Burger King wants to help customers beat the clock. Daylight Saving Time began Sunday, March 9, and Burger King is offering a week’s worth of breakfast deals to Royal Perks members to kickstart your day after losing an hour of sleep. Burger King is offering a week worth of breakfast deals to Royal Perks members. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time … Read more
It’s almost time to turn the clocks back, as daylight saving time (DST) ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. While we technically regain an hour of sleep this weekend, it can be challenging to feel bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when waking up to darkness. The end of DST disrupts our circadian … Read more
Two in five Americans will experience “Daylight Saving Scaries” when preparing to change the clocks in November. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 40% feel a sense of dread when preparing to “fall back,” a feeling that lasts much longer than just the day or two surrounding the time change. Results revealed this sense … Read more
Sunsets are a beautiful thing to watch, but the feelings that can accompany them? Not so much. Hundreds of people have taken to Reddit revealing that they experience anxiety, panic, and a general sense of emptiness as they watch the sun sink and darkness descend. Though “sunset anxiety” isn’t an official diagnosis, it’s so common … Read more
Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explores the benefits of daylight savings. QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, the same conversation erupts every year in my family when daylight savings rolls around. I love daylight savings, but they continue to come up with reasons why it’s not necessary. I am after … Read more
Springing forward might set back your health. Daylight saving time might be bad news for your healthy habits, according to new research. The time of the year when we “spring forward” — setting our clocks ahead by one hour — also marks the time of year when people start consuming more processed foods and stop … Read more
Clock this. Politicians and professional organizations across America are pushing to axe daylight saving time (DST) — but the practice is more popular than you might think. This weekend, Australians will set their clocks back an hour as their daylight saving season ends ahead of the onset of the southern hemisphere’s winter. That fact has … Read more
The spring equinox is equinox-ing on March 19, 2024 at 11:06 P.M. EDT and after many months of turtlenecks and gray skies, spring hath sprung in the Northern Hemisphere. The spring, or vernal if you’re nasty, equinox refers to the moment in which the sun crosses the earth’s equator. The vernal equinox coincides with the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: During my late teens and most of my 20s, I kept journals that filled two full spiral-bound notebooks. I kept them my entire life before reading them for the first time on my recent 70th birthday. I found it to be an enlightening journey through my past on a very personal level, dealing … Read more
The dark side of the moon is on the rise, folks. On March 10, 2024, the new moon in the sweet cereal milk of Pisces peaks at 4:59 AM EST, hours after we spring forward into Daylight Savings Time. Ruling the twelfth house of secrets and endings, karmic reckoning, the subconscious and the supernatural, Pisces is … Read more
Sunday’s clock change could mean trouble for your ticker. Whether you’re a winter-worn whiner excited for the dawn of spring or sleep deprived and annoyed at the thought of losing an hour of sleep in the middle of your weekend, Daylight Savings Time can be a real health hazard, experts warn. Warm weather, clear skies … Read more
It’s November, and we are cauldron-deep in the season of the witch. The days are darkening, and the clocks have turned back, giving us another hour of sleep from the ephemeral savings bank of nod. But what’s meant to be a restful boon to some may be an extension of nightmares for others. The sleep-centric … Read more
It’s almost time to turn the clocks back an hour as daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 5. But regaining an hour of sleep comes at a cost to our physical and emotional health, medical experts warn. What is daylight saving time (DST) and why do we have it? Daylight savings is the practice … Read more
It’s time for the annual ritual known as “spring forward, fall back.” This fall, daylight savings time (DST) officially ends at 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 5 — the same day as another annual ritual, the New York City Marathon. But there’s a growing awareness that DST is an antiquated relic from World War I, and … Read more
If you’re looking forward to more daylight in the evenings, this will be good news. If you enjoy sleeping, not so much. Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday for most of the U.S., meaning the majority of Americans will “spring forward” by setting their clocks ahead one hour. When is daylight saving time? Daylight … Read more
A recent online article from CNN argued that Daylight Savings Time disproportionately affects the sleep and health of minority communities. The piece, published on Friday by CNN Health reporter Jacqueline Howard, argued that Daylight Savings Time often disrupts sleep, throws off people’s circadian rhythms and can contribute to general health problems. And since people of color have … Read more
The time to “fall back” is upon us. On Sunday, November 6 at 2 a.m., clocks will be turned back by one hour, changing the local time to 1 a.m. Sunrise and sunset will be one hour earlier than it has been and there will be more light in the morning. Daylight Saving Time can … Read more