Circadian Rhythms
Sciences & Technology
Drugging plants to learn their secrets
Discovering chemicals that affect plant circadian rhythms could improve crop yields – bringing us a step closer to ‘chronoculture’
Arts & Culture
Your face is muted
In times of remote communication and notorious connection problems, how do we empathise with each other through the curtain of technology when non-verbal cues are missing?
Sciences & Technology
How plants tell time
Unlike us, plants can’t head to the fridge for a midnight snack, but a new study shows they sense time at dusk to conserve energy produced from sunlight during the day
Sciences & Technology
The chemical that tells plants when it’s time to sleep
Ethylene is famous as the chemical that tells bananas to ripen, but new research shows it also helps maintain plants’ circadian clocks
Health & Medicine
Go Figure
Why we all get the daylight savings ‘hangover’
Our circadian rhythms refuse to be ruled by daylight savings, which is why things may still feel off-kilter a week after the switch
Arts & Culture
Street lighting can affect your health, mood and sleep
While artificial lighting keeps out streets safe at night, urban planners need consider the impact of “light trespass”, on our health