Waking up
Why You Sleep Through Your Alarm (and How to Stop)
Why people sleep through alarms: deep sleep, short sleep and sleep inertia. What research says about snoozing, and practical fixes that help you wake on time.
· 7 min read
Blog
Sleep, explained with sources.
Plain-language articles from the Somnia team. Each one opens with a short answer, says what the research does and doesn't show, and lists its sources.
Sleep tracking
Can a Phone Track Your Sleep Stages? What It Can and Can't Measure
A phone can estimate sleep timing and restlessness, but not sleep stages. How stages are measured, how accurate wearables are, and what to track instead.
· 5 min read
Sleep timing
Sleep Regularity and Social Jetlag: Why Consistent Timing Matters
What sleep regularity and social jetlag are, what large studies link them to, whether weekend catch-up sleep works, and how to make your schedule steadier.
· 6 min read
Brain health
Sleep and Brain Health: What Science Knows (and Doesn't Yet)
How sleep supports memory and attention, what research on brain waste clearance and Alzheimer's-linked proteins shows, and what is still unknown.
· 6 min read
Sleep need
How Much Sleep Do Adults Need? What the Evidence Says
Adults need at least 7 hours of sleep a night on a regular basis, says the AASM and SRS consensus. Individual differences, sleep debt and finding your own need.
· 6 min read
Smart alarms
Smart Alarms and Wake Windows: Does Waking in Light Sleep Help?
What a smart wake window is, why waking from deep sleep feels worse, what phones and wearables can detect, and how to choose a wake window that helps.
· 6 min read