We’ve long been told to count sheep to nod off to sleep. Where in the world did this adage come from, and more importantly, does it work?

You don’t do this in your sleep. No, this kind of sheep counting will be done upright and awake, by wide-eyed, intrepid volunteers scattered about the sweeping San Gabriel Mountains, equipped ...

With sheep-counting proving as popular as ever, and with almost a quarter of the UK feeling that fresh air (23%), as well as the sound of nature (19%), would also help them sleep, ...

We’ve long been told to count sheep to nod off to sleep. Where in the world did this adage come from, and more importantly, does it work?

Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs, jumping one by one over a fence, is a well-known remedy for sleeplessness. When I used to try this, I would insert a dapper black sheep with a red bow tie now ...

While she didn’t actually study counting sheep as a way of overcoming insomnia (and isn’t aware of any other studies to do so), Harvey does have an opinion based on her years as a sleep ...