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.

Researchers have reviewed the evidence and concluded there is no solid proof that daylight saving time affects mental health. The finding challenges widely repeated claims that clock changes trigger depression, anxiety or other psychological problems, and is likely to feed into ongoing debates in several countries about whether to keep or abolish the seasonal time shifts.

German media report that Germany will switch back to standard time in autumn 2026, with a specific date for the clock change now confirmed. The topic of ending the twice-yearly time change in the EU has resurfaced, and people are searching for when clocks change in 2026 and whether the long-discussed abolition of summer time will finally take effect.

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 is ending in the United States, and clocks will fall back by one hour. Asbury Park Press and other outlets are reminding readers of the exact date the change takes effect and what it means for sunrise and sunset times. Searches about the switch have spiked as people look up when the clocks change and how the darker evenings will affect their routines.

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.

Daylight saving time is approaching, and the usual clock change could be one of the last, as Congress continues to debate legislation that would end the seasonal practice permanently. Lawmakers have repeatedly discussed making daylight saving time or standard time the year-round norm, but no change has been enacted. The debate touches health, energy and economic questions.

An engineer describes a reconciliation system that broke for months twice a year because a banking settlement cutoff of 23:00 local time was converted to UTC once at deployment and hardcoded. When clocks changed, the cutoff silently shifted by an hour, causing mismatches until the seasonal pattern was identified. The story highlights how time zone and daylight saving handling remains a common source of bugs in financial software.