Nov 1 - Is Daylight Time Worth the Trouble?

November 1 Is Daylight Time Worth the Trouble? by:

Falling back or staying put? Image via Romolo Tavani/Shutterstock.com.

Is daylight time worth the trouble? This weekend, we in the U.S. will fall back, setting our clocks an hour earlier on Sunday morning. Daylight saving time will end for 2019. Will you be glad? Sad? Mad? Advocates say daylight time saves energy and wins wars. Studies show injuries and illnesses rise when clocks change. One thing is sure … On Monday, many of us will commute home in the dark. Read more, and tell us what you think! Why don’t evergreen trees change color and drop their leaves? As temperatures drop, broad-leafed deciduous trees – think maples and oaks – withdraw the green chlorophyll from their leaves. Their leaves turn colors and fall. Evergreens solve the problem of winter in a different way. Here’s how they do it. How unique is Earth? Scientists studying white dwarf stars have found that some contain traces of rocky debris very similar in composition to rocks found on Earth. The finding suggests that worlds similar to Earth might be common in our Milky Way galaxy. Read more.

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Tonight … Moon, Saturn, Jupiter At nightfall and early evening, the waxing crescent moon shines near the planet Saturn. The dazzling planet Jupiter is nearby. Read more.

Mist over an Antarctic research station  View larger. | The European Space Agency (ESA) released this image this month of a twilight mist above the Concordia Research Station, a French–Italian facility built 2 miles (3,233 meters) above sea level at a location called Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau. ESA has called this location the remotest base on Earth. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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