The minimal circuit of the circadian clock: Just four neurons keep fruit flies on schedule, study finds

A tiny neural network is sufficient to control the daily rhythm of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Researchers at the ...
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This Animal May Be Able To Pause Its Biological Clock To Stop Aging

Apparently, axolotls are capable of far more than just regenerating lost limbs. In fact, these amphibians appear to be able to stop aging completely, putting a pause on their biological clocks. This ...
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This ‘Clock’ Could Warn of Hidden Stresses to Animals, Offering a Long-Sought Signal That a Population Is Nearing Collapse

The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons ...

Scientists pinpoint the brain's internal mileage clock

Scientists have for the first time located the "mileage clock" inside a brain - by recording the brain activity of running ...

Animals hibernate, plants too. Is there benefit for humans ditching daylight saving time?

Biologically speaking, it is normal, and even critical, for nature to do more during the brighter months and to do less ...

Humans have an internal lunar clock—but light pollution is disrupting it

Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of the moon. It guides sleep, ...