Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Let’s Sleep on It

The U.S. Senate has passed Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s bill to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent across the country, which would end the practice of turning clocks forward in spring and back in autumn. For the Sunshine Protection Act to become law, the House of Representatives would need to approve it, and President Joe … Read more

A Neurologist Explains Why Daylight Saving Time Isn’t Healthy

As people in the US prepare to turn their clocks ahead one hour in mid-March, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard time to daylight saving time.   About a third of Americans say they don’t look forward to these … Read more

Glacier Lakes Make Permanent Ice Disappear Over Twice as Fast, Study Reveals

Glaciers are retreating faster globally due to climate change but they melt more quickly when they flow into a lake than when they end on land, with consequences for water supplies, a new study found on Thursday.   The Swiss-funded study is the first large-scale, detailed analysis of the phenomenon in mountain glaciers and could … Read more

Even Drastic CO2 Cuts Won’t Bring Back The Climate We’ve Lost

We’re so far down the road of climate change, that even making drastic cuts to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels won’t be enough for the world’s weather systems to fall back into their previous patterns, according to a new study.   But the research also suggests we still can have a huge impact on how severe … Read more