How understanding plant body clocks could help transform how food is grown

Why plants’ oscillating genes matter for humans.

Katharine Hubbard, Reader in Biological Sciences Education, University of Hull • conversation
June 6, 2023 • ~8 min

Timing matters for medications – your circadian rhythm influences how well treatments work and how much they might harm you

There is a best time to take your medications, but your doctor may not know when that is. Researchers are still figuring it out, one drug at a time.

Tobias Eckle, Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Dec. 13, 2022 • ~5 min

Shorter days affect the mood of millions of Americans – a nutritional neuroscientist offers tips on how to avoid the winter blues

Research shows that young adults and women are particularly susceptible to seasonal affective disorder.

Lina Begdache, Associate Professor of Health and Wellness Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
Dec. 5, 2022 • ~6 min

School start times and screen time late in the evening exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers

Adolescent biology, early morning classes and too much evening screen time are a few of the key drivers behind teen sleep deprivation.

Horacio de la Iglesia, Professor of Neurobiology, University of Washington • conversation
Sept. 16, 2022 • ~8 min

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

Another problem with daylight saving time: The time change raises your risk of hitting deer on the road

Dusk is a dangerous time of day for hitting wildlife on the road, and the one-hour time change means more drivers are out while deer are at their most active and visibility is dropping.

Tom Langen, Professor of Biology, Clarkson University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Another problem with daylight saving time: It raises your risk of hitting deer on the road

Dusk is a dangerous time of day for hitting wildlife on the road, and the one-hour time change means more drivers are out while deer are at their most active and visibility is dropping.

Tom Langen, Professor of Biology, Clarkson University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Why the changing colour of our streetlights could be a danger for insect populations

The increasing prevalence of white LED streetlamps spells worrying population declines for insects like moths.

Douglas Boyes, PhD Researcher, Newcastle University • conversation
Aug. 25, 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

Coronavirus: social distancing may be a rare chance to get our sleep patterns closer to what nature intended

The time at home from the coronavirus crisis could be an opportunity to let our natural sleep rhythms take over.

Zlatan Krizan, Professor of Psychology, Iowa State University • conversation
March 30, 2020 • ~5 min

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