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University of Washington

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New research shows that on nights before a full moon, people sleep less and go to bed later on average. The pattern's ubiquity, which was observed in urban and rural settings, may indicate that our natural circadian rhythms are somehow synchronized with the phases of the lunar cycle. This visualization is interactive: https://tableau.washington.edu/views/LunarCycleandSleep/LunarCycle

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Rebecca Gourley/University of Washington

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