DarkSky International and the American Astronomical Society are urging people to tell the FCC to reject SpaceX's ambitious ...

While lawmakers focus on power and water demands, round-the-clock industrial lighting from massive facilities threatens both human health and wildlife, with links to cancer that can no longer be ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

Artificial light from major coastal cities can disrupt the nighttime biology of sharks, according to new research that provides the first-ever measurements of melatonin—a hormone tied to biological ...

Scientists have shown that light pollution—especially light in the blue spectrum—can alter the behavior of fish after only a few nights, and have knock-on effects for their offspring. The team from ...

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 ...