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The Romantic Lure of Moonlight

Many animals use moonlight and Earth’s lunar cycle to run their biological clock.

11/15/2017

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Be Smart

The Romantic Lure of Moonlight

Season 5 Episode 40 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Many animals use moonlight and Earth’s lunar cycle to run their biological clock.

Organisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms. Others use annual cycles or the changing seasons as their cue. But many animals use moonlight and Earth’s lunar cycle to run their biological clock. Do humans do the same thing, with things like menstrual cycles?

11/15/2017

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Be Smart

The Romantic Lure of Moonlight

Season 5 Episode 40 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Organisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms. Others use annual cycles or the changing seasons as their cue. But many animals use moonlight and Earth’s lunar cycle to run their biological clock. Do humans do the same thing, with things like menstrual cycles?

11/15/2017

FromDigital Studios

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