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Interesting article - but I'm left to wonder how it applies to where I live - we have a two month polar day in summer - but AFAIK no increased incidence of cancer. Some people certainly struggle with polar day (and night in winter) - but 10 000 plus years of human habitation seem to indicate white nights aren't such a big deal?

There's a lot of research going on effects in humans - but admittedly I'm not really up to date.

I do recall this one that's tangentially releated:

"A circadian clock is not required in an arctic mammal" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20226667/




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