It’s not just that most of us can no longer see the Milky Way in the night sky. In addition to having a negative effect on ...

Bart Doudna of Cedar Rapids holds up his sons Cameron Doudna, 5, and Quinn Doudna, 2, while posing for a portrait with a large lighted diamond ring during the Five Seasons Lights at McGrath ...

Artificial light, while beneficial to humans, has disrupted the natural day-night cycle and created light pollution, negatively affecting wildlife. Humans also suffer from light pollution, ...

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Scientists are tapping into photographs taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to reliably measure the amount of light pollution worldwide. This study not only includes the ...

The early bird gets the worm, as the old saying goes. And now a lot of birds around the globe are starting their days earlier than ever, because of unnaturally bright skies caused by light pollution. ...

Light pollution may do more than disrupt wildlife: new research finds it can extend pollen seasons, increasing allergy risks and public health costs.

During today’s time of rising political tension, racial and gender equality disputes, and fears in the possibilities of artificial intelligence, I would like to call attention to an issue that gets ...

Therésa Jones receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Nikolas Willmott received funding from the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, Ecological Society of Australia, and the ...

Indeed, light pollution–related changes to activity may lead to positive fitness effects if they facilitate increased foraging time or reproductive output." It's now estimated that 80% of life on ...

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