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Living on Time Sun

Jan 1, 2021 2 minutes
by Ellen R. Braaf

When is bedtime? If you don’t have a phone or watch, don’t worry. Inside every living thing is a clock that follows the sun.

Is It Light?

For a long time, people assumed that daylight told animals when to go to sleep or wake up. See light, wake. See dark, sleep. (Or the reverse, if you’re

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