Governments Worldwide Consider Ditching Daylight Saving Time

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October 29, 2020

Mental Health Governments Worldwide Consider Ditching Daylight Saving Time A pushback has arisen to seasonal clock changes that affect mood, sleep and general well-being By Diana Kwon

Climate Climate Change Is Central to California's Wildfires Conservative pundits who tout land management as the main issue fail to see the big picture By Rebecca Miller,Katharine Mach,Chris Field

Behavior & Society Why Hatred and 'Othering' of Political Foes Has Spiked to Extreme Levels The new political polarization casts rivals as alien, unlikable and morally contemptible By Christie Aschwanden

Natural Disasters A Running List of Record-Breaking Natural Disasters in 2020 The year has already seen many extremes, from California's and Colorado's largest wildfires to a tropical cyclone boom By Andrea Thompson

Space How Do We Prevent War in Space? There are defensive, offensive and diplomatic options for averting conflicts in orbit By Ann Finkbeiner

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Climate Climate Change Sets a Drought Trap for U.S. Corn Weed- and insect-resistant crops have boosted overall yields, but do not improve resilience to dry conditions By Avery Ellfeldt,E&E News

Behavior & Society Media Multitasking Disrupts Memory, Even in Young Adults Simultaneous TV, texting and Instagram lead to memory-sapping attention lapses By Bret Stetka

FROM THE STORE Ask the Experts: Astronomy This second eBook in our Ask the Experts series – Astronomy – looks skyward and explains a variety of universal phenomena and theories. Questions on stars, planets, asteroids, galaxies, black holes, space exploration and more are answered in this collection.

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Is Daylight Saving Time Good or Bad for You? Research shows that the benefits may outweigh the drawbacks By Katie Peek | March 1, 2018

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