Longer daylight linked to 4.4 minutes less sleep per extra hour of light Posted by kyriakosel on Friday June 26, 2026 @02:27PM from the nature.com dept. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44323-026-00092-2 ( 2 comments | 2 points | on HN )
We worked on a publication for NPJ biological timing and sleep
A few things that are surprising from the research
- sleep duration decreases by 4.4 minutes for each additional hour of daylight
- The effect didnt get much stronger at higher altitudes (even though daylight swings are much larger)
Plain English summary here
https://tryterra.co/research/terra-research-nature-publicati...