Could the days of ‘springing forward’ be numbered? A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight

Americans have long been divided over adopting permanent standard versus permanent daylight saving time. But support for permanent standard time grew dramatically between 2021 and 2024.

Beth Ann Malow, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University • conversation
March 4, 2024 • ~10 min

Want a healthier lawn? Instead of bagging fall leaves, take the lazy way out and get a more environmentally friendly yard

Mulching feeds your lawn and garden with nutrients and organic matter.

Susan Barton, Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware • conversation
Nov. 8, 2023 • ~5 min

Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling

Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and reduce age-related physical decline.

Evan Papa, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Tufts University • conversation
May 19, 2023 • ~10 min

Phrasal Verbs with Fall
VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 27, 2022 • ~5 min

How to keep your jack-o'-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween

Don’t let microbes and insects turn your Halloween masterpiece into a horror show before the big night.

Matt Kasson, Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University • conversation
Oct. 6, 2022 • ~8 min

Smart insole checks fall risk for people with Parkinson’s

A new, simple-to-install smart insole that fits into any shoe can help determine fall risk for people with Parkinson's disease, researchers report.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Aug. 29, 2022 • ~6 min

Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities

Artificial light is upending trees’ ability to use the natural day-night cycle as a signal of seasonal change.

Yuyu Zhou, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Iowa State University • conversation
July 12, 2022 • ~5 min

11 things you can do to adjust to losing that hour of sleep when daylight saving time starts

Two sleep doctors offer some survival tips to help you adjust to losing that hour of sleep as clocks spring forward into daylight saving time.

Hiren Muzumdar, Director of the Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
March 11, 2022 • ~7 min

More older adults in the US fall every year

Falls among older adults in the US are increasing by about 1.5% every year. That translates to 106,000 more fall injuries over the study period.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 28, 2022 • ~5 min

Smell and memory are behind all the pumpkin spice love

Why do so many people go gaga over pumpkin spice each fall? Two researchers say that scent and its connection to memory is the key.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Oct. 28, 2021 • ~4 min

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