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Measuring the solar cycle by monitoring the rhythm of the sun's magnetic field could help predict solar flare surges that can damage communication systems on Earth. When you purchase through links on ...

Researchers led by Gen Kurosawa at the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) in Japan have used theoretical physics to discover how our biological clock ...

Most biochemical reactions accelerate as temperature increases, but our daily circadian rhythms, which are underlain by gene regulatory and biochemical networks, remain constant, even as temperatures ...

A new study analyses daily primary activities of European laborers and the sources of social synchronization. A study by the University of Seville analyses daily primary activities of European ...

The study opens up the possibility of modifying the circadian clock to control growth and tumour development in plants, and might have applications in biomedicine Biological rhythms are ubiquitous in ...

The rise in phenomenal aurora displays doesn't look like it will stop anytime soon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The 2023/24 ...

It's no secret that jet lag and night-shift work can wreak havoc on the way our body's internal clock syncs up our daily wake-sleep cycle, known as circadian rhythm, but now researchers say they are a ...

Biological rhythms are ubiquitous in nature, from the beating of the heart to the rhythms of flowering plants. A research team has shown that the two main cellular oscillators -- the circadian clock ...