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Published online 4 April 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.731
Column: Muse
Astrology's myopia
Seasonal effects on birth physiology inevitably raise spectres of astrology. But that's just irrational nonsense, says Philip Ball.
This week came the latest in a string of studies showing that the season of our birth may indeed affect who we are — a bit. Near-sightedness, or myopia, seems to be more common in babies born in the summer than in the winter1.
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