Even in states that don’t have daylight saving, most people favour it. However, support is strongest in the country’s south, where the difference between summer and winter daylight hours is greater.
While that ‘extra’ hour of sunlight in the evenings can be exhilarating, it comes with significant health trade-offs.
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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.
Daylight saving time is back again – amid some controversy.
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Americans are divided on their preference for daylight saving time versus standard time. But research shows that our bodies fare better when aligned with the natural light of standard time.
For those prone to seasonal affective disorder, a shift in the sleep cycle can impact energy levels.
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From boosted mood, to improved sleep, to more impetus to be outdoors and socialise, longer daylight can have a variety of direct and indirect benefits on our wellbeing.
The time change can make you feel jet-lagged.
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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.
Sleep loss was an issue even before COVID-19.
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Daylight saving time starts this weekend, and it can often be the beginning of new dramas getting kids to bed. Here’s how to make the transition a little smoother.
Daylight saving time is an artificial way of adjusting time, but nothing changes when the sun rises and sets.
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Humans have natural cycles for when they are active and for when they sleep. Modern work and school schedules interfere with this, and more studies are showing why there’s a possible health risk.
The loss of even an hour of sleep is hard on the body, and kids are particularly vulnerable.
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Washington, California and Florida are mulling a permanent switch to DST. Proponents say that doing so could improve health, save energy and prevent crime.
The twice-annual time changes affect people similar to the way jet lag does. It’s time to abolish daylight-saving time.
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Daylight saving time begins this weekend, which means many of us will get an hour less sleep. But the health effects go beyond sleep – and can last two weeks or more. Here’s what the research says.
Waking an hour earlier on Monday won’t make you much more dangerous.
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Overseas research says putting the clock forward hurts the financial markets. But not in Australia, according to a real-world study along the Queensland-NSW border.