware that they are dreaming, which is called lucid dreaming. Scientists think this state may have a trigger in the brain. Lucid dreamers can learn to control their dreams or practice ...