Skip to content

Henry Nicholls

Menu

  • Journalism
  • Editing
  • Books
    • Sleepyhead
    • The Galapagos
    • The Way of the Panda
    • Lonesome George
    • Chapters
  • Narcolepsy
  • Photography
  • About me
  • Contact
Q: Do jellyfish sleep?

Q: Do jellyfish sleep?

A: Sort of

Read more
Q: Why don’t pandas have more sex?

Q: Why don’t pandas have more sex?

A: It's evolution baby

Read more
Q: Where did life evolve?

Q: Where did life evolve?

A: At the bottom of the ocean, probably

Read more
Q: How can I sleep better?

Q: How can I sleep better?

A: Follow four steps

Read more
Q: Is this the first primate in space?

Q: Is this the first primate in space?

A: Why yes, it's Ham the Astrochimp

Read more

My favourite weekend of the year

My favourite weekend of the year

A few years ago, I made a throw-away comment. “The Narcolepsy UK annual conference is easily my favourite weekend of the year.” When the words left my lips, I’m not sure I really meant them, but I have come to

Henry 9 June 202026 August 2020 Narcolepsy, Sleep, Sleep disorders Read more

How to sleep better

The annual conference of Narcolepsy UK is, without question, my favourite weekend of the year. On any normal day, I spend most of my time wishing I didn’t have narcolepsy, a chronic, incurable neurological disorder that destroys healthy sleep. But

Henry 4 June 202028 October 2020 Evolution, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, Non-24 sleep wake disorder, Restless legs syndrome, Sleep, Sleep apnea, Sleep disorders, Sleep paralysis Read more

A rich soup of ideas

When it comes to an explanation for the origin of life, there’s only one thing that scientists agree on: we still don’t have one. Perhaps 4 billion years ago, life arose in the tempestuous environment of the immature Earth. Quite

Henry 4 June 202026 August 2020 Evolution Read more
  • « Previous
  • Next »

Categories

  • Conservation (45)
  • Education (7)
  • Evolution (22)
  • Galapagos (17)
  • History of science (19)
  • Natural history (10)
  • Pandas (39)
  • Photography (5)
  • Publishing (11)
  • Sleep (8)
  • Sleep disorders (8)
    • Insomnia (5)
    • Kleine-Levin Syndrome (2)
    • Narcolepsy (6)
    • Non-24 sleep wake disorder (3)
    • Restless legs syndrome (3)
    • Sleep apnea (4)
    • Sleep paralysis (4)
  • Uncategorised (18)
  • Zoology (33)

Tags

#TTAA anthropomorphism branding captive breeding chemistry China circadian conservation damselfly DNA edinburgh zoo education endangered Essex evolution extinction Floreana Galapagos insects IUCN life Lonesome George macro narcolepsy narcolepsy uk panda pandas phone photo photography RNA screen SENCO SEND sex sleep the way of the panda tian tian tortoises Trump Wellcome Wolf WWF zoology zoos
Copyright © 2026 Henry Nicholls. All rights reserved. Theme Spacious by ThemeGrill. Powered by: WordPress.