Your body has an internal clock that dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack – all based on time of day

Your body follows a circadian rhythm that influences everything from how well your medications work to the best time for exercise.

Shogo Sato, Assistant Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University • conversation
July 1, 2022 • ~8 min

How reindeer eyes transform in winter to give them twilight vision

There’s more to reindeer than meets the eye.

Robert A E Fosbury, Honorary professor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL • conversation
July 1, 2022 • ~7 min

Blue light: what we do and don't know about the damage it causes our skin

What you need to know about blue light protection lotions.

Karl Lawrence, Post Doctoral Researcher, Photobiology, King's College London • conversation
June 20, 2022 • ~7 min

Screentime can make you feel sick – here are ways to manage cybersickness

If you ever felt nauseous, fatigued or disoriented after using your phone or computer, you may be experiencing a condition similar to motion sickness.

Angelica Jasper, PhD Candidate in Human Computer Interaction, Iowa State University • conversation
July 22, 2021 • ~8 min

Why sleep experts say it's time to ditch daylight saving time

That extra hour of sleep you'll be getting comes with a price. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently said the changes are bad for our sleep.

Michael S. Jaffee, Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Florida • conversation
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~6 min

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