Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time may be killing you. Yes, that may sound a bit dramatic… but there’s a growing number of researchers in the scientific community who say that may just be the case.

The clocks change twice a year, but somehow we’re never fully prepared for the way it affects our sleep pattern. As we prepare to “spring forward” on March 14, TODAY Health quizzed a few sleep specialists to discover the best ways to prep for — and cope with — that pesky time change.

We take a closer look at lawmakers’ push to make Daylight Saving Time permanent and past efforts to make the change.

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is re-introducing a bill along with a bipartisan group of senators that would put an end to the decades-old ritual of turning clocks forward in the spring and backward in the fall. The Sunshine Protection Act would push winter sunsets in Massachusetts up to 5:30 from 4:30 p.m. “It’s sunshine in the evening, it just makes…

Sunday night we spring forward, but Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., has reintroduced a bill that would put an end to that ritual for good.

Matt Noyes explains the pros and cons of Daylight Saving Time and efforts to get rid of it.

Daylight saving is more than just an annoyance. When we throw off the alignment of our internal clock, or circadian rhythm, with the real-world clock, we’re doing more damage to our bodies than we realize. And there is data to prove it. Not only does the frequency of heart attacks go up in the week or two after daylight saving...

Here are eight ways to cope with seasonal affective disorder and the pandemic as we “fall back” into standard time

Every spring we set our clocks forward an hour, and every fall we set them back, but why? Before you “spring forward” an hour this weekend, learn the real story behind Daylight Saving Time.

The change of the seasons means another major transition is coming: The clocks will change for the end of daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, giving us an extra hour in our day.

There’s a national movement afoot to make Daylight Saving Time permanent – but its fate rests with the politicians who hold state and federal offices. And if you needed any more reasons to vote, many of those politicians are on your ballot this fall.

Like clockwork, daylight saving time strikes again this weekend

The stress of switching to daylight saving time is more than just mental. Science shows it takes a physical toll as well.