It’s becoming more and more difficult to see the stars every year. This will come as no surprise to residents of cities like Washington and Baltimore, where it is often difficult to see more than the ...

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Standing at the top of the Golden Gate Bridge overlooking San Francisco late at night, it almost feels as if there is a glow encasing your surroundings for miles. While at the top of the Lawrence Hall ...

A new study found a link between outdoor light pollution and the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease. For adults younger than 65, excessive light pollution increased the risk of Alzheimer’s more ...

The glow of streetlights, phone screens, and bedroom televisions may be doing far more damage to human health than most people realize. A growing body of medical research now links modern light ...

Ithaca, NY— Artificial light at night has a profound effect land-based life--from birds to fireflies to humans. But a new study suggests we need to widen our view to include light pollution's effect ...

You may have seen reports late last month about a new study showing how too much light at night is affecting birds — the latest sign of a problem that has implications for us, too. The study’s ...

The flight paths of individual moths were tracked using radar. On the left a large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) with a transponder. The increasing use of artificial light at night is one of the ...

You’ve probably heard the saying, “the early bird gets the worm,” used to reference people with an affinity for morning productivity. The phrase originates from our feathered neighbors who are often ...

City birds are working overtime because of light pollution, according to a new study. Researchers found that birdsong continues throughout a longer portion of the day in areas with more artificial ...

Light pollution is more serious than expected: Moths not only lose their orientation directly under street lamps. Their flight behaviour is also disturbed outside the cone of light. The increasing use ...