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Geologist's Cave Exploration Leads to New Biology Field

Originally Published 11 days ago — by IFLScience

Michel Siffre's 1962 underground cave experiment, where he lived in darkness for two months, led to the discovery that humans have an internal biological clock independent of external cues like sunlight, founding the field of human chronobiology.

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Man Emerges After 63 Days in Cave With Scientific Breakthrough

Originally Published 7 months ago — by Indian Defence Review

In 1962, Michel Siffre's 63-day cave experiment revealed that humans have an internal biological clock that can operate independently of external cues like sunlight, leading to groundbreaking insights in chronobiology and implications for space travel and military isolation.

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