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?

To the left! The sheep are running away from 'em.” The three peninsular bighorn rams had not come back by an hour and a half later, when the count ended for the day. This year's volunteers counted 207 ...

A bighorn sheep atop a mountain cliff in the Angeles National Forest near the “Bridge To Nowhere” and near the East Fork of the San Gabriel River. This is most likely an adult ewe. A volunteer ...

What is clear is that the concept of counting sheep to sleep is so old it was mentioned in a 13th century compilation of short stories titled “Cento Novelle Antiche.” ...