Humans might not hibernate but may still need more winter sleep, study suggests

Humans might not hibernate but may still need more winter sleep, study suggests

Humans might not hibernate, but may still need more winter sleep, study suggests (Ben Birchall/PA)

Humans do not hibernate, but new research suggests we might need more sleep during the winter.

The analysis of people undergoing sleep studies found that people get more REM (rapid eye movement) sleep in the winter.

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