My picks from ScienceDaily

Underlying Sleep Problem Linked To Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder In Children:

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests the presence of an intrinsic sleep problem specific to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and supports the idea that children with ADHD may be chronically sleep deprived and have abnormal REM sleep.

Butterfly Found To Be New Species, Because Of Its Mustache:

After nearly a century in the Natural History Museum collections, a new butterfly species has been discovered because of its mustache.

Coffee Cultivation Good For Diversity In Agrarian Settlements But Not In Forests:

Coffee shrubs, both in themselves and because they are most often cultivated in the shade of large trees, can have a positive impact on plant and animal diversity in those parts of the landscape that are deforested and dominated by agriculture. What constitutes a dilemma for consumers wishing to shop ecologically is that when coffee is grown in a forest, which is also common, the impact on diversity is negative.

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Circadian Math: 1 Plus 1 Doesn't Always Equal 2:
In all animals, vertebrate and invertebrate alike, one of the defining features of sleep is the "rebound", i.e., the making up for sleep debt after an acute sleep deprivation event.
This month's Science Cafe (description below) will be held on February 17th at The Irregardless Cafe. We will be meeting Dr. Yvette Cook from the Rex Hospital Sleep Disorders Clinic.
Nicole Eugene recently defended her Masters Thesis called Potent Sleep: The Cultural Politics of Sleep (PDF) on a top