Study: Daylight saving time a waste of energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Daylight saving time is supposed to reduce energy use, but data gathered from a state in the US suggests it actually does the opposite.
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Daylight savings sees 'sleepy consumers' with a wider variety in their shopping carts
A recent study from the UBC Sauder School of Business found that sleepier consumers reach for more variety at their local stores to help them stay awake, including those impacted by loss of sleep due to Daylight Savings Time.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2019
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A switch to daylight saving time could be lifesaving for koalas, researchers say
The population of wild koalas in the southeast portion of Australia's Queensland state has plunged by 80 percent in less than two decades, but researchers are offering a simple plan to save them. They can sum it up in three ...
Ecology
Nov 23, 2016
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Daylight Saving Time does not save energy
With the switchover to daylight saving time just around the corner, you might wonder why we go to the trouble of springing forward and falling backward every year.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 5, 2014
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Mathematical models may help shed light on body clock disruptions
Researchers are using mathematical models to better understand the effects of disruptions like daylight savings time, working night shifts, jet lag or even late-night phone scrolling on the body's circadian rhythms.
Mathematics
Aug 17, 2023
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The moon greets the planets in the November dawn
So did this past weekend's shift back to Standard Time for most of North America throw you for a loop? Coming the day after Halloween, 2015 was the earliest we can now shift back off Daylight Saving Time. Sunday won't fall ...
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2015
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Daylight Saving Time spurs drop in crime rate
(Phys.org) —Researchers are no longer in the dark about when criminals are most likely to attack. William & Mary economist Nicholas Sanders teamed up with the University of Virginia's Jennifer Doleac to study the connection ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2013
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Switch to daylight saving time leads to cyberloafing at the office
(Medical Xpress) -- The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to their work, resulting in potentially ...
Economics & Business
Mar 7, 2012
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STAR TRAK for November
(PhysOrg.com) -- Jupiter will be easy to see in the east as night falls in November. The bright planet was at opposition on Oct. 29, so during November it will still be visible almost all night at its maximum brilliance. ...
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2011
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Alarm glitch could have iPhone users scrambling
(AP) -- Apple says the end of daylight savings time could cause problems for iPhone users.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 7, 2010
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