daylight saving time

Researchers have concluded that there is no solid evidence linking daylight saving time to effects on mental health, the Guardian reports. The finding pushes back against widespread claims that the clock changes trigger depression, anxiety or other psychiatric problems, and may inform ongoing debates in several countries about whether to abolish seasonal time changes altogether.

Italy is about to end daylight saving time, with the clocks set back one hour as solar time returns. Local outlets such as NapoliToday are reminding readers exactly when to move the clock hands back, a yearly ritual that brings an extra hour of sleep but shorter evenings ahead.

Daylight saving time ends this fall, meaning clocks will shift back one hour and most people will gain an extra hour of sleep while losing an hour of evening daylight. Seasonal reminders about the exact changeover date are circulating, along with the usual debate over whether the time changes should be kept or abolished.